Lessons from waterway clean up events
Waterway clean ups have really underscored the need to do much, much more to prevent all this plastic trash– both macro and micro– from ending up in our waterways.
The Latest
Statement: New rule will aid PFAS clean-ups
Why Microsoft extended Windows 10 support for schools for $1
Updates
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Clean lighting bill clears Illinois House
Lobby day secures bipartisan support for the Plastic Pellet Free Water Act
PIRG attends Capitol Event on Patent Reform
Type
Issue
Costco should stop supersizing wasteful packaging
Lots of people are taking steps to reduce waste and cut plastic, but we need corporations to do their part. Costco can make a big impact right now by stopping excessive packaging.
Ditch plastic packaging: Shop at your local refillery
A wave of new retail businesses are eliminating single-use plastic packaging entirely, showing us what a future with dramatically less plastic could look like.
Statement: Colorado green-lights huge expansion of recycling system, reduction in waste
New ‘producer responsibility’ program to keep hundreds of thousands of tons of valuable materials out of landfill
Why do we toss working devices?
The weed killer Roundup has been linked to cancer. It’s time to ban it.
Roundup's main ingredient is a probable human carcinogen, yet it continues to be the most widely used herbicide in the world. The EPA must ban it, unless and until independent research proves it safe.
Voices
We need to stand up to companies that profit when we throw stuff away
I decided to support an organization that doesn’t…rely on partisan politics to accomplish goals
PIRG will keep working until the job’s done
