Food & Water Watch

MAHA Slams “Corporate Capture” by Food and Pharma Giants — While Trump Strips Regulations RFK Jr.’s rhetoric can appeal to desperate parents in a broken health system. But experts say his policies only hurt chi

RFK Jr. talks a big game about health, but he's part of an administration that's deregulating pollutants left and right. Speak up for real reforms: https://fwwat.ch/41LUXcg https://theintercept.com/2025/10/02/rfk-maha-tylenol-vaccines-maha-epa-trump/

The electeds behind the #TrumpShutdown don't care that they're taking away food from kids who need it.

Shutdown: Iowans raise concerns about effects on education, food and ag programs • Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa’s colleges and universities -- as well as ag and food programs -- are starting to brace for impacts of the federal

From WIC to food safety, the #TrumpShutdown is hurting our food systems.

Expansion of AI data centers is bad news for our planet and for everyone who lives on it.

120+ Groups Urge CO2 Pipeline Safety Updates to PIPES Act  Senate Commerce Committee will mark up the PIPES Act Wednesday

Pipeline ruptures harm far too many people every year. The PIPES Act would only worsen this, and we call on the Senate Commerce Committee to implement common-sense safety measures.

People are still making progress on sustainability and food security, even in the face of massive challenges at the federal level!

Gutting Food Programs Won’t Make Us Healthy If the Trump Administration truly wants to make children and our food healthier, it must stop dismantling proven program

The MAHA movement hoped that RFK Jr.’s roadmap to improve children’s health “would be a turning point: a chance to advance meaningful action on pesticides, healthy food, and organic and regenerative agriculture. They were badly mistaken.”

“Abundance” Won’t Save Us. Here’s What Will. Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s “abundance” agenda fails to address the roots of our intertwining crises and threatens t

You might have heard some chatter about Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson’s new book, “Abundance” – which has been hailed as “a blueprint for reforming government.”

But the book fails to address the root of the many crises we currently face. Here’s why ⬇️

When an administration uses a government shutdown as an excuse to furlough 90 percent of EPA staff – while keeping on workers who process fossil fuel project permits – it sends an unsurprising but clear message about where its priorities lie.

Cruelty is THE point for this administration 😠

It's more than concerning that EPA inspections of drinking water and wastewater facilities have been paused during the #TrumpShutdown.

Trump and Congressional Republicans aren’t trying to hide it 😡 They want to jam through a spending bill they claim maintains current funding levels, but will claw back approved funds later through a sneaky process called rescissions – all while enacting their Project 2025 agenda. #TrumpsShutdown

The first #NoKings protest on June 14 mobilized over 5 million people. Now on October 18, this movement to defend our democracy is holding its second national protest to reinforce our message to Trump: America has no kings!

Sign up to join us: https://fwwat.ch/nokings2

The sad, recent passing of primatologist Jane Goodall and Black liberation activist Assata Shakur reminds us of the interconnectedness of social change movements – and what it means to do this work for the long haul.

As we continue working to build a livable future, we honor their legacies.

‘This is their shutdown’: Democrats and Republicans blame each other as government closes down Democrats say Republicans have ‘decimated healthcare for 20m Americans’ and say they will not blink first

Trump and Congressional Republicans are trying to bully Democrats into passing a spending bill that supposedly maintains current funding levels, but would then allow them to make backdoor, partisan cuts in the future 😡 We won’t stand for this! #TrumpsShutdown

This story from Chile showcases how long-term investments in climate progress – like adopting regulations for gas-powered vehicles – can improve air pollution and help cities build a livable future ⬇️

It's all connected!. Climate denial is linked to other systems of oppression, like misogyny.

Don’t Let Him Fool You — This is Trump’s Shutdown The government shutdown is going to impact our food, water, and health. The blame for it is squarely on Trump and Congressional Republicans.

It's the #TrumpShutdown www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/10/01/t...

The endangerment finding is common sense. Kids understand this!

E-bikes could cut carbon, congestion, and costs — if cities take them seriously E-bike sales are booming, providing a clean form of transportation that also improves public health. Yet cities remain c

Cities and towns need to make it easier for people to use low-emission forms of travel, like e-bikes.

We're curious: do you ever travel via e-bike? If so, how's it been for you? If not, what might make it more likely for you to try it out?

PFAS pollution can feel overwhelming, but everyday people are fighting back. Join @rachelfrazin.bsky.social and @sharonudasin.bsky.social, authors of “Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America”, at this month’s Livable Future Live on October 15 to learn more: fwwat.ch/3Vij0fi

California opens the door for Big Oil’s CO2 pipeline plans States will be responsible for keeping people safe as the oil industry pushes a massive buildout of carbon dioxide pipel

Local agencies in California have shown that they are willing to expose communities to unacceptable levels of pollution from fossil fuel industries. Allowing more pipeline construction is a horrible idea.

US energy department cracks down on workers’ use of climate crisis language Efficiency employees reportedly told to avoid ‘climate change’ and similar terms in their work in latest clampdown

The ban on accurate language is bad, but "even more worrying is [the] freezing and cancelling [of] programs that fund advanced research into solar, wind, and other clean energy technologies."

Government Shutdown is Trump’s Fault – Schumer and Dems Must Stand Firm  Any Funding Deal Must Protect Safe Food, Clean Water and Prevent Future Rescissions

The government shutdown is the fault of Trump, Congressional Republicans, and their shady and underhanded determination to cut funding for food, water and other basic necessities.

Tell your Senators to hold the line and pass a clean bill: fwwat.ch/470mfi1

There is not nearly enough transparency or accountability for polluting industries like data centers.

US government heads toward first shutdown in six years as lawmakers fail to reach agreement Republicans push legislation to fund government through late November, but Democrats refuse unless it includes concessio

This is the one real shot that Senate Dems have to stop Trump’s dangerous cuts to food and water safety and rein in the harms of this administration. Tell them to stay strong and reject this bill: https://fwwat.ch/4744izL

US is violating human rights laws by backing fossil fuels, say young activists in new petition Petition says that US government’s protection of fossil fuel interests has put people in harm’s way

Solidarity with these young people who are using international law to fight for a more livable future.

Trump and his minions are eyeing “wholesale destruction” of environmental science And they may seek to use a government shutdown as the pretext.

Another casualty of these vindictive budget cuts: basic climate science. #ThisIsTrumpsShutdown

Here's what a government shutdown could affect around the country A federal shutdown will impact people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains how these effe

Federal food programs like WIC are already underfunded. The Trump administration would rather let kids go hungry and shut the government down than properly fund programs for food and clean water access. #ThisIsTrumpsShutdown

"About 12% of the federal workforce has been fired. The president is all too happy to fund programs he likes and defund programs he doesn’t like."

It's been #TrumpsShutdown since day 1.