State Director, Illinois PIRG; Energy and Utilities Program Director, PIRG “This report clearly shows that instead of delivering safety improvements, pipe replacement programs are driving rate hikes ...
Close Tell the FDA: Prevent flavored pouches from hooking a new generation on nicotine Tell the FDA: Prevent flavored pouches from hooking a new generation on nicotine You go to a restaurant and order ...
We have a massive – and growing – electronic waste problem. In fact, Americans throw out 416,000 cell phones every day, this in addition to all of the other objects we throw out. Across the country, ...
Close Tell your U.S. House representative: Support the Agricultural Right to Repair Act Tell your U.S. House representative: Support the Agricultural Right to Repair Act Tractor manufacturer John ...
Nobody walks into an electronics store and thinks, “I’m going to buy something that can’t be fixed.” Our newly-updated scorecard helps you choose repairable phones and laptops from brands that support ...
Senior Director, Campaign for the Right to Repair, U.S. PIRG Education Fund Has this ever happened to you? You spend good money on a new device, expecting years of use—then it breaks, and fixing it is ...
WASHINGTON – In August 2012, a family reported that their 2-year-old son was admitted to the hospital after nearly drowning in a 48-inch-tall pool. “On these Intex pools,” the parent wrote in a ...
The credit card market is broken. Visa and Mastercard combined control about 85% of the market. With such power, the two companies set the rates for higher-than-ever fees charged to business owners ...
Many aspects of our food safety and recall notification system don’t instill confidence. Case in point: In June 2025, the U.S Department of Agriculture announced recalls involving three ready-to-eat ...
People should be able to fix their stuff: It’s an old idea which is catching on anew. Products used to come with service manuals and readily available spare parts, but over the years, manufacturers ...
Contractor control of military repairs escalates costs and threatens readiness. Congress must pass right to repair legislation to protect servicemembers. The U.S. military is the most powerful defense ...
BOSTON — A day after U.S. PIRG Education Fund released its 40th annual Trouble in Toyland report, FoloToy, which produces toys featuring AI chatbots (including some from OpenAI) has delisted all of ...