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  Rebecca Wolf, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
July 28, 2023 at 5:35 PM

No factory farms = a better farm system 🐮

Join us to ban factory farms! John, Animals raised on large industrial farms (factory farms) endure abuse from the day they are born, experiencing high rates of illness and stress. They’re kept in unsanitary and closely confined conditions, often…
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  Rebecca Wolf, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
July 26, 2023 at 3:30 PM

What do food labels actually tell us? 🤔

Take action for transparency in food labeling! John, We rely on food labels to make informed purchases at the grocery store, but the sheer variety of labels we encounter can be overwhelming.  Labels like “natural,” “organic,” and “local” appear o…
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  Sam Bernhardt, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
July 24, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Two petitions to protect voting rights 🗳️

Your voice matters. Your vote matters. John, There are two bills in Congress related to voting rights that we need to take action on – one is really good, and the other is really, really bad. Let’s start with the bad. The American Confidence in E…
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  Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
July 13, 2023 at 8:30 PM

July Edition of Livable Future Now

Your monthly digital newsletter from Food & Water Watch.   Members Edition July 2023   How do we stop the plastic pollution crisis? We stop fossil fuels! More than 90% of plastics made globally come from fossil fuels. Making plastic involves high heat a…
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  Tamara Tripp, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
July 11, 2023 at 7:46 PM

Support the fight for our climate!

Consider making a gift as an Amazon Prime Day alternative. The world had its hottest day on July 4th and is hotter than it has been in the last 125,000 years! With flooding, droughts, wildfires, extreme heat, and more dangerous and intense storms…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
July 7, 2023 at 3:01 PM

The Green New Deal is back

Add your name to push Congress to address the climate crisis. John, The Fourth of July marked the Earth’s hottest day on record! The climate crisis grows more serious each day, and our dependence on fossil fuels continues to push our planet to th…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 5:46 PM

1️⃣ DAY MATCH to fight plastic pollution

TODAY ONLY, all gifts will be matched up to $10,000. Plastic waste can be found in almost every corner of the planet. It lasts hundreds to thousands of years, and its toxic remains pose serious challenges. That’s why Food & Water Action is wo…
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  Sam Bernhardt, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
June 27, 2023 at 7:58 PM

Let’s flip five seats

Mobilizing for 2024. Hi John, This week, we’re learning more about the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as the Biden administration holds hearings on the disaster. Since the toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment occurred ea…
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  Amanda Starbuck, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Fracking and Plastic: A love story

NEW Research on Plastic’s Toxic Lifecycle. John, The world has a plastic problem. We see plastic pollution everywhere we look — it litters our parks, beaches, rivers, lakes, and oceans, and it’s even inside our bodies in the form of microplastic…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
June 20, 2023 at 6:01 PM

We need your help to achieve a fair farm bill for all

Together, we can win against corporate greed. John, Our food system should provide sustainable, healthy, and affordable food for all of us – and not hurt our climate and shared planet. The reality is that polluting factory farms are flourishin…
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  Rebecca Wolf, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
June 17, 2023 at 3:45 PM

Join us to protect farmers 🚜

Urge your members of Congress to support a fair Farm Bill! John, This year, we're fighting to pass a fair Farm Bill that would let the people who grow our food earn a living, practice environmental stewardship, and rebuild the infrastructure that consumers need…
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  Rebecca Wolf, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
June 13, 2023 at 4:08 PM

Add your voice for a fair Farm Bill 🚜

Transforming federal farm and food policy. John, This year, we have a critical opportunity to fundamentally transform federal farm and food policy by passing a fair Farm Bill.  Urge your members of Congress to support a fair Farm Bill. Past fa…
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  Thomas Meyer, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
June 10, 2023 at 2:25 PM

Help us kick off this historic climate action

Join the call this Thursday @7pm ET John, The recent smoke and wildfires are an urgent reminder of the climate crisis we're facing. Fossil fuels drive the climate crisis, and the United States is the #1 oil and gas producer in the world — but it …
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  Ginny Marcille-Kerslake, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
June 9, 2023 at 3:16 PM

A pipeline fight in my community

Our staff share their stories for World Environment Day. We are all facing the challenges brought by the climate crisis, industrial agriculture, and fossil fuel interests in our daily lives. This week we’re sharing stories from our very own staff …
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  Tamara Tripp, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Hazardous air = climate emergency

What we’re seeing is climate chaos. John, Many of us in the hazardous air quality zone are experiencing eye and throat irritation after spending time outdoors, and health officials are advising against going outside at all. Living in New York,…
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  Krissy Kasserman, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
June 7, 2023 at 9:10 PM

My home was flooded with hog waste

Our staff share their stories for World Environment Day. We are all facing the challenges brought by the climate crisis, industrial agriculture, and fossil fuel interests in our daily lives. This week we’ll be sharing stories from our very own sta…
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  Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
June 6, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Introducing Livable Future Now

