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WEBApr 16, 2024 · Donate today: Help move our country beyond plastic. We've set a goal of raising $15,000 by midnight on Sept. 23, to help reduce plastic waste. Donate. PIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions to problems that affect our health, our safety and our wellbeing.
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · NEW ANALYSIS: California, New York, Illinois lead the conversion to cleaner electric school buses. Data shows leaders and laggards for total electric buses, combined investments in electric conversion. Media Releases September 12, 2024.
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WEBAbout. PIRG is an advocate for the public interest. We speak out for the public and stand up to special interests on problems that affect the public’s health, safety and wellbeing. PIRG President Faye Park talks to CBS news about toxic ingredients in children's makeup. All Americans want a healthier, safer, more secure future.
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WEBAug 27, 2024 · WasteX: Environmental harms of satellite internet mega-constellations. Fueled by satellite internet companies, the number of satellites in orbit is skyrocketing. The environmental risks may be massive. Report August 8, 2024.
Statement: DOJ sues Visa for alleged ‘anticompetitive’ debit …
WEB10 hours ago · WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Visa for allegedly violating antitrust laws by penalizing merchants who route debit transactions to other payment networks and paying potential competitors to partner instead of competing with them. The DOJ says Visa processes more than 60% of debit transactions ...
Year in review: PIRG and The Public Interest Network’s 2022 …
WEBDec 21, 2022 · PIRG, Environment America, their state groups celebrate national, state, local victories for the public interest. DENVER – Throughout the past year, the Public Interest Network’s advocates spurred important progress toward a healthier, safer and happier world today and a better future for generations to come. It has been a year of extraordinary positive change at the state, federal and ...
Groups warn of drug price increases with patent legislation
WEB10 hours ago · The groups are concerned the Senate Judiciary Committee is taking up bills that could take us several steps back in drug pricing reform. Whether it is in the halls of Congress and in our own communities, high drug prices are a concern that crosses party lines and all demographics. The groups urge the …
California Governor signs bill to ban all plastic bags at checkout
WEB1 day ago · Yesterday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1053, banning plastic bags from being provided at grocery store checkouts. This move turns off the tap to a notable source of needless plastic waste in California: the plastic grocery bag. Plastic bags pollute our environment and break down into toxic microplastics that contaminate our ...
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WEBHealth. Americans have the means to live far longer and healthier lives — and for the most part, we are. But we still face way too many threats to our health and well-being that are preventable, treatable or capable of being mitigated and solved. PIRG is working to ensure that food is grown in ways that are healthy and also good for the ...
Looking ahead: PIRG’s 2021 federal and state priorities
WEBDec 30, 2020 · Looking ahead, here is a list of public health, consumer, environmental and other issues that U.S. PIRG and state PIRGs will prioritize in 2021: PUBLIC HEALTH: Together Against COVID-19: The United States has lost more than 330,000 lives — about 1 in every 1,000 Americans — to COVID-19 in 2020. …