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.
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STATEMENT: EPA acts to protect drinking water from PFAS
Consumers complain at record levels, credit bureaus don’t help
Updates
FCC approves first rules to attack robotexts
Postal Service to purchase 9,000 electric vehicles and install 14,000 chargers
Electronic toys can collect kids’ data. Here’s what you need to know.
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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