Recalled Infant Sleepers
Every day, millions of kids are dropped off at child care facilities across the country by parents and caretakers who are looking forward to seeing them safe and sound at the end of the day. But new...
View ArticleElectric Buses in America
New report profiles six case studies of early electric bus adopters across the nation. By understanding common pitfalls and best practices, cities, agencies and school districts can ensure a smoother...
View ArticleUnsafe used cars for sale
AutoNation, which bills itself as “America’s Largest Auto Retailer,” is selling recalled used vehicles that contain dangerous safety defects. In a survey of over 2,400 used vehicles for sale at 28...
View ArticleChain Reaction V
The Chain Reaction V report grades the top fast food and fast casual chanins on antibiotic use policies for their beef supply chains.
View ArticleFollowing the Money 2019
Our 10th report on government spending transparency rates all 50 states on the degree to which they make information about corporate tax breaks and other subsidies available online.
View ArticleTrouble in the Air
People across America regularly breathe polluted air that increases their risk of premature death, and can also trigger asthma attacks and other adverse health impacts. In 2018, 108 million Americans...
View ArticleFood Recall Failure
Our research found the majority of grocery stores fail to warn the public about hazardous food recalls. While they collect significant information about Americans shopping habits to sell us more food,...
View ArticleBeyond Single-use Plastics
Every day, we use millions of plastic bags, straws and utensils, and foam cups and containers for just a few minutes before tossing them, and then they can pollute our environment for hundreds of...
View ArticleAutomatic textbooks billing: an offer students can't refuse?
New report says deals with publishers could make college textbooks more expensive
View ArticleAutomatic textbooks billing: an offer students can't refuse?
New report says deals with publishers could make college textbooks more expensive
View ArticleThe Fix Is In
We rely on our smartphones. When they break, we need them fixed — fast. Unfortunately, there are numerous barriers to fixing our phones. Manufacturers might offer a dearth of repair options or...
View ArticlePutting Consumers First
U.S. PIRG Education Fund, the Student Borrower Protection Center and Consumer Action have released a report recommending that CFPB should use the full extent of its authority to take immediate action...
View ArticleNursing home safety during COVID: PPE shortages
Seven months into COVID-19 pandemic, 226,000 nursing home residents nationwide at risk
View ArticleBreak the waste cycle
Election Day is less than a week away, and come January, returning and newly elected legislators will face a mounting plastic waste crisis. Nearly 100,000 tons of plastic -- enough to fill roughly 1.5...
View ArticleTrouble in Toyland
As holidays near, spotlight on nine toy hazards to avoid during gift-giving, sheltering-in-place
View ArticleBlueprint for America
Americans agree: Our nation’s infrastructure needs work. This report provides the blueprint that should form the basis of an infrastructure plan that will make America stronger today and lay the...
View ArticleHighway Boondoggles 6
In our sixth annual Highway Boondoggles report we profile six budget-busting highway expansion projects that are poised to go forward amid COVID-related budget shortfalls.
View ArticleNursing home safety during COVID: Staff shortages
For most of last year, more than 200,000 people at any given time were in nursing homes that themselves acknowledged they were suffering from staff shortages.
View ArticleSuperfund Underfunded
In 1980, Congress passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), informally called Superfund. The Superfund program was given the authority and funds to hold...
View ArticleConsumers in peril
U.S. PIRG Education Fund report documents that complaints to the CFPB, led by complaints about credit bureaus, set new records in 2020.
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