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About. PIRG is an advocate for the public interest. We speak out for the public and stand up to special interests on problems that affect the public’s health, safety and wellbeing. PIRG President Faye Park talks to CBS news about toxic ingredients in children's makeup. All Americans want a healthier, safer, more secure future.
Veterans speak up for military Right to Repair
3 days ago · U.S. armed forces veterans have launched a new sign-on campaign in support of reforms that would “ensure military service personnel have the Right to Repair the equipment they rely on.” Specifically, the veterans are calling for the adoption of Section 828 of the pending National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, would require contractors ...
Health - PIRG
Health. Americans have the means to live far longer and healthier lives — and for the most part, we are. But we still face way too many threats to our health and well-being that are preventable, treatable or capable of being mitigated and solved. PIRG is working to ensure that food is grown in ways that are healthy and also good for the ...
Tell the FDA: A new food recall alert system could save lives
Nov 1, 2024 · Regulators should work with grocers and restaurants on ways to notify as many customers as possible, and develop an app and email notification system people could use to be notified about specific categories of recalls and alerts, such as for bacteria or certain undeclared allergens. We need a fully modernized food recall alert system.
Global warming - PIRG
Global warming. To give our children and grandchildren the healthier future they deserve, each of us has to do all we can to eliminate the pollution and practices that are warming the planet and changing our climate. PIRG is promoting solutions that will help our country to go fossil fuel free, electrify cars, buses and trucks, reduce power ...
Consumer protection - PIRG
The PIRG Consumer Watchdog team is working to make sure consumers are informed and empowered to protect themselves in today’s rapidly changing marketplace. Our researchers are working to get rid of unsafe products and expose unfair practices, and we’re advocating for needed reforms to state and federal consumer protection laws.
About - U.S. PIRG Education Fund
All Americans want a healthier, safer, more secure future. U.S. PIRG Education Fund works to find common ground around common sense solutions that will help make that future a reality. Whether it’s highlighting the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture, researching solutions to our country’s plastic waste crisis, or educating policy makers ...
Looking ahead: PIRG’s 2021 federal and state priorities
Dec 30, 2020 · Looking ahead, here is a list of public health, consumer, environmental and other issues that U.S. PIRG and state PIRGs will prioritize in 2021: PUBLIC HEALTH: Together Against COVID-19: The United States has lost more than 330,000 lives — about 1 in every 1,000 Americans — to COVID-19 in 2020. While more Americans get inoculated against ...