The Public Interest Network

North, South, red state, blue state -- Americans love #solarenergy. But they don't love the red tape you need to go through to get a permit. Our President/Executive Director @DouglasHPHelps wrote about successful permitting reform in #Texas and #NewJersey. publicinterestnetwork.org/articles/victo…

Toxic #PFAS, aka "forever chemicals," stubbornly persist in the #environment. Research has linked these chemicals, in everything from firefighting foam to nonstick cookware, to health problems. Now, #NewJersey is the latest of 30 states to address them: publicinterestnetwork.org/articles/new-j…

Since the early '70s, the Public Interest Network, our national groups @EnvAm & @uspirg & state groups have rolled w/changes to serve the #publicinterest. Our @DouglasHPhelps details some legislative victories that'll improve Americans' #qualityoflife. publicinterestnetwork.org/articles/state…

The week of #IndependenceDay #July4th is always a busy one for vacations. Great story from Caresse Jackman @InvestigateTV feat. our #ConsumerWatchdog @teresamurray can help fliers #travel w/minimal drama. investigatetv.com/2025/06/25/air…

Our health care expert @PatriciaKelmar will be both teaching a workshop on hospital price transparency and on a panel about ambulance care in the U.S. Stop by our exhibition table and Patricia's panels!

The old saying says "all politics is local." As our President & Executive Director Douglas Phelps notes, city hall is a place where you can effect -- and @EnvironmentTex recently has effected in Dallas -- positive change for the public interest. publicinterestnetwork.org/articles/victo…

2025 marks the 40th anniversary of the founding of PIRG’s National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness. pirg.org/articles/we-ar…

#RewewableEnergy is on the rise. Our COO @andredelattre explains the success so far and the challenges ahead. publicinterestnetwork.org/articles/renew…

The @EPA has finalized a rule that requires full replacement of #toxic #lead pipes in most communities over the next decade. Our president @douglashphelps gives a little historical perspective: publicinterestnetwork.org/articles/getti…

Thoughts from our president @DouglasHPhelps about how letting "killer facts" speak for themselves can guide us toward a healthier, safer and less wasteful world.

Our colleagues at @uspirg & our state groups have been looking out for #consumers for more than 50 years. PIRG's Consumer Watchdog @teresamurray told @LorieKonish @CNBC how people affected by #HurricaneHelene can try to avoid price gouging after this horrible storm.

.@CAGovernor Gavin Newsom has until Sept. ends to sign a bill state lawmakers passed that would provide #consumers more information about #gasstove #pollution. Great story from @FoxBusiness featuring @CALPIRG's @JennEngstrom. foxbusiness.com/media/californ…

The Okefenokee is one of our greatest national, natural treasures. But as @EnvironmentGA Director @JennetteGayer wrote in her @LedgerEnquirer op-ed, "chirping crickets and drumming woodpeckers... could be replaced by the sounds of drilling and mining." aol.com/news/protect-g…

The Biden administration is sending states a total of $26 million to help get the #lead out of schools' #water. That should mean healthier kids in safer #schools. @EnvAm's @JohnRumpler talked to @HannahBrandt_TV from @NexstarDC. wfxrtv.com/news/washingto…

U.S. @FTC is imposing a ban on companies knowingly buying or selling #fake online #reviews -- w/potential fines of more than $50,000 per violation. @uspirg #Consumer Watchdog @teresamurray spoke to @Reuters about this new policy for the public interest. reuters.com/business/retai…

The @uscpsc has ruled that #Amazon is legally responsible for recalling dangerous products sold on its site and informing customers and the public. Check out this @npr article @byjoehernandez featuring our @uspirg #Consumer Watchdog @teresamurray: npr.org/2024/08/01/g-s…

Do we really need a "festival of consumption" like Prime Day? As @pdxceleste told @fastcompany, increasingly rapid cycle buying, using, disposing goods “costs families a lot... also growing landfills, depleting natural resources & warming our climate.” fastcompany.com/91156249/amazo…

.@washingtonpost took the @envam, @uspirg report "Return, Refill, Reimagine" &, well, reimagined it. .@_allysonchiu visited Trace the Zero Waste Store in Vienna, Va., to see how a refillable store works & how it minimizes the use of #plastic packaging. washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

Recently, the #SupremeCourt affirmed the constitutionality of the funding mechanism for America's top #consumer watchdog -- the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Our President & Exec. Dir. @DouglasHPhelps explains why that's so important. publicinterestnetwork.org/articles/the-r…

Recent study shows high levels of resistant bacteria in uncooked meats, dog food. As @USPIRG COO @andredelattre told @MelissaRudy @FoxNews, "An inevitable byproduct of #antibiotic overuse is resistance to these drugs." More: foxnews.com/health/high-le…