. One Milestone at a Time (continued)
Today’s rule restores strong
Strengthened the environmental review process of polluting projects through restored NEPA rules The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a bedrock environmental law that allows communities to weigh in on federal actions that impact their air, water, and public health. When the Trump administration gutted NEPA regulations to stifle community input and fast-track polluting projects, Food & Water Watch’s legal team took action and won! Backed by your generosity, they worked with a broad coalition and challenged this rollback in federal court. In April, the Biden Adminis- tration restored NEPA rules to once again give communities a voice, incorporate climate concerns, and consider environmental justice impacts when polluting projects are proposed.
environmental review of federal actions and will go a long way towards having a meaningful process to assess the health and safety impacts of an array of projects. — Tarah Heizen, Legal Director
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Your generosity unlocked all of these meaningful milestones and more. Let’s continue building a brighter, healthier future together!
Stopped the Williams Pipeline in New York The Williams Pipeline Co. abandoned its plan to build a fracked gas pipeline that would have destroyed the New York Harbor and Rocka- way Peninsula. Your unwaver- ing commitment to protecting our marine ecosystems and frontline communities made
Chemical companies have
attempted to hide what they have long known about the dangers of PFAS, creating a widespread public health crisis in the process…Today’s new rules are a necessary and important step to jump- start the cleanup process for two types of PFAS. — Mary Grant, Public Water for All Director
sure coalitions in New York and New Jersey could advocate contin- uously to bat down repeated attempts by Williams to move this pipeline forward.
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