Get the Lead Out
Lead is contaminating drinking water at schools and pre-schools across the country. As our report shows, states are so far failing to make the grade when it comes to keeping lead out of drinking water...
View ArticleMedical Debt Malpractice
Medical debt collectors often employ aggressive tactics and attempt to collect debt from the wrong customers – putting consumers' credit records at risk. Medical debt accounts for more than half of all...
View ArticleFOLLOWING THE MONEY 2017: SPECIAL DISTRICTS
“Special districts” are a type of government agency that exist outside of traditional forms of general purpose local or state governments, and serve key governmental functions such as public transit or...
View ArticleKicking the Can?
Bisphenol A, often called BPA, is one of the most widely used and thoroughly studied toxic chemicals. Despite hundreds of scientific studies showing that exposure to BPA is linked to significant health...
View ArticleChain Reaction III
The third annual Chain Reaction report, which grades companies on their antibiotics policies and practices, found that 14 out of the top 25 restaurants in the U.S. have taken steps to restrict the...
View ArticleTrouble In Toyland 2016
For more than 30 years, the Maryland PIRG Foundtation has conducted an annual survey of toy safety. These reports have led to more than 150 recalls and other regulatory actions over the years, and have...
View ArticleBig Banks, Big Overdraft Fees
American consumers should look to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has already enforced overdraft regulations and returned millions of dollars to consumers, to take new action to...
View ArticleGet the Lead Out
Lead is contaminating drinking water at schools and pre-schools across the country. As our report shows, states are so far failing to make the grade when it comes to keeping lead out of drinking water...
View ArticleMedical Debt Malpractice
Medical debt collectors often employ aggressive tactics and attempt to collect debt from the wrong customers – putting consumers' credit records at risk. Medical debt accounts for more than half of all...
View ArticleFOLLOWING THE MONEY 2017: SPECIAL DISTRICTS
“Special districts” are a type of government agency that exist outside of traditional forms of general purpose local or state governments, and serve key governmental functions such as public transit or...
View ArticleKicking the Can?
Bisphenol A, often called BPA, is one of the most widely used and thoroughly studied toxic chemicals. Despite hundreds of scientific studies showing that exposure to BPA is linked to significant health...
View ArticleChain Reaction III
The third annual Chain Reaction report, which grades companies on their antibiotics policies and practices, found that 14 out of the top 25 restaurants in the U.S. have taken steps to restrict the...
View ArticleLead In Fidget Spinners
While lead in toys has become less prevalent in recent years, U.S. PIRG Education Fund tested several models of one of today’s hottest toys, fidget spinners, for the toxic heavy metal. Laboratory...
View ArticleTrouble in Toyland 2017
For over 30 years, U.S. PIRG Education Fund has conducted an annual survey of toy safety, which has led to over 150 recalls and other regulatory actions over the years, and has helped educate the...
View ArticleFair Elections in Montgomery County
This report analyzes the fundraising data released after the first reporting deadline for candidates in the 2018 Montgomery County elections. Candidates participating in the small donor matching...
View ArticlePlugging In
The adoption of large numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) offers many benefits for cities, including cleaner air and the opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Electric vehicles are far cleaner...
View ArticleIn Your Face
The negative health effects of asbestos are well-known. Most people may associate asbestos contamination with the workplace or decades-old construction material, but alarmingly, recent media reports...
View ArticleFollowing the Money 2018
State governments spend hundreds of billions of dollars each year on everything from employee salaries and office supplies to professional lawyers and subsidies to encourage economic development....
View ArticleElectric Buses
Buses play a key role in in our nation’s transportation system, carrying millions of children daily to and from school and moving millions of Americans each day around our cities. Buses reduce the...
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