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.
Green Scissors
Cutting wasteful handouts to special interests that prop up polluting industries related to these categories will reduce pollution and free up money that can be spent on modern infrastructure investments.
Consumer Protection
Is that really the IRS? Robocall protections take aim at spoofed numbers
Thanks to new FCC rules, most phone providers are now required to arm their customers with Caller ID verification to confirm whether calls on their network are actually coming from the number on display.
Consumer Protection
Tough product safety rules will help babies sleep more safely
Improperly used inclined sleepers have lead to dozens of infant deaths. Rules established by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission will require all infant sleep products to adhere to more rigorous safety requirements and pass third-party testing.
Antibiotics
Chain Reaction VI
How top restaurants rate on reducing antibiotic use in their beef supply chains
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Blog Post
"The FCC is done asking nicely or urging or begging phone companies to fight robocall."
News Release | U.S. PIRG
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law on Thursday requiring water utilities to replace all lead pipes providing drinking water (called “service lines”) within the next decade.
News Release
Federal Trade Commission indicates it will pursue policies that violate consumer, antitrust laws.
Report | U.S. PIRG Education Fund
This report recaps the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s results for consumers over the past 10 years, the steps taken to return the CFPB back to its mission after three years of retrograde decisions under the Trump Administration, and our recommendations for CFPB action moving forward.
News Release | U.S. PIRG & Environment America
On Wednesday the U.S. House voted to pass the bipartisan PFAS Action Act which would reduce toxic pollution
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Coronavirus update
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