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PIRG's 2024 highlights
3 hours ago · 2. We reduced plastic waste Following years of action by conscientious consumers, many of whom were spurred to action by PIRG, Amazon announced a plan to phase out plastic air pillows from its packages by the end of 2024. Other companies, including Costco, Disney, Marriott, Mattel and Hasbro, also pledged to reduce their plastic waste after consumers and shareholders urged them to do so.
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May 10, 2024 · Illinois PIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions to problems that affect Illinoisans' health, safety and wellbeing.
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All Americans want a healthier, safer, more secure future. PIRG works to find common ground around common sense solutions that will help make that future a reality.
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2 days ago · Without intervention, Maryland gas customers are projected to pay $40 billion for the STRIDE program over the next twenty years, driven in large part by utility profits. The STRIDE law of 2013 allows gas utilities to add a surcharge to customers’ bills, …
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2 days ago · Patricia directs the health care campaign work for U.S. PIRG and provides support to our state offices for state-based health initiatives. Her prior roles include senior policy advisor at NJ Health Care Quality Institute, associate state director at AARP New Jersey and consumer advocate at NJPIRG.
Year in review: PIRG’s 2024 highlights
Dec 19, 2024 · DENVER – This year, PIRG’s national and state-based advocates won victories that both improve the quality of our lives now and put us on a path to a better future. These new policies will benefit the public across the United States. “While our country may seem polarized, we can all agree that making sure consumers are treated fairly, promoting public health and protecting the environment ...
Three important PIRG victories from 2024
Dec 17, 2024 · Thanks to PIRG supporters like you, the public is becoming more aware of the costs hidden by the convenience of plastic. Whether it’s a tiny plastic pellet, a highly toxic plastic-making chemical, or a discarded plastic bottle or bag, too much plastic ends up as waste, polluting our communities and harming our health.
Looking ahead: PIRG’s 2021 federal and state priorities
A glance at the plans of U.S. PIRG and the state PIRGs to improve American health, safety and well-being in 2021 and beyond. U.S. PIRG. DENVER – The new year is just around the corner.In 2021, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) and the state PIRGs will work to improve our health, safety and well-being by bringing Americans together to advocate for new laws and other positive changes