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2025 look-ahead: protecting consumers, nature; cleaning up our air, water
PIRG, Environment America and their state groups are looking ahead to key consumer, health and environmental opportunities in 2025.
Lobby day secures bipartisan support for the Plastic Pellet Free Water Act
We spoke up in Washington, D.C. for microplastic free waters.
We’re campaigning for Microplastic Free Waters
Tiny plastic pellets, called “nurdles,” are being dumped into our waterways. A new bill could make this microplastic pollution illegal.
How fast is solar energy growing?
America is getting nearly 12 times more energy from the sun than we did a decade ago. The United States gets more emission-free energy from the sun than ever before.
Hundreds of thousands call on the EPA to slash soot pollution
Advocates with Environment America, PennEnvironment and U.S. PIRG joined other health and environmental groups to deliver more than 500,000 public comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters Tuesday in support of stronger limits on soot pollution.
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Outpatient outrage: Hospitals charge facility fees for care at the doctor’s office
Guide to planting a pollinator-friendly garden
Highway Boondoggles
EMERGENCY: The high cost of ambulance surprise bills
Trouble in Toyland 2022
10 steps Whole Foods can immediately take to reduce single-use plastic
Citizen’s Guide to Reducing Energy Waste
