Food & Water Watch fights for the safe food, clean water, and livable climate we all deserve.https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqrxpjejas23Meanwhile, the fossil fuel industry continues to profit.😡 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrxpjejas23https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqrvfii6et27We can't regulate microplastics in our water without monitoring for them! It's time for all of us to submit comments telling the EPA that we need better monitoring of these pollutants. Make your voice heard: https://fwwat.ch/4sHKf1Q https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/07/16/microplastics-epa-public-comment/16 Jul 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrvfii6et27https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqrrs2qr5223Carbon capture projects are underregulated, prone to dangerous accidents and not very effective. We deserve real solutions, not climate scams! https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/california-carbon-project-22345041.php16 Jul 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrrs2qr5223https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqrr7l7fby2nOur legal team is taking on the California Air Resources Board over their use of biodigesters, which allow factory farms to "milk the taxpayers as much as they milk the cows." There is nothing sustainable about biogas! https://civileats.com/2026/07/15/once-touted-as-a-solution-to-cafo-manure-biodigesters-face-an-uncertain-future/16 Jul 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrr7l7fby2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqrpjwmm322uThanks to the fossil fuel industry, dangerous air quality is becoming a dystopian part of our summers. We can't allow this to be normalized. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m7n427xd8o16 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrpjwmm322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqrkdogyek23“Exposure to high levels of air pollution over the course of a lifetime or a long period of time is demonstrated numerous times in research to lead to premature mortality.” Translation: the fossil fuel industry is shortening people's lives. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrkdogyek23https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqpibbw7zg2tClimate emergencies are no longer exceptional. They're caused by the fossil fuel industry, but it's the rest of us who pay the price with our physical and mental health as well as our finances. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14072026/todays-climate-extreme-weather-disaster-fatigue/15 Jul 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpibbw7zg2thttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqphq4ndhc24Big Ag is violating Iowans' right to clean drinking water. Read more on our goals and strategy on this key issue: [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqphq4ndhc24https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqpfrobhvr2wTurns out massively slashing budgets at federal agencies that track and investigate foodborne illness has consequences... 💩15 Jul 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpfrobhvr2whttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqpe3tor552wThe fossil fuel industry knew, and so did their political enablers. We're fighting for Climate Superfund laws because it's long past time to hold these parties accountable for the climate crisis. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15072026/governments-knew-global-warming-risks/15 Jul 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpe3tor552whttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqpcymwb2c23Big Tech is forcing people out of their homes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpcymwb2c23https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqpchqpisl2tSo many people have shown up to planning meetings to voice their opposition to the data center industry. Lawmakers have responded by ignoring their constituents for the rest of the summer. 😡 https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_d8edba09-6d15-450b-a1a9-bf407326a7b5.html15 Jul 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpchqpisl2thttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqpaqnus7u2cWe're not stopping with New York. We're going to continue fighting for moratoria on data centers across the country! https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/07/15/new-york-data-center-moratorium-victory/15 Jul 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpaqnus7u2chttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqp73qbvtr2tWhat has materialized: deregulation of food safety, approval of pesticides and cyclospora outbreaks. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/the-epa-promised-a-maha-agenda-it-has-yet-to-materialize-frustrating-activists15 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp73qbvtr2thttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqouzcopxm2w🎉When we organize, we win!