Safer, Cleaner Energy for California
PG&E wants to spend millions replacing old gas pipelines, even though studies show this will do little to address gas pipeline safety and will keep us hooked on dirty fossil fuels.
Add your name: Coca-Cola should keep its promise to make reusable bottles
Coca-Cola needs to focus on making bottles refillable or returnable, not rely on recycling.
PIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions to problems that affect our health, our safety and our wellbeing.
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Three reasons why we need Right to Repair for the Military
Apple AirPods are now slightly less impossible to fix
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UPDATE: New website calls on the LA28 Olympics to ditch single-use plastic
Pam Wilmot, 1960-2026
Dollar Tree eliminates PFAS from shelves
Ringing in Our Fears 2026
Only 42% of phone companies have finished installing required technology to thwart robocalls. Volume of unwanted and scam calls is down slightly, but losses per incident are up in part because of targeting and AI.
I like that PIRG digs down and finds ways the system has been rigged against our long-term welfare and tries to translate that into legislative and legal action at the state, local and national levels.Nick Bridge, Member
PIRG will keep working until the job’s done
When I buy something, I think I own it. I don't want to have to ask anyone's permission to open it up and try to fix it.
We need to stand up to companies that profit when we throw stuff away
As there is ever more to be done, I like that WashPIRG works to solve important issues while educating the public about them, and is playing an active role on many fronts.Frank Kroger, Member
Solving important issues while educating the public
I decided to support an organization that doesn’t seem to rely on partisan politics to accomplish goals, and as a pediatrician, I have been especially interested in OSPIRG’s projects that impact the health of children and infants...Patricia Jett, Member
I decided to support an organization that doesn’t…rely on partisan politics to accomplish goals
I think fast fashion has definitely gotten a lot worse over the years. We all know that it's exploiting the workers, paying them a really small amount of money, and it's exploiting the environment. It's very extractive, producing a lot of synthetic clothing that sheds microplastics, and there's a ton of waste.Lily Fang, Sustainable Fashion Content Creator and Educator
