Three big wins for the public interest in 2023
The past year saw real results for the public interest -- and support from people like you helped make it possible.
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A round up of the latest good news, progress and actions in the public interest.
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STATEMENT: FDA says PFAS completely phased out of U.S. food packaging
The military is ending the use of PFAS. Why that’s a win for kids’ health.
Updates
280 more school districts are getting clean buses
U.S. pledges to triple renewable energy by 2030
U.S. Postal Service is going electric
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Resources I used to prepare my advance directive
Advance directives are legal instructions that include a living will (different from a regular will) and a health care proxy. In them, you state what treatments you do or don’t want at the end of your life and who you want making health care decisions for you if you can’t.
What I decided to do after shopping for long-term care insurance
Before listening to In Case You Get Hit By a Bus, I didn’t know about insurance that covers the costs of long-term care, such as home health care or nursing home care, for people who need assistance with daily living activities.
How I’m supercharging my savings with socially responsible investing (SRI)
Getting my finances in order has been a work in progress over several years, starting with tackling credit card debt, paying off my car loan and then building an emergency fund. After clearing those hurdles, I set more defined financial goals and plans in motion this year, including automatic deposits into new investment accounts.
Statement: A true consumer’s champ clears hurdle to serve as CFPB director
Rohit Chopra will be the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). By a vote of 50-48 on Thursday, the Senate confirmed that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner will take on the top position at the CFPB. Mike Litt, U.S. PIRG’s consumer campaign director, issued the following statement.
Broadband is the “new electricity”
The House should pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill on the House floor this week. Among other provisions, it allocates $65 billion to make fast broadband more available -- especially in rural and tribal areas -- and more affordable. That total includes about $14 billion to subsidize access and about $42 billion to deploy broadband. Also, broadband providers would be required to use a new pricing label based on the easy-to-read FDA nutrition labels. Photo of "Rural Broadband Buildout Project" by Maryland GovPics, via Flickr, some rights reserved.