Food & Water Watch

Until genetically engineered crops (also described as GMOs) were introduced as a production method for U.S. farmers, “coexistence” between different sectors of agriculture was a fairly simple prospect. Today, the ability of organic, non-GMO or identity-preserved production to coexist with GMO production is in question.

The swift proliferation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has brought a host of environmental and public health impacts, including those associated with the increased demand for industrial silica sand. 

Unconventional oil and gas development poses a significant threat to the North American Great Lakes, the largest cluster of freshwater lakes in the world. 

Drilling and fracking for shale gas in the Marcellus region is fragmenting the state’s forests with each new road, well site and pipeline.

American Water Works Company is the largest publicly traded U.S. water utility company, serving approximately 14 million people in more than 30 states and two Canadian provinces.

The FDA's new strategy isn't enough. It's voluntary, and it doesn't cover all the ways antibiotics are being misued. 

Nationally, the growing size and market power of the top grocery retailers has had tremendous ripple effects across the food chain.

The Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement could allow EU corporations to take over local government services.

Virtual water is the “hidden” water cost embedded in producing consumer products. When we export these products, we are actually exporting our water supply.  

Nature is an invaluable public and common good that cannot be left to the irresponsibility of financial markets and corporate greed.