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- Debit Card Scams to Avoid
- Crooks are coming up with clever ways to steal money from debit card customers. Here's how to protect yourself. And when it comes to card...
- Articles 2009-07-28
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- US Pirg Demands Stronger Action on Phthalate Plasticizers.(US Public Interest Research Group)(Brief Article)
- A PUBLIC INTEREST group is charging that a government science advisory panel is moving too slowly and relying on inadequate data in evaluating the safety of a phthalate plasticizer. The US Public Interest Research Group US Pirg is disappoint ...
- Research articles 2000-06-05
- Plant security scrutinized by U.S. PIRG. (Federal Issues).
- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) on March 7 released a report determining that chemical manufacturers can better protect against terrorist attack by reducing inventories of hazardous material, rather than more traditional security measures. The report recommends that all companies manufacturing...
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- Search Privacy Issue Goes Mobile
- The issue of online behavioral targeting made headlines in 2008, but what about data collected from mobile searches? Two D.C.-based interest groups argue that regulators are ignoring phone-based data mining activities, and are asking that the Federal Trade Commission FTC open an investigation. "While we support the growth of mobile...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Senate Rules Committee to Mark Up 527 Reform Legislation April 27; Groups Urge Senators to Oppose Any Amendments to Weaken Legislation
- WASHINGTON, April 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In a letter sent to all Senators on the Senate Rules Committee today, six reform groups -- the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen and U.S. PIRG -- urged theWASHINGTON, April 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In...
- Research articles 2005-04-25
- The City of Manassas Sees a Clear Solution With CleanAIR
- When you see black smoke from a diesel engine billowing into the air, should you be concerned for your health? According to a recent report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG), fine particle pollution from diesel black smoke contributes to serious health conditions such as asthma attacks,...
- Research articles 2006-04-24
- Statement of Reform Groups on the Internet Regulation Adopted Today by the FEC
- WASHINGTON, March 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen and U.S. PIRG: WASHINGTON, March 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement is being issued by the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause,...
- Research articles 2006-03-27
- Statement by Reform Groups on Action of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Reform Committee on Ethics and Lobbying Reform
- WASHINGTON, March 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following groups issued the statement below: the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen and U.S. PIRG. WASHINGTON, March 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following groups issued the statement below: the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause,...
- Research articles 2006-03-02
- Statement of Reform Groups on Lobbying Legislation Passed by Senate
- WASHINGTON, March 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement was released today by the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen and U.S. PIRG: WASHINGTON, March 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following statement was released today by the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause,...
- Research articles 2006-03-29
- State Tailpipe Standards Could Limit Warming, If Allowed
- WASHINGTON, DC ENS — --> Tailpipe standards already in place in 12 states would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 400 million metric tons by 2020 – a reduction equivalent to taking 74 million of today's cars off the road for a year, finds a new report released...
- Research articles 2007-05-21
- Passengers' Rights Legislation One Step Closer to Take-Off
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Kate Hanni of the Coalition for an Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights, +1-707-337-0328; or Ed Mierzwinski of PIRG, +1-202- 546-9707, ext. 314 WASHINGTON, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition for an Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights and U.S. PIRG commended the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee for including...
- Research articles 2007-05-21
- Twelve Chemical Companies Put Millions at Risk
- WASHINGTON, DC ENS ? Twelve chemical companies each endanger more than five million Americans in the event of an accident or terrorist attack at their facilities, according to a new report by a national citizens research group. In the report, "Dangerous Dozen: A Look at How Chemical Companies Jeopardize...
- Research articles 2004-06-07
- The energy behind the energy fight. (Networks).(Brief Article)
- ROUND TWO OF THE ENERGY battle is warming up as the debate shifