John,

We made huge progress in August to advance our campaigns taking on Big Agribusiness (Big Ag) and the polluting fossil fuel industry. We also received exciting news about U.S Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders releasing a bold campaign climate and energy plan! 

Despite constant attacks on our food, water and climate, you keep fighting for the future we all deserve — and I’m so glad to fight alongside you. 

Bernie's Climate Plan is Out — and it's a Game Changer

This morning, U.S Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released a campaign climate and energy plan that would:

• Ban fracking
• Halt new fossil fuel extraction on federal lands
• Ban fossil fuel imports and exports
• Rebuild water infrastructure through the WATER Act
• Break up corporate factory farming
• Require 100 percent clean, renewable energy-sourced electricity and transportation by 2030

This plan now acts as a benchmark for bold climate and energy policy in the presidential race and beyond! Read more about why I think Senator Sanders' plan is a total game-changer.

Fighting the Petrochemical Plan

The Department of Energy (DOE) wants to prioritize petrochemical buildouts in Appalachia. But there’s some good news: Earlier this summer, the House of Representatives passed an amendment filed by Reps Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) stating that funds used by the DOE clean energy program cannot be used to support any projects that do not decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
 
As the amendment moves toward the Senate we’re calling on all Senators, including those who are presidential hopefuls, to discuss and clearly oppose this maddening new plan and to commit to climate change solutions that will put an end to petrochemical buildouts. 
 
If these candidates want to tout environmental agendas, they have an obligation to announce support for this amendment. 

EPA Attempts to Weaken Clean Water Act

The Clean Water Act is responsible for some significant improvements in public health and safety that we've seen over the years — but now it's under threat. 
 
Earlier this month, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a new regulatory rollback of Clean Water Act protections in an attempt to implement a new approach to permitting dangerous fossil fuel infrastructure projects that would weaken the ability of states to protect their waters. 
 
Read my statement on this decision and about our goal to ensure that states maintain the power to reject dangerous, polluting fossil fuel projects within their borders. 

Food & Water Justice Taking Big Ag to Court

This summer has been record-breakingly hot and our legal team is hard at work bringing the heat on agribusiness. Our attorneys are going head to head with the corporations and government agencies responsible for our unjust food system by: 

• Suing Tyson for deceptive advertising 
• Demanding accountability at the Mountaire slaughterhouse
• Challenging factory farms in Delaware

We’re pursuing these legal fights and expanding our factory farm organizing team because we know that fighting for safe food is a priority to you. Learn more about how we’re fighting back in the courts.

Wenonah Hauter
Founder and Executive Director
Food & Water Action and Food & Water Watch