Bees pollinate 70% of our 100 most important food crops. Without bees, we wouldn’t have everything from almonds to zucchini. A dangerous class of pesticides called neonicotinoids impairs bees’ ability ...

The United States generates an astounding 35 million tons of plastic waste every single year. We’re the world’s single biggest plastic polluter. That’s why PIRG is working to move our country beyond ...

It’ll take convincing corporations to use less plastic in the first place, eliminating the worst single-use plastics, and ...

On Wednesday, January 1st, Oregon’s Right to Repair Law goes into effect. This law ensures access to the parts, tools, information, and software access needed to repair electronic devices, keeping ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Friday a lawsuit against Early Warning Services, the operator of peer-to-peer payment network Zelle, and three of its owner banks—Bank of ...

Paraquat, a pesticide linked to Parkinson’s, has killed thousands of people around the world. But American farmers are still ...

PIRG and its state groups, together with our partners and supporters, celebrated the following highlights and milestones in 2024: ...

Clothing retailers are throwing away brand-new, unsold clothing items by the millions, as they make room on their racks for the latest trends. As a result, our country is generating enough textile ...

If you live in Bellingham, Washington and have experienced a tech crisis like dropping your phone in water or cracking your computer screen, it’s likely that Mitch Kramer has fixed your device. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – On January 1st, 2025, Oregon’s Right to Repair Act comes into effect for the state. This law allows Oregonians to fully access the materials they need to repair their own electronic ...