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WEBFeb 20, 2020 · Work Locally, Make a Difference. Food & Water Watch mobilizes regular people to build political power to move bold & uncompromised solutions to the most pressing food, water, and climate problems of our time. We work to protect people’s health, communities, and democracy from the growing destructive power of the most powerful economic interests.
Who We Are - Food & Water Watch
WEBFeb 20, 2020 · Why We Win. We are lucky to recruit and fight alongside people like you who care so deeply about the planet we share, and together; We develop bold solutions.. We build a powerful ground operation.. We organize hundreds of thousands of people united across the country.. Our goals are clear, our focus is urgent.
Careers - Food & Water Watch
WEBMay 11, 2020 · Food & Water Watch offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package designed to promote a healthy work/life balance for our staff including: 100% Employer-Paid Health, Dental and Vision Plans for employees (dependent coverage also available) Flexible Spending Account (FSA-Health and Dependent) Generous Employer Retirement Contribution.
Guide to Safe Tap Water and Water Filters - Food & Water Watch
WEBFeb 16, 2016 · Update (Nov. 15, 2023): This guide has been updated with new information on filtering PFAS. Drinking tap water should be safe, affordable, and taste good. Follow our guide to check your tap water quality and find the best filtration system for you. The word is out: bottled water can be bad for our wallets, our health and our environment.
How Dirty Industries Are Attacking Science to Rig Climate Policy
WEBAug 27, 2024 · In January 2024, the Biden-Harris administration advanced a huge win for the climate movement. After pressure from scientists and advocates including Food & Water Watch, Biden paused permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. He also started a process to reevaluate how the United States determines whether exporting fracked gas is in the public interest.
WEBrinking Water FAQOctober 20201. What is c. mmunity water fluoridation (CWF)?Community water fluoridation refers to the process of artificially adding fluoride (typically silicofluorides) to a community water system to prevent dental carie. (tooth decay) in the population. The first public drinking water supply was fluoridated in 1945 and has ...
WEBAfter drilling down to a rock formation that holds oil or natural gas, millions of gallons of water mixed with chemi-cals and a proppant are injected under extreme pressure to fracture (or “frack”) the rock.1 The proppant keeps the fractures ajar, enabling oil or natural gas to flow up the well.2 The water mixture pumped underground ...
WEBGene flow – Gene flow is a natural process that fosters biological diversity in a plant population by shufling genetic information from the pollen or seeds of closely related individuals.3 In crops of the same species, GMO crops can “outcross” or “cross-pollinate” non-GMO crops through wind dispersal or pollinators.4 Some self-polli ...
WEBAera Energy (“Aera”) is looking to drill hundreds of wells to tap heavy, dirty crude oil in the northern part of Santa Barbara County.1 An intensive well stimulation method called cyclic steam injection would be used to tap the thick, bituminous oil — an unconventional drilling technique that is sometimes referred to as steam fracking.2 ...
Baltimore Water Advocates Applaud Water for All Program Launch
WEBFeb 8, 2022 · The program will be available to all households with an annual income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Rianna Eckel, Baltimore water organizer with Food & Water Watch and convener of the Baltimore Right to Water Coalition, which has been organizing for affordable and accountable water billing since 2016 said: “The launch ...