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Groups urge Biden administration to “Finish the job” on appliance efficiency standards
Statement: New clean car standards are a win for consumers, health
Pollution limits among the strongest in the world
New report finds Amazon’s plastic packaging is not being widely recycled
A new report from U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Environment America Research & Policy Center found that Amazon packaging rarely gets recycled when customers use the company's recommended store drop-off system.
Top retailers fail to warn shoppers about health risks of gas stove pollution
Despite mounting scientific evidence linking gas stove pollution to childhood asthma and known carcinogens, many sales associates at the country’s top retailers dismissed or downplayed concerns about this pollution during a recent “secret shopper” survey.
New Report: Product recalls, warnings and penalties all increased in 2023
Dangerous products connected to more than 550 injuries, 15 deaths, U.S. PIRG Education Fund analysis shows
STATEMENT: FDA says PFAS completely phased out of U.S. food packaging
Companies had used toxic ‘forever chemicals’ to protect paper, cardboard from grease
Colorado puts unprecedented restrictions on air pollution from lawn equipment
New policy limits summer use of gas-powered lawn mowers, phases out gas-powered leaf blowers on government property
Statement: Biden administration reins in deadly air pollution
New limits on soot will save thousands of lives
Parents and teachers call on EPA to ‘get the lead out’ at school
Groups representing millions of parents and teachers joined environmental and public health advocates to urge the EPA to get the lead out of drinking water at schools and child care centers.
NEW REPORT: Analysis finds bag bans effective at reducing plastic waste, litter
Plastic Bag Bans Work, a new report released Thursday by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, estimates that, on average, plastic bag bans similar to those studied can eliminate almost 300 single-use plastic bags per person, per year.