PFAS found in America’s lakes and streams
America’s rivers, lakes and streams are places we drink from, fish and enjoy. How widespread is PFAS contamination in these waters, and what can we do about it?
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OSPIRG 2025 annual report
Plastic in the Produce Aisle
Hospital Repair Restrictions II
Outpatient outrage 2026: Hospital prices for care outside hospitals
Patients are billed hospital prices for doctor's office care. Outpatient Outrage 2026 explores how this harms patients and what states can do about it.
The risks of AI toys for kids
AI toys use chatbots to have conversations with kids. With new tech comes new risks, from inappropriate content to long-term social developmental harms.
Trash in America
Our throw-away economy harms our environment, health and climate. Trash in America outlines the costs of this system and a path to a zero-waste future.
International Plastic Pellet Count Report
Volunteers collected 49,256 plastic pellets across more than 200 sites spanning the globe at a May event.
Vape Waste 2
Americans threw away 5.7 disposable vapes (or e-cigarettes) per second in 2023, up from 4.5 per second as reported in 2022. In other words, nearly 500,000 disposable vapes were tossed each day in 2023, according to data from the CDC Foundation. This relentless stream of electronic waste isn't just alarming—it's extremely hazardous and entirely preventable.
A snapshot of state actions to protect pollinators
Pollinators are vital to our food systems and maintain the planet’s ecosystems. Action by states is needed to protect them.