Food & Water Watch
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Food & Water Watch fights for sustainable food, clean water and a livable climate for all of us. #FightLikeYouLiveHere
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov, you call this leadership?
A source has forwarded me a photo from the key moment of @schumer.senate.gov's negotiations
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November 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov, you call this leadership?
It's totally unforgivable that so many Senators folded on this spending bill. Let them know how angry and disappointed you are: https://fwwat.ch/3Wfn8gI
The Most Frustrating Thing About the Shutdown Cave - The American Prospect
Senate Democrats actually know how to use their power to counter Donald Trump and ensure that legislative funding gets s
prospect.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's totally unforgivable that so many Senators folded on this spending bill. Let them know how angry and disappointed you are: https://fwwat.ch/3Wfn8gI
Why are we continuing to incentivize pollution with increased tax credits for carbon capture? (Spoiler: the fossil fuel industry's influence on our government has a lot to do with it.)
4 Ways the Carbon Capture Tax Credit Incentivizes More Pollution
The 45Q tax credit for carbon capture pays polluters for continuing to drill, frack, burn, pollute, and pursue dangerous
www.foodandwaterwatch.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Why are we continuing to incentivize pollution with increased tax credits for carbon capture? (Spoiler: the fossil fuel industry's influence on our government has a lot to do with it.)
Disappointed doesn't even begin to cover how we feel about @governor.ny.gov's approval of this pipeline, but we won't give up on our work to stop fossil fuel infrastructure everywhere.
A New York Gas Pipeline Is Closer to Construction, Despite Concerns From Lawmakers, Environmentalists - Inside Climate News
The state has rejected the pipeline three times. Advocates say it’s a betrayal of the state’s climate goals and a threat
insideclimatenews.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Disappointed doesn't even begin to cover how we feel about @governor.ny.gov's approval of this pipeline, but we won't give up on our work to stop fossil fuel infrastructure everywhere.
"Beneath the jargon and negotiating and court proceedings is the human right to eat—and the people who are having that right threatened."
I think all Democratic eight senators who caved to the GOP should have to read this to truly understand who they've hurt.
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"Beneath the jargon and negotiating and court proceedings is the human right to eat—and the people who are having that right threatened."
There's been no shortage of shameful capitulations over the weekend. Watch this space for ways to take action.
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
There's been no shortage of shameful capitulations over the weekend. Watch this space for ways to take action.
Against overwhelming opposition, Kathy Hochul has folded to Trump's fossil fuel agenda by approving the Williams NESE pipeline. We remain determined to fight against all fossil fuel infrastructure, in New York and everywhere.
November 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Against overwhelming opposition, Kathy Hochul has folded to Trump's fossil fuel agenda by approving the Williams NESE pipeline. We remain determined to fight against all fossil fuel infrastructure, in New York and everywhere.
This is unacceptable. By folding to Trump, @governor.ny.gov has helped to fast-track his agenda.
"In granting the certification for this pipeline, Governor Hochul has not only sided with Trump, she’s fast-tracked his agenda,” Laura Shindell, New York State director with @foodandwater.bsky.social
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'Sided With Trump': Climate Groups Slam NY Approval of Gas Pipeline Off Queens' Coast - City Limits
New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation approved permits Friday for a gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to the Rockaways. The Trump administration has been cheerleading the plan—which c...
citylimits.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is unacceptable. By folding to Trump, @governor.ny.gov has helped to fast-track his agenda.
Another impact of Trump budget cuts: an increased risk of food poisoning.
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which account
www.propublica.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Another impact of Trump budget cuts: an increased risk of food poisoning.
"Half [of a SNAP payment] doesn’t keep us fed for the whole month.” This is beyond inhumane.
Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Half [of a SNAP payment] doesn’t keep us fed for the whole month.” This is beyond inhumane.
Access to food is a fundamental human right, and cutting SNAP hurts everyone.
From our statement on SNAP:
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Access to food is a fundamental human right, and cutting SNAP hurts everyone.
BOOOOO. @governor.ny.gov is betraying New Yorkers and the planet.
Hochul Approves Trump’s Pipeline, Harming NY Waters & Families
The climate-damaging fracked gas pipeline in NY harbor also threatens to saddle New Yorkers with higher bills.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
BOOOOO. @governor.ny.gov is betraying New Yorkers and the planet.
The real question is whether or not Trump - who acts as though he's above the law - will comply.
BREAKING:
A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits.
Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.
A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits.
Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The real question is whether or not Trump - who acts as though he's above the law - will comply.
We're advocating for the End Polluter Welfare Act because we simply cannot afford to keep subsidizing the fossil fuel industries that are destroying our planet! Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/4meKK02
The Oil and Gas Industry Is Costing American Taxpayers, Consumers, and Communities (SSIR)
Investing in people and places is an antidote to the climate crisis.
ssir.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We're advocating for the End Polluter Welfare Act because we simply cannot afford to keep subsidizing the fossil fuel industries that are destroying our planet! Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/4meKK02
Don't fall for fossil fuel industry apologia!
To understand how Bari Weiss might approach climate coverage at CBS, I read every climate article the Free Press has published.
