Food & Water Watch
Our Purpose: 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. Our Vision: We are working to create a healthy future for all people and generations to come—a world where everyone has food they can trust, clean drinking water and a livable climate. Making this happen requires involving people in the pressing issues of our time at the local, state, and federal level, building on one win after another, as we develop a larger movement that has the political power to make our democratic process work. Food & Water Watch and Food & Water Action strive for a diverse work environment and encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and individuals with disabilities to apply.www.foodandwaterwatch.org
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Nov 4, 2026
Mark DunleaCORRESPONDENT
The PSE is doing such a study as part of Governor Hochul's moratorium on data centers, but the groups want more time for public comments, a more comprehensive review, and public hearings.
Mark DunleaCORRESPONDENT
In part two of our coverage, we hear from Eric Weltman of Food and Water Watch, Emma Paulson of NYPIRG, and Kathy Nolan of Catskill Mountain Keeper.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My name is Eric Weltman, and I'm a senior organizer with Food and Water Watch.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We're thrilled to be standing here today with so many incredible allies.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
July, we won a major victory.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The bad news, the Hochul administration's draft scope of work for the environmental review ignores ignores many of the impacts of data centers, including PFAS contamination of our water and the continued operation of frack gas power plants otherwise set to close.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Most alarmingly, the draft proposal excludes the possibility of keeping the moratorium in place, paving the way for a renewed onslaught of data centers in our communities.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In August, Food and Water Watch undertook a statewide data center tour with State Senator Kristen Gonzales, visiting 10 communities from Rockland County to Buffalo.
Alexis MadrigalSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We've got problems, and that's showing up on your water bill in the state.
Alexis MadrigalSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Here to talk about it, we've got Mary Grant, Water Policy Director with Food and Water Watch.
Alexis MadrigalSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Welcome, Mary.
Mary GrantSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Thanks so much for having me.
Alexis MadrigalSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Good to be here.
Alexis MadrigalSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So, Mary, let's start with you.
Alexis MadrigalSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Your organization, Food and Water Watch, recently released a report finding that bills for household drinking water have increased 62 percent since 2015, outpacing inflation.
Alexis MadrigalSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That's a national number.
Maude BarlowGUEST
So how can this be compatible? How can it be compatible with truly caring? So part of it is just pure cynicism.
Maude BarlowGUEST
I helped found and shared an organization in my country called the Council of Canadians, worked very closely with American groups, and I still share the board of Food and Water Watch in the United States.
Maude BarlowGUEST
And we were here to protect democracy, to protect nature, to protect human rights.
Maude BarlowGUEST
And one of the things I learned, Peter, was that you have to put this in language that people understand.
Maude BarlowGUEST
So how can this be compatible? How can it be compatible with truly caring? So part of it is just pure cynicism.
Maude BarlowGUEST
I helped found and shared an organization in my country called the Council of Canadians, worked very closely with American groups, and I still share the board of Food and Water Watch in the United States.
Maude BarlowGUEST
And we were here to protect democracy, to protect nature, to protect human rights.
Maude BarlowGUEST
And One of the things I learned, Peter, was that you have to put this in language that people understand.
Alexis MadrigalHOST
We've got problems, and that's showing up on your water bill in the state.
Alexis MadrigalHOST
Here to talk about it, we've got Mary Grant, Water Policy Director with Food and Water Watch.
Alexis MadrigalHOST
Welcome, Mary.
Mary GrantGUEST
Thanks so much for having me.
Alexis MadrigalHOST
Good to be here.
Alexis MadrigalHOST
So, Mary, let's start with you.
Alexis MadrigalHOST
Your organization, Food and Water Watch, recently released a report finding that bills for household drinking water have increased 62 percent since 2015, outpacing inflation.
Alexis MadrigalHOST
That's a national number.
Maude BarlowGUEST
So part of it is just pure cynicism.
Maude BarlowGUEST
I helped found and shared an organization in my country called the Council of Canadians, worked very closely with American groups, and I still share the board of Food and Water Watch in the United States.
Maude BarlowGUEST
And we were here to protect democracy, to protect nature, to protect human rights.
Maude BarlowGUEST
And one of the things I learned, Peter, was that you have to put this in language that people understand.
Maude BarlowGUEST
I helped, found, and shared an organization in my country called the Council of Canadians.
Maude BarlowGUEST
I worked very closely with American groups, and I still share the board of Food and Water Watch in the United States.
Maude BarlowGUEST
We were here to protect democracy, to protect nature, to protect human rights.
Maude BarlowGUEST
One of the things I learned, Peter, was that you have to put this in language that people understand.
Mark DunleaCORRESPONDENT
The PSE is doing such a study as part of Governor Hochul's moratorium on data centers, but the groups want more time for public comments, a more comprehensive review and public hearings.
Mark DunleaCORRESPONDENT
In part two of our coverage, we hear from Eric Weltman of Food and Water Watch, Emma Paulson of NYPIRG, and Kathy Nolan of Catskill Mountain Keeper.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My name is Eric Weltman, and I'm a senior organizer with Food and Water Watch.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We're thrilled to be standing here today with so many incredible allies.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In July, we won a major victory.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The bad news, the Holco administration's draft scope of work for the environmental review ignores ignores many of the impacts of data centers, including PFAS contamination of our water and the continued operation of frack gas power plants otherwise set to close.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Most alarmingly, the draft proposal excludes the possibility of keeping the moratorium in place, paving the way for a renewed onslaught of data centers in our communities.
Eric WeltmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In August, Food and Water Watch undertook a statewide data center tour with State Senator Kristen Gonzales, visiting 10 communities from Rockland County to Buffalo, and these are four lessons we learned along the way.
Renee VogelsangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'm the New York Director at Frac Action.
Renee VogelsangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'm here today, thank you, with a lot of advocates from groups like Citizen Action, Environmental Advocates New York, Food and Water Watch, NYPIRG, Third Act, So we are here today to tell Governor Hochul and the Public Service Commission to stop the rush to build AI data centers.
Renee VogelsangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In the building behind me, Governor Hochul's Public Service Commission is having a technical conference about AI data centers.
Renee VogelsangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This conference is a part of the process put in place for Governor Hochul's data center moratorium, where she directed her administration to study the impact data centers would have on New Yorkers and our state.
Renee VogelsangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'm the New York Director at Frack Action.
Renee VogelsangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'm here today, thank you, with a lot of advocates from groups like Citizen Action, Environmental Advocates New York, Food and Water Watch, NYPIRG, Third Act.
Renee VogelsangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So we are here today to tell Governor Hochul and the Public Service Commission to stop the rush to build AI data centers.
Renee VogelsangSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In the building behind me, Governor Hochul's Public Service Commission is having a technical conference about AI data centers.
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