You’ve Been There When Communities and Our Planet Needed You
It’s been almost twenty years since I founded Food & Water Watch, and some things have changed. Thanks to you, we’ve grown. We now have a nationwide presence and can respond to threats to our food, water, and climate across the country with speed and skill. Sadly, some things haven’t changed. Our planet continues to send warning signs about the climate crisis — the greatest threat to our food and water — with ever more frequency as each year passes. Corporate greed continues to pollute the places we love and call home, damaging people’s health along the way, all in the name of profit. But I believe in our future. Do you know why? It’s because of YOU. While our fight for sustainable food, safe and affordable water, and a livable climate has never been more urgent, I’ve seen how you’ve continuously shown up for commu- nities and our planet when they needed you. And it’s remarkable. Just look at the victories you made possible this year. By working together, we successfully pressured the Biden administration to pause all new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals. We stopped radioactive waste from being dumped into the Hudson River in New York. And, after years of advocacy work with allies, Oregon’s SB 85 was signed into law — the first legislation in decades to reform factory farm regulations in the state.
These strides forward bring real relief to communi- ties and lay the groundwork for future protections. It could not have happened without you. You’ve shown time and again how much you care about protecting our most precious resources and extended your generosity to communities fighting back to protect what we love. I know that with you and a smart strategy,
we’ll continue making the progress we need to create a livable future. Thank you for never giving up on our planet and fighting like you live here!
Wenonah Hauter Executive Director
SB 85 Stopped a 28,000-cow mega-dairy and a 4.5 million-chicken per year factory farm from opening in Oregon
Paused new LNG exports: U.S. is the world’s largest LNG exporter, exporting about 12 billion cubic feet per day in 2023
Stopped 1 million+ gallons of radioactive waste from being dumped into the Hudson River in New York
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