The 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles presents the chance to put a dent in plastic pollution. That’s why, alongside coalition partners, we launched a website calling on the organizers and sponsors ...

It’s been five years since the federal government started requiring phone companies to install anti-robocall technology. And yet, there are more companies today ...

The rush to build large data centers to meet demand for AI computing power is causing big problems. We need to hit the brakes on big data centers to make sure we can get this right. Data centers are ...

The Supreme Court has issued its highly-anticipated opinion in Monsanto v. Durnell, a case with significant implications for corporate accountability for pesticide manufacturers. In recent years, ...

We have a massive – and growing – electronic waste problem. In fact, Americans throw out 416,000 cell phones every day, this in addition to all of the other objects we throw out. Across the country, ...

If you flew a couple of times last year, or know someone who did, it shouldn’t surprise you that air travel was less reliable than in 2024. In fact, both cancellations and delays increased in 2025, ...

Senior Director, Campaign for the Right to Repair, U.S. PIRG Education Fund Has this ever happened to you? You spend good money on a new device, expecting years of use—then it breaks, and fixing it is ...

Nobody walks into an electronics store and thinks, “I’m going to buy something that can’t be fixed.” Our newly-updated scorecard helps you choose repairable phones and laptops from brands that support ...

Plastic pollution is a threat to public health and the health of our planet. Plastic from packaging is the largest source of plastic waste from the municipal solid waste stream in the U.S. Designed to ...

WASHINGTON – No, it wasn’t your imagination. The volume of scam and telemarketing calls increased significantly in 2025, by 15.6% compared with 2024, according to YouMail, one of the largest ...

Many aspects of our food safety and recall notification system don’t instill confidence. Case in point: In June 2025, the U.S Department of Agriculture announced recalls involving three ready-to-eat ...