Your Achievements for Our Planet
FISCAL YEAR 2023 ANNUAL REPORT
YOU’VE CHANGED THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER • CONTINUED
WATER • Won a lawsuit forcing the EPA to begin a detailed study of factory farm water pollution to determine how to strengthen Clean Water Act regulations. This study is a necessary tool for the agency to understand the true scope of factory farm water pollution, something it has ignored for decades. JANUARY 2023 • Won a coalition lawsuit against the EPA that challenged its outdated and lax national water pollution standards for slaughterhouses. Slaughterhouses are the nation’s largest industrial source of phosphorus pollution and the second-largest industrial source of nitrogen pollution. The EPA agreed to strengthen standards by 2025. MARCH 2023 • Worked with community groups to successfully pressure the EPA to propose the first enforceable federal limits on six types of PFAS. Researchers have found PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” in everything from food packaging, to non-stick pans, to our drinking water. Health risks include cancer and immune and reproductive system harm. These PFAS limits are a critical first step to banning PFAS altogether. MARCH 2023 d
“This is a critical opportunity for the agency to finally obtain crucial information about the true scope of factory farm water pollution. When the EPA can no longer hide behind a lack of data, the agency will have no choice but to finally strengthen its regulation of this filthy industry.”
Tarah Heinzen Legal Director
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Food & Water Watch • Food & Water Action
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