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.
Good news
A round up of the latest good news, progress and actions in the public interest.
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Three important PIRG victories from 2024
Member support helped make the world a safer, healthier place
Updates
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Energy Department finalizes efficiency standards for tankless water heaters
Waste less, celebrate more: Tips for a zero waste holiday
280 more school districts are getting clean buses
Featured Resources
Less coal, more oil: Climate pollution trends by state
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The right call for America’s top consumer watchdog
Efficient water heaters will cut pollution, save money, save lives
Many households will save more than $170 each year in energy costs thanks to new water heater efficiency standards.
STATEMENT: FDA says PFAS completely phased out of U.S. food packaging
Companies had used toxic ‘forever chemicals’ to protect paper, cardboard from grease
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.
U.S. pledges to triple renewable energy by 2030
At global summit, US joins more than 115 nations in pledging to double energy efficiency and triple renewable energy capacity by 2030.