See How You’ve Changed the World for the Better . . Each victory highlighted here is not only a step towards a future where everyone has sustainably grown food, clean and affordable water, and a livable climate — each milestone brought real relief to people and communities fighting to protect the people and places they love.
Reined in factory farms in Oregon
Stopped LNG bomb trains Thanks to your generosity, our years of organizing against liquid natural gas (LNG) have won real protections for communities throughout the country. The Department of Transportation suspended a Trump administration rule that allowed LNG to be transported by rail — a dangerous practice with massive risks to public health and safety.
Together, we won the first legislation in decades to reform Oregon’s factory farm regula- tions (SB85). This bill will require a more
intensive water permitting process, increased oversight on the practice of spreading factory farm waste on land, and allow local governments to require setbacks on factory farm siting. Following this victory, two industrial agriculture giants, Easterday Dairy and Foster Farms, canceled their factory farm plans.
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Saved the Hudson River from radioactive waste Because of you, we stopped Holtec International, the company decommissioning the Indian Point Nuclear Power Station near Peekskill, New York, from dumping radioactive waste into the Hudson River. You powered our New York team to organize nonstop against this dangerous plan and gather the support of communities throughout the region. This forced Holtec to delay, which allowed time for the Save the Hudson bill to be drafted, passed, and signed.
Powered the March to End Fossil Fuels — the largest demonstration to stop fossil fuels in U.S. history On September 17, 2023, more than 75,000 people joined us in New York City for the March to End Fossil Fuels. Together, we demanded the Biden administration do more to curb climate change by ending fossil fuel use. This march showed the breadth, diversity, and passion of our movement and is a testament to how your generosity has strengthened our fight for a healthy planet. It was a beautiful sight!
Holtec’s dangerous plan to dump more than one million gallons of toxic radioactive waste into the Hudson River provoked widespread outrage from the start. Passage of the Save the Hudson Bill was a tremen- dous victory for our environment, communities, and regional River economy. — Santosh Nandabalan, Senior New York Organizer
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