Green School Guide helps parents avoid “expired” laptops during back to school shopping
Guide helps avoid expired Google Chromebooks which no longer receive software support
Media Releases
Call for Plastic Bag Ban Grows Louder
Major Business Association Joins Call for Plastic Bag Ban
Release: Eight newly expired Chromebook models still available on Amazon
Thirteen different Chromebooks recently lost support from Google, but eight are available for sale, including two listed as “new."
Election Modernization Coalition Celebrates One Year of the VOTES Act
Voting rights advocates celebrate the transformational legislation that made Massachusetts elections more accessible and equitable.
Bigger, Better Bottle Bill would reduce litter, waste and pollution
Massachusetts state legislature considering update of landmark 1982 recycling law, Bottle Bill
Advocates call on lawmakers to ban toxic PFAS and protect public health
A broad coalition of public health, consumer, and environmental and community organizations along with academics, scientists and firefighters urged lawmakers to protect public health from toxic PFAS at a State House hearing today.
NEWS RELEASE: Parents, environmentalists to Google: stop Chromebooks from expiring this summer
End of service for millions of school computers jeopardizes students’ educations
2023 Wildfire Season coverage guide: data, resources and interview opportunities
The Public Interest Network (which includes PIRG, Environment America and state groups in often-impacted Western and Southwestern states including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas and Washington) is sharing information to help contextualize the major environmental, health and consumer concerns posed by the wildfires that will inevitably come this summer.
Voting Reform Advocates Host Briefing on Voting ACCESS Act
Massachusetts Election Modernization Coalition hosted lawmakers and legislative staff for a briefing on proposed voting reforms and existing barriers to voting.
Report: Massachusetts gets a C- for efforts to get the lead out of school water
New report finds Massachusetts needs to do better in protecting its children from lead-tainted water.