🎉 Yesterday marked a huge step forward in our work against Big Tech. Thanks to serious grassroots pressure, @governor.ny.gov signed an EO enacting a yearlong moratorium on hyperscale AI data centers! There's so much more work to do, but right now, we're celebrating!15 Jul 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqouzcopxm2whttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqmynzuks22jThe movement to stop data centers had a win in NY, but Big Tech is coming at this from all angles – like pushing bills that would fast track infrastructure 😤 Fight back: https://fwwat.ch/4oMj2de https://www.timesunion.com/capitol/article/hochul-announces-data-center-moratorium-up-one-22343468.php14 Jul 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmynzuks22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqmvdhysn32jWe know we can’t trust Big Ag to do its own pollution monitoring, which is why our legal team is pushing for REAL environmental reviews of the massive Riverview mega-dairy in North Dakota. Read more from our Staff Attorney Dani Replogle below 🔻 https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/07/13/opponents-of-giant-north-dakota-dairy-argue-for-permit-reversal/14 Jul 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmvdhysn32jhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqmt732i322uWe need to stop Big Ag's rampant abuse and exploitation of farmers. This proposed rollback is the complete opposite of that 😡 [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmt732i322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqms3n3s2o2zSome shady and disturbing news 📩 In New Mexico, officials are investigating whether public comments in support of Project Jupiter – a GIANT data center being built by Oracle and OpenAI – were “fraudulently submitted under residents’ names without their knowledge or consent.” https://sourcenm.com/2026/07/09/new-mexico-ag-to-investigate-alleged-fraudulent-letters-supporting-project-jupiter-data-center/14 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqms3n3s2o2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqmom53qof2oAs our NY State Director Laura Shindell says, this MASSIVE victory is “the direct result of immense public pressure from people across the state demanding their leaders protect them from Big Tech’s assault, which threatens clean air and water, and New Yorkers’ financial security.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/07/14/new-york-becomes-first-state-impose-data-center-moratorium/14 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmom53qof2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqmmt3jhos27Exactly this ⬇️ While we celebrate this MASSIVE win in New York today, this fight isn't over yet – and we'll keep working to fully protect people and the planet from these extractive facilities. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmmt3jhos27https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqmiczsl2k2zBREAKING: @governor.ny.gov just issued an Executive Order that includes a moratorium on new data centers 🎉 This victory will put the brakes on dozens of planned projects and is the result of a large, growing movement to stop these extractive facilities.14 Jul 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmiczsl2k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqkhgrclrc24Renewables don't just help build a more livable future. They also help us get through climate crises today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkhgrclrc24https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqkbli7qim27Want to learn more about why nuclear power is a climate scam, but couldn't make last month's Livable Future Live event with Tim Judson of @nirsnet.bsky.social, our Research Director Amanda Starbuck and our NY State Director Laura Shindell? You're in luck - we've got a recording right here! https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/07/13/video-nuclear-power-why-its-still-a-bad-idea/13 Jul 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkbli7qim27https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqk7sprsbl25The only ones who benefit from carbon sequestration scams are fossil fuel industry leaders. They don't help our planet, and they certainly don't help communities like Clymers, IN, where residents are offered an insulting $150 in exchange for carbon sinks under their properties! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/12/carbon-sequestration-projects-oil-companies-subsidies13 Jul 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk7sprsbl25https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqk65mhudg2u“To put that electricity use in perspective: American data centers alone consumed nearly 313 terawatt-hours last year – more than Australia, Italy, Spain or the United Kingdom generated to power their entire economies.” https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/data-centers/data-centers-use-more-power-in-the-us-than-anywhere-else13 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk65mhudg2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqk3pkicg223A great way to stop oil spills is to stop building oil infrastructure. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk3pkicg223https://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqjvxcsgrh2mThe Bay Area turned out for this weekend's protest against the AI industry! Enough is enough - it's time to regulate this exploitative industry and pass a moratorium on AI data centers!13 Jul 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjvxcsgrh2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqhno3uuda2nBig Tech wants us to believe that data centers are inevitable, but wins like this one are a reminder that our people power is strong – and growing stronger every day! 💪 https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09072026/maryland-county-adopts-data-center-moratorium/12 Jul 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhno3uuda2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/foodandwater.bsky.social/post/3mqfhbad5u22jThe EPA just approved three more PFAS pesticides – which marks five new PFAS pesticides approved under Zeldin and Trump’s EPA. This administration’s pandering to industrial agriculture corporations makes all of us less healthy and less safe 😠11 Jul 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:bjllo3bdrjpudzdepu2q5o7q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfhbad5u22j