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December 2025
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Congress: No New Data Centers!
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Our leaders must rein in data centers’ harms to our environment, economy, and society. Until then — no more new data centers! This month, we organized a letter with more than 230 national, state, and local organizations calling on Congress to stop new data centers. The letter was covered extensively in the news, including The Guardian, NPR, and several other outlets. And this week, Senator Bernie Sanders joined the call! While Trump works to deregulate data centers and hasten the AI boom, grassroots opposition to data centers is growing. Congress must pass protections before allowing any more of these energy- and water-guzzling facilities to be built. Tell Congress: No more data centers!
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PA Townships Win Against Data Centers!Pennsylvania is one of the epicenters for the data center boom, and Pennsylvanians are bearing the costs through their electricity bills. But from Hazle Township to Hampden Township, we’ve been working with local activists to stop proposed data centers — and winning! Using municipal zoning ordinances, we’ve been able to shut down these proposals, and we’re looking forward to even more wins in 2026.
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Stopping bad bills in Congress!This year, Trump and his allies were determined to gut essential protections and programs for safe food and clean water. But with your dedication, we stopped a host of bad policies from passing in Congress! Together, we preserved funding for school lunches, defended a rule to get lead out of our water, stopped corporate handouts like the EATS Act and the Cancer Gag Act, blocked measures to speed up pipeline permitting, and more! Check out our Top 10 victories of 2025!
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Fight for our planet and democracy in 2026!This year, we’ve won incredible victories amid challenging odds. Despite Trump’s cruelty, we’re building the movement we need to protect our food, water, climate, and democracy. With your investment, we can continue this essential work. And right now, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar, doubling your impact! Want to take it a step further? Become a Food & Water Watch ambassador! You can raise funds to further the fight for our food, water, and climate.
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2.3 MILLION+ Food & Water Watch supporters!Alongside millions of supporters, you’ve continuously shown up for people and the planet when we needed you most. Thank you! This year, we worked with nearly 4,000 volunteers, held 800+ events, met with Congressional offices 250+ times, sent 331,000+ digital petition signatures to decision makers, and much more. The numbers don’t lie — our community is stronger than ever! Read our 2026 By the Numbers recap.
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EPA: Monitor microplastics!In a massive win for people power, we successfully pushed seven governors to send a petition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demanding nationwide monitoring for microplastics in drinking water supplies. This is a momentous step towards the future regulation of microplastics. Now we’re urging the EPA to grant this petition. People have the right to know about the microplastic contamination of their drinking water!
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The Problem with PlasticExecutive Director Wenonah Hauter’s book of the year is The Problem with Plastic, by Judith Enck. Join us for a virtual conversation between Wenonah and Judith on Wednesday, January 21! Besides explaining the environmental and public health harms of plastic, the event will highlight powerful stories of frontline resistance and share practical tools to address this crisis, with both personal and policy change!
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