As the polls closed on Tuesday night, we saw a historic blue wave, broader and deeper than most people anticipated. These results were a massive, nationwide repudiation of Trump’s pro-polluter, pro-Big Tech agenda.

Big Tech and the AI industry spent big — including half a billion dollars from Elon Musk — in efforts to elect their allies across the country. But because of a mass movement of organizing and canvassing nationwide, they failed. These midterm results show that when we harness people power, we can be louder than the billionaires.

As Food & Water Watch founder and executive director Wenonah Hauter put it, “It’s a great week to celebrate and savor the victory. But we must recommit ourselves to the hard work ahead.” In the coming months, we’re working hard to make sure the new majorities in the House and Senate deliver for people and the environment.

What Comes Next for Our Work?

At our November Livable Future LIVE event, we sat down with Wenonah, Managing Director of Policy and Litigation Mitch Jones, and Northern Director Alex Beauchamp to talk about where we go next.

One of our biggest priorities will be pushing Congress to heed voters’ mandate on data centers. Dozens of municipalities passed ballot measures to restrict data centers. Seven states elected candidates for governor who promised some form of moratorium. 

With more allies in office, we’ll continue to push for a national data center moratorium, a ban on AI superintelligence and hyperscale data centers, and a stop to so-called “permitting reform” that would clear the way for these polluting projects. 

Meanwhile, at the state level, we’re in a much stronger position to pass policies that will make real improvements in people’s lives. In Iowa, our years of successful organizing around Big Ag’s role in the state’s water and cancer crises made this a top issue in state politics. 

As a result, every candidate in the state talked about clean water and the cancer crisis. There are more clean water champions in the Iowa legislature than ever. Now, we can focus not just on killing bad bills, but on finally cleaning up the state’s water.

That’s Not All — Learn More by Watching the Event!

Our work won’t stop there. Watch “Post-Election Recap: What Comes Next?” to learn more about:

• Key policies we’ll pressure Congress to pursue to protect our food, water, and climate;
• How we’ll continue to hold Trump accountable through the courts;
• How new appointees in Congressional committees will change the game; 
• New opportunities to make major progress at the state level;
• And much more!