Your new monthly digital newsletter from Food & Water Watch.   Members Edition June 2023   New Power Plant Rules Rely on Carbon Capture The Biden administration released their long-awaited rule to regulate power plant pollution. Unfortunately, the plan r…
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  Jorge Aguilar, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
June 5, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Tell Biden: Appalachia is not a sacrifice zone

Rally at White House to Stop MVP! John, President Biden and Congress just voted to give the 300-mile Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) a blank check to build across Virginia and West Virginia with little regard for property, health, or the environme…
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  Tarah Heinzen, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 4:31 PM

SCOTUS strikes again

Ransacking the Clean Water Act. Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of big polluters and against protecting vulnerable waters and wetlands. In doing so, they undid over 50 years of protections the Clean Water …
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  Thomas Meyer, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 30, 2023 at 2:01 PM

There's still time to stop this dirty deal

Tell your senators: Protect our climate! John, I wanted to make sure you saw my email below. Over the weekend, President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy made agreements to the debt ceiling spending deal that include weakening environmental law and fast-trackin…
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  Thomas Meyer, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 3:08 PM

Manchin’s Dirty Permitting Deal is Back

The fossil fuel industry's favorite senator tries again. John, Joe Manchin is the fossil fuel industry’s favorite senator, and it’s no surprise why. After we stopped Manchin’s dirty permitting deal three times at the end of 2022, Manchin is back …
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  Megan McDonough, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Victory in Pennsylvania 🎉

Join us as we gear up for 2024. John, Last week in Pennsylvania, our longtime ally Sara Innamorato won the Democratic nomination for Allegheny County Executive. This is a huge victory that will help set the tone for a national clean energy transit…
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  Mitch Jones, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 19, 2023 at 5:34 PM

Tell EPA: Reject Carbon Capture

We must cut fossil fuels off at their source! John, I'm reaching out to make sure you have a chance to add your voice. Instead of incentivizing costly, ineffective, and polluting technology like carbon capture, we must cut fossil fuels off at their source and t…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 17, 2023 at 8:22 PM

EPA rules fall short

Carbon capture will not fix the climate crisis. John, Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new rules for “regulating greenhouse gas emissions” from power plants. But, rather than regulating greenhouse gasses, the rules …
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 15, 2023 at 4:29 PM

Fossil fuels + carbon capture = more failure

Carbon capture will not fix it. John, Last Thursday, the EPA announced new rules that, rather than regulate greenhouse gasses, incentivize carbon capture at power plants. The problem — carbon capture is costly, has a track record of failure, and…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 13, 2023 at 3:31 PM

Campaigning for a fair and just food system

It's time to change the balance of power. John, Whether or not you farm for a living, farm policy impacts everyone’s daily life. Bad farm policies have allowed large, industrial-scale agriculture to maintain a stranglehold over our food system f…
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  Rebecca Wolf, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 12, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Passing a Fair Farm Bill 🐮 🐷 🐣

Urge your members of Congress to support fair Farm Bill policies. John, Recent farm bills have allowed our food and agriculture policy to become dominated by a handful of industrial agriculture corporations that rake in enormous profits at the e…
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  Krissy Kasserman, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 8, 2023 at 5:00 PM

📣 Calling for a ban on factory farms

There is a better, more humane way forward. John, Factory farms pollute our water, poison our air, degrade our climate, and damage communities nationwide. Food & Water Watch is fighting for a better, more humane food system that builds rural …
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 5, 2023 at 6:16 PM

Fight for farm animals

You can help ban factory farms! For generations, small and mid-sized farms reliably fed people and cared for the environment and animals. But factory farms upended this relationship. Join our critical fight to ban factory farms — make a gift toda…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 2, 2023 at 6:35 PM

BIG WIN against Big Oil & Gas

New York is banning fossil fuels in new buildings! John, Exciting news! This week, we won two massive victories: New York is set to pass the Build Public Renewables Act and a far-reaching and ambitious ban on gas hook-ups in new buildings state…
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  Rebecca Wolf, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
May 1, 2023 at 7:43 PM

Acknowledging food workers this May Day

Happy International Workers’ Day! John, Today is International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day. It’s a day to honor the fight for safe, fair, and dignified working conditions for people. This International Workers’ Day, we stand with food wor…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 24, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Earth Day Match Extended!

One more chance to have your gift MATCHED $4-to-$1. Our Earth Day match has been extended until midnight TONIGHT! DONATE John, Our work continues beyond Earth Day. Investing in renewable energy, sustainable farming, and clean, affordable w…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 22, 2023 at 11:00 PM

⏰ LAST CHANCE to give this Earth Day

$4-to-$1 MATCH ends MIDNIGHT tonight. John, Earth Day is almost over, but you still have time to invest in our planet. Don't miss this opportunity to fight for a better tomorrow and a livable future. All Earth Day gifts will be MATCHED $4-to-$1 until MIDNIGHT t…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 22, 2023 at 2:30 PM

TODAY ONLY your gift MATCHED $4-to-$1!

