PIRG’s 2024 highlights
Five highlights of how our advocacy and action in 2024 helped make society healthier, safer and more sustainable, and the marketplace a little more honest and transparent for consumers.
The Latest
Statement: FTC announces suit against John Deere for allegedly monopolizing repair
How Dunkin’ can help us reduce waste, one refill at a time
Updates
Chicago to run on 100% renewable energy
Chicago to run on 100% renewable energy
The true cost of consumerism is an absurd amount of waste
Type
Issue
Statement: CFPB sues Experian, alleging ‘sham investigations’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Tuesday a lawsuit against Experian, one of the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, also known as credit bureaus.
STATEMENT: New rule to remove medical debt from some credit reports
Advocates cheer action to alleviate adverse effects of medical debt
DOT penalizes JetBlue for chronic flight delays
Enforcement action is Transportation Dept.’s first-ever for ‘unrealistic scheduling’
ADVISORY: U.S. PIRG Education Fund’s health policy expert to cohost Lown Institute Shkreli Awards
Annual list (dis)honors ‘worst examples of profiteering and dysfunction in American health care'
Peloton and other companies should stop charging secondhand fees and undermining product ownership
If you were planning to buy a used Peloton bike to save some money, think again—the company imposes a hefty $95 fee on all secondhand sales.
Voices
We need to stand up to companies that profit when we throw stuff away
I decided to support an organization that doesn’t…rely on partisan politics to accomplish goals
PIRG will keep working until the job’s done
