... And We Celebrated Recent Wins You Made Possible Thanks to you, we logged a number of important victories this past year, which says a lot given the unprecedented political headwinds we’re facing. Here are a handful of wins you can be proud of!
Blocked the Kroger-Albertsons grocery merger In December 2024, a U.S. District Judge blocked Kroger's planned acquisition of Albertsons. This would have been the largest supermarket merger in U.S. history. The court ruled that combining two of the nation's largest supermarket chains would harm competition, lead to higher food prices for consumers, and reduce bargain- ing power for farmers. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) successful lawsuit was made possible by strengthened merger guidelines that Food & Water Watch helped shape through public comments submitted in 2022. These updated guidelines provided the legal framework the FTC needed to challenge and ultimately block this anticompetitive merger. Thank you for being the backbone of our work to block unfair and dangerous food sector mega-mergers.
Passed the Climate Change Superfund Act in New York
On December 26, 2024, the New York Gover- nor signed the Climate Change Superfund Act into law. The state is now the second in the nation to require fossil fuel companies to pay for climate damages. The law will raise $75 billion over 25 years from the oil and gas companies most responsible for the climate crisis, funding vital climate adaptation and resilience projects across the state. Together, we mobilized grassroots support and pressured lawmakers to finally hold Big Oil corporations financially accountable for the climate damages they knowingly wrought. Thank you for building the people power that made this win possible! We’re continuing our work to pass similar bills in New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, and Maryland.
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