So far this year, over 840 manatees have died from starvation! Increasing waste contamination in Florida’s waters triggers the growth of algae, and this growth is killing the manatees’ main source of food — seagrass. The culprit: wastewater runoff from Big Ag.
We know you care about manatees, and so do we. That’s why Food & Water Watch is not giving up. We are fighting to hold Big Ag accountable for its pollution. But we can’t continue our work without YOU.
Big Ag is one of the biggest polluters of our rivers, streams and oceans. But instead of enforcing the Clean Water Act to protect waterways and the animals that depend on them, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given Big Ag a blank check to pollute. The dismantling of clean water protections has allowed Big Ag to dump more waste (including the factory farm manure that feeds the toxic blooms) in our waters.We must stop this continuing disaster.
Big Ag’s pollution has gone unchecked and unpunished for years. That’s why Food & Water Watch is fighting to change this. We are working every day to demand the EPA do its job to protect our waters, and we are prepared to take our fight from the streets to the courts.
Wenonah Hauter
Founder and Executive Director
Food & Water Watch
Food & Water Watch and its affiliated organization, Food & Water Action, are advocacy groups with a common mission to protect our food, water and climate. This email was sent to [email protected] - and we're glad you got it, because it's one of the most important ways you can reclaim political power, hold elected officials accountable and resist corporate control.
