Victory: REI is phasing out toxic PFAS from its products
Other outdoor retailers should follow REI’s lead and take action to eliminate these harmful chemicals.
Tell Amazon: It’s time to move beyond wasteful single-use plastic packaging
Amazon creates an enormous amount of plastic waste with single-use packaging that we just don't need.
Maryland PIRG is an advocate for the public interest. We speak out for the public and stand up to special interests on problems that affect the public's health, safety and wellbeing.
The Latest
Maryland State Senate votes to hold packaging producers responsible
STATEMENT: EPA acts to protect drinking water from PFAS
Updates
FCC approves first rules to attack robotexts
Rallying for Offshore Wind in Annapolis
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Watch: Maryland General Assembly Holds Hearings on Energy Savings Act
Watching Wall Street: Top 20 Actions the CFPB Took in 2022 Making the Marketplace Safer for Consumers
Amidst uncertainty over the future funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), PIRG recaps top 20 actions the CFPB took under a full calendar year with Director Chopra at the helm in 2022.
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