Whole Foods has led on plastics in the past, but the company recently got an "F" in a report by As You Sow for failing to tackle plastic pollution. Tell Whole Foods' CEO to get rid of single-use plastics in its stores.
Whole Foods has led on plastics in the past, but the company recently got an "F" in a report by As You Sow for failing to tackle plastic pollution. Tell Whole Foods' CEO to get rid of single-use plastics in its stores.
Transportation
EPA announces $5 billion for electric school buses
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a $5 billion Clean School Bus Program to help school districts replace polluting diesel buses with clean electric ones. Currently, most of the nation’s 450,000 school buses run on diesel fuel, even though diesel exhaust has been linked to respiratory illness, cancer and other serious health risks.
Solid Waste
Biden administration commits to removing single-use plastic from national parks
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has issued an order to phase out single-use plastic products from our country’s national parks and other public lands by 2032, after PIRG and over 20,000 of our supporters urged the administration to take this critical step beyond plastic.
Report: Methane Gas Leaks
Gas leaks and pipeline incidents are common and put public health and safety at risk.
Solid Waste
'Trash Talk': Students discuss solutions to plastic pollution
Young leaders celebrated this Earth Day by comparing notes on how to move our country toward a zero-waste future.
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News & Research
News Release | PIRG
By a 220 to 207 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved on Friday the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes powerful tools the government must implement to ratchet down high drug prices. Last week, the Senate passed provisions that will save close to $240 billion over 10 years and also help many older Americans with the high cost of medications. President Biden is expected to sign the Act into law.
News Release | U.S. PIRG
On Friday, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act that, among major climate and energy efficiency provisions, includes an oil excise tax to fund Superfund toxic waste site cleanups nationwide. The bill reinstates one of several “polluter pays” taxes that fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund program and was allowed to lapse 27 years ago. This program is responsible for cleaning up the country’s most hazardous waste sites.
News Release | Environment America and U.S. PIRG
Legislation containing the country’s largest climate investment ever is now headed to President Joe Biden's desk after the U.S. House voted 220-207 on Friday to pass the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill had already cleared the Senate on Sunday. The Inflation Reduction Act includes roughly $369 billion in climate spending, designed to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030 and put the United States’ Paris Climate Accord goals within reach.
News Release | U.S. PIRG
On Friday, Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act that, among major climate and energy efficiency provisions, includes an oil excise tax to fund Superfund toxic waste site cleanups nationwide. The bill reinstates one of several “polluter pays” taxes that fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund program and was allowed to lapse 27 years ago. This program is responsible for cleaning up the country’s most hazardous waste sites.
Blog Post
There are lessons for pre-schoolers, pre-teens, high schoolers and certainly, young adults going off to college or moving out.
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Coronavirus update
In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, we’ve taken steps for all of our staff to work remotely for safety reasons. But rest assured, we’ll keep advocating for you as we work for a healthier, safer world.
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