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Take action
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Tell your U.S. senators: Support the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act
Small bits of plastic called "nurdles" are the building block of practically every plastic product, and they're being dumped in our waterways by the trillions, often without any penalties for the polluter.
Campaigns
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![Illinois PIRG State Director Abe Scarr announces the passage of an automatic voter registration bill in 2017.](https://publicinterestnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ILP-Abe-Scarr-Automatic-Voter-Registraion-signed-into-law-Aug-2017-Office-of-the-Cook-County-Clerk.jpg)
Modernize The Vote
![Student advocates from across the country take part in a lobby day in Washington, D.C.](https://publicinterestnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/USP-PIRG-students-Capitol-open-textbooks-lobbying-byStaff.jpg)
Make Higher Education Affordable
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Big Money Out
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Make Polluters Pay
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High Value Health Care
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Beyond Plastic
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Consumer Watchdog
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Food Safety
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Product Safety
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Financial Protection
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Make It Toxic-Free
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End The Nicotine Trap
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Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics
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Healthy Air
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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Right To Repair
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Pesticide Free Future
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Clean Water For America
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Transform Transportation
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Our EV Future
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Get Off Fossil Fuels
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Energy Conservation & Efficiency
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Smart & Safe Travel
More You Can Do
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We have a vision to transform our transportation systemDanny Katz, Executive Director, CoPIRG
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We have a vision to transform our transportation system
I greatly appreciate PIRG for fighting for a safer, healthier world.Helen M, Member
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PIRG keeps me informed
I see daily reminders of how much damage we have done and know that fixing that damage starts with me.Matt C.V., Member
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Fixing that damage starts with me.
I think your organization has done a great job selecting issues where the public interest needs an advocate.Clare Feinson, Member
![U.S. PIRG member Clare Feinson](https://publicinterestnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/USP_Member_Clare_Feinson.png)
Why I support PIRG
I like that PIRG digs down and finds ways the system has been rigged against our long-term welfare and tries to translate that into legislative and legal action at the state, local and national levels.Nick Bridge, Member
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