Milestones
The progress we’ve made, together, toward a safer, healthier and more secure future for all Americans.
Safer products on store shelves and a fairer marketplace to do business. Cleaner air to breathe and cleaner water to drink. Fewer toxic chemicals in our communities and in our lives. Less plastic pollution, more recycling and repair. These are some of the milestones that our staff, members and supporters have helped make happen. Together we are building a safer, healthier future in which we are freer to pursue our well-being and the common good.
The Latest on Milestones
STATEMENT: FDA says PFAS completely phased out of U.S. food packaging
Looking back on 2023 – Highlights from the past year
Featured Resources
A Year of Progress
The Latest
Year in review: PIRG’s 2023 highlights
PIRG, its state groups celebrate national, state, local victories for the public interest
Statement: Governor Newsom signs Right to Repair Act
California will have the strongest consumer Right to Repair law in the country
STATEMENT: Apple supports Right to Repair after years of opposition
CALPIRG-backed bills going into effect in January
Starting Jan. 1, new laws go into effect in California that reduce exposure to toxic chemicals, clean our air, increase transparency from the fossil fuel industry, and help our communities electrify transportation.
Big Win For Consumers’ Right-to-Know
Today, the U.S. Senate failed to pass their version of the DARK Act (Denying Americans the Right to Know), which would have kept consumers in the dark about what's in the food they eat, falling 12 votes short of the 60 required to continue the debate.