Invest in Our Planet for a Brighter Tomorrow ☀️ Our Earth Day Match has been increased to $4-to-$1! But it ends at midnight tonight. Don’t delay, make a gift now to invest in our planet! DONATE John, Happy Earth Day! 🌍 Did you know we alrea…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 21, 2023 at 10:01 PM

Your Earth Day Gift MATCHED

Let's invest in a livable future for all! John, This Earth Day, we’re ensuring that we invest in our planet and invest in a livable future for all! Give before MIDNIGHT tonight and have your contribution MATCHED $3-to-$1! Onward, Wenonah Hauter Founder and Exec…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 21, 2023 at 3:31 PM

📣 ONE day left

Your Earth Day gift MATCHED $3-to-$1! There is only one day left in our Earth Day match! Donate now, and your contribution will be matched $3-to-$1! DONATE John, Earth Day is tomorrow! And investing in our planet for Earth Day means investi…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 19, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Show some kindness to our 🌎

Your gift will be MATCHED $3-to-$1! MAKE A GIFT John, Earth Day is just three days away, and this year we’re asking you to invest in our planet. Show some kindness to our planet this Earth Day, and your gift will be MATCHED $3-to-$1! Invest…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
April 17, 2023 at 6:10 PM

All Earth Day gifts matched $3-to-$1 💙

Invest in our planet this Earth Day! DONATE John, Saturday is Earth Day. Since the Norfolk Southern train derailment, East Palestine, Ohio residents, and the surrounding area have been navigating toxic chemical contamination. The public hea…
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  Tyler Lobdell, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 11, 2023 at 3:30 PM

What is “sustainable” really?

FTC: Stop misleading claims! John, Industrial-scale factory farms and slaughterhouses are huge polluters, yet Big Ag corporations use “sustainability” claims to dupe people into thinking their products and brands are environmentally friendly. Thi…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 9, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Investing in our planet means our work never stops.

An update on what we are doing. John, Earth Day is April 22. It's a day I look forward to each year, inspiring hope for a new tomorrow. And it's because of this hope for a better tomorrow I founded Food & Water Watch over 17 years ago. Thanks…
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  Jorge Aguilar, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 6, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Tell Congress to stop giving in to Big Oil

No more funding for carbon capture. Hi John, We must invest in building out renewables like wind and solar, not throwing more of our tax dollars toward a mix of failed and sometimes made-up technologies like carbon capture. Two large bills signed by President B…
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  Jim Walsh, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 5, 2023 at 7:24 PM

Your petition signature needed ☑️

John, Urge President Biden to declare a climate emergency! John, The U.N.’s latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report paints an ominous picture of a world already slipping toward devastating, irreversible climate change. Fire…
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  Jorge Aguilar, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
April 4, 2023 at 6:01 PM

Big oil wants your tax dollars

Tell Congress: No way! John, A recent report by international climate scientists has warned that we must phase out ALL fossil fuels by 2050 to avoid complete climate chaos. But the oil and gas industry wants hundreds of billions of dollars from…
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  Kate Schwanhausser, Food & Water Action PAC · [email protected]
April 3, 2023 at 5:40 PM

A national fracking ban starts here

Meet the climate champion changing the fight to ban fracking! John, You’ve probably heard the phrase “think globally, act locally.” It captures how change can ripple out from a single location and grow in strength to have a much broader impact. In…
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  Jorge Aguilar, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 3:49 PM

Rally with us at EPA headquarters to demand action!

Tell EPA to move quicker on air emissions rules John, If we're ever going to stop the emissions of greenhouse gases and toxic chemicals from our nation's power plants, we need President Biden's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to move more a…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Our work to ban vinyl chloride 🚫

Vinyl chloride threatens our food, water, and climate. John, When Norfolk Southern decided to burn the vinyl chloride in its rail cars following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, it set off an environmental and public health disaster.…
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  Megan McDonough, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
March 25, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Add your voice: Ban vinyl chloride

Ban this toxic, colorless, flammable gas used to make PVC plastic. John, Since the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, people are learning about the dangers of vinyl chloride, and the call for a ban on this toxic gas is growing. I wanted to make sure you sa…
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  Mary Grant, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
March 24, 2023 at 4:01 PM

Everyone deserves clean drinking water

Tell your rep to co-sponsor the WATER Act! John, Everyone should have access to safe, clean drinking water. After all, water is a human right. But that right is increasingly threatened every day.  We need to repair our broken water systems and ta…
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  Mary Grant, Food & Water Watch · [email protected]
March 22, 2023 at 6:01 PM

World Water Day Action Needed

Send a message to regulate ALL PFAS chemicals! John, In celebration of the 30th anniversary of World Water Day, Food & Water Watch is growing our campaigns to ensure clean, affordable water for all.  One major component of protecting our wate…
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  Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Action · [email protected]
March 18, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Tell EPA: Ban Vinyl Chloride

A toxic, colorless, flammable gas... John, Five of the train cars that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3rd were carrying vinyl chloride.  This toxic, colorless, flammable gas is created from fracked gas to make PVC plastic and is po…
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