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WEBThe Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act will hold companies accountable for dumping millions of plastic pellets into our waterways. Send a message PIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions to problems that affect our health, our safety and our wellbeing ...
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WEB5 days ago · Stay up to date on the latest news, valuable resources, and opportunities to take action with regular email updates. Try our quiz: Plastic waste by the numbers Plastic is everywhere. How much do you know about it? Try our six question quiz to see how close you can get to the actual numbers about the ...
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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.
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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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WEBState of Electric School Buses. Data shows leaders and laggards for total electric school buses and combined investments driving electric school bus conversion. Report September 11, 2024. I like that PIRG digs down and finds ways the system has been rigged against our long-term welfare and tries to translate that into legislative and legal ...
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 ...
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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 ...
California Governor signs bill to ban all plastic bags at checkout
WEB4 days 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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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Consumer Reports, U.S. PIRG, 15 other groups ask FTC to create clear guidance for ‘software tethering’. Groups request standards for companies that use software to control and limit device functions after a consumer buys the device. Media Releases September 9, 2024.
Groups warn of drug price increases with patent legislation
WEB3 days 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 …