The fight against fracking got personal for organizer Eleanor Bravo when drilling threatened her neighborhood. Her community fought to protect themselves, and won.
- Topics:
- Fracking
Victories
With our hard-working supporters and allies, we earn big wins for safe, affordable food and clean water. From fracking bans to keeping arsenic out of chicken feed, we win battles to protect our communities and our environment.
Through years of hard work, Rockland County residents achieved victory over Suez to stop the expensive, dangerous and unnecessary project.
- Topics:
- Corporate Control of Water
Thanks to the tireless efforts of activists, Maryland became the first state to ban arsenic in chicken feed.
- Topics:
- Factory Farming & Food Safety
On November 12, 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed the proposed Port Ambrose gas port off New York’s coast – another victory in Food & Water Watch’s battle against fracking.
- Topics:
- Fracking
In December 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo made a game-changing announcement: he moved to ban fracking in New York state.
- Topics:
- Fracking
Thanks to a flood of support from local activists and grassroots groups, the Maryland General Assembly passed crucial legislation to protect Marylanders' health and water.
- Topics:
- Fracking
Alex Nagy, our Southern California Organizer, recounts how a small town fought against fracking and came out on top.
- Topics:
- Broken Democracy
- Fracking
In 2014, New Mexico’s two largest cities were the first in the state to urge Congress to protect antibiotics for people, not factory farms.
- Topics:
- Factory Farming & Food Safety
A turnaround victory in Greece highlights the importance of grassroots mobilisation against water privitization measures.
- Topics:
- Corporate Control of Water
On May 20, 2014, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to prohibit fracking and oil and gas development in Santa Cruz County.
- Topics:
- Fracking