Almost every one reinforced a common fossil fuel industry talking point—that climate change is exaggerated, that solutions don't work, and that fossil fuels = freedom
Almost every one reinforced a common fossil fuel industry talking point—that climate change is exaggerated, that solutions don't work, and that fossil fuels = freedom
Bari Weiss vs. climate change
At The Free Press, Weiss consistently rebrands tired fossil fuel talking points as courageous, rebellious dissent.
heated.world
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Don't fall for fossil fuel industry apologia!
Our current government can't be trusted to hold Big Tech accountable. That's why we're calling for a moratorium on new AI data centers until we can properly regulate this industry to protect people and the planet!
No More New Data Centers!
Our leaders must rein in data centers’ harms to our environment, economy, and society. Until then — no more new data cen
www.foodandwaterwatch.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Our current government can't be trusted to hold Big Tech accountable. That's why we're calling for a moratorium on new AI data centers until we can properly regulate this industry to protect people and the planet!
Working for clean water and a livable planet is an intergenerational effort!
Philadelphia seniors track air and water pollution to ‘leave a better world’
Members of the Senior Environment Corps wade into streams, peer through microscopes and teach kids how to identify aquat
whyy.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Working for clean water and a livable planet is an intergenerational effort!
Most people haven't received an 82% salary increase since 2020, so how are they supposed to afford an 82% increase in their utility bills?
Tampa Electric residential customers will face yet another rate increase
When it kicks in Jan. 1, residential customers will be paying about $5.50 more a month and $939 more annually than they
www.wusf.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Most people haven't received an 82% salary increase since 2020, so how are they supposed to afford an 82% increase in their utility bills?
It's true: climate impacts every area of our lives.
“'Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns,' Mamdani told The Nation magazine in April. 'They are, in fact, one and the same.'”
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for New York's Climate Politics
The mayor-elect’s approach reflects a view that is going mainstream: To succeed, climate policies may need to lose the label.
nysfocus.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It's true: climate impacts every area of our lives.
Authoritarians are trying to stop us from exercising the basic right to protest.
The NOPE Act would uphold free speech and ensure accountability for those who try to violate these rights. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/3Ixemr8
(Photo: @kenschles.bsky.social)
The NOPE Act would uphold free speech and ensure accountability for those who try to violate these rights. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/3Ixemr8
(Photo: @kenschles.bsky.social)
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Authoritarians are trying to stop us from exercising the basic right to protest.
The NOPE Act would uphold free speech and ensure accountability for those who try to violate these rights. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/3Ixemr8
(Photo: @kenschles.bsky.social)
The NOPE Act would uphold free speech and ensure accountability for those who try to violate these rights. Tell your Reps to support it: https://fwwat.ch/3Ixemr8
(Photo: @kenschles.bsky.social)
A helpful resource from the good folks at @insideclimatenews.org. This is why climate journalism is so important!
At @insideclimatenews.org, we're keeping track of environmental lawsuits involving the Trump administration thanks to great work by my colleagues @peteraldhous.com and @mlavelle.bsky.social. Keep this one handy: insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A helpful resource from the good folks at @insideclimatenews.org. This is why climate journalism is so important!
We have plenty of evidence that carbon capture doesn't work. Our government is wasting all this money on a scam.
Waste and Fraud in the Billion-Dollar Carbon Capture Tax Credit
Despite a long history of failure and fraud, U.S. leaders are cranking open the 45Q cash spigot for the carbon capture c
www.foodandwaterwatch.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We have plenty of evidence that carbon capture doesn't work. Our government is wasting all this money on a scam.
Individuals and communities are stepping up to support each other and keep each other fed, but that's not even close to an adequate substitute for full SNAP funding.
Amid SNAP Turmoil, These Options Can Help Fill the Food Gap
It’s not clear when the Trump administration will release SNAP payments. These alternatives offer food support in the m
civileats.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Individuals and communities are stepping up to support each other and keep each other fed, but that's not even close to an adequate substitute for full SNAP funding.
This administration seems determined to threaten the most basic of human rights, including food access. Join us for this month’s Livable Future Live on November 19, where our team will share how these policies endanger people’s lives. RSVP now: http://fwwat.ch/4qrgIJe
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This administration seems determined to threaten the most basic of human rights, including food access. Join us for this month’s Livable Future Live on November 19, where our team will share how these policies endanger people’s lives. RSVP now: http://fwwat.ch/4qrgIJe
From New York City, to Virginia, New Jersey, California and more, last night’s most prominent and consequential election results sent a clear message: The people have had enough of Trump and his dangerous agenda.
Read more from our Executive Director Wenonah Hauter below or here: fwwat.ch/4oVER97
Read more from our Executive Director Wenonah Hauter below or here: fwwat.ch/4oVER97
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
From New York City, to Virginia, New Jersey, California and more, last night’s most prominent and consequential election results sent a clear message: The people have had enough of Trump and his dangerous agenda.
Read more from our Executive Director Wenonah Hauter below or here: fwwat.ch/4oVER97
Read more from our Executive Director Wenonah Hauter below or here: fwwat.ch/4oVER97