We found AutoNation selling unrepaired vehicles subject to recalls for safety defects
We found AutoNation selling unrepaired vehicles subject to recalls for safety defects
Solid Waste | U.S. PIRG
Beyond Plastic
New plan could be single biggest step our country takes to curb plastic waste
Public Health | U.S. PIRG
Get the lead out
The kids are back at school. How do we make sure their water is safe to drink?
Public Health | U.S. PIRG
Ban Roundup
Rather than require warning labels for Roundup, the Trump administration is moving to prohibit them.
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News Release | MASSPIRG
BOSTON -- Too many corporations dodge both state and federal taxes by shifting U.S. earnings to subsidiaries in offshore tax havens. However, a State House legislative committee held a public hearing today on a new bill that could help the state recoup $699 million dollars even without further reforms from Congress. The bill, HB 3787, An Act relative to tax havens and complete reporting, filed by Representative Josh Cutler (Duxbury), would move the state to a “Complete Reporting” system, eliminating loopholes that allow companies to book profits made in the state offshore.
News Release | U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Despite more than 50 infant deaths from inclined sleepers, including the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play and the Kids II Rocking Sleeper, many versions of this type of product remain for sale and in homes. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is proposing a new rule that would virtually end the sale of inclined sleepers.
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CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger will deliver the statutory “Semi-Annual Report of the CFPB” to the House Financial Services (10/16) and Senate Banking (10/17) Committees next week. Here are some helpful questions for committee members to ask.
News Release | U.S. PIRG Education Fund
A new analysis of publicly available information from the FDA by U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund finds only 26 percent of a class of recalled blood pressure medications have been assessed for carcinogen contamiantion -- and the majority had some lots with higher levels than the FDA considers safe.
News Release | MASSPIRG
In 2015, three Massachusetts school districts became among the first in the country to test electric school bus technology. A new report from MASSPIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group highlights the districts’ experience, along with those of five other early adopters, illuminating the successes, challenges and lessons learned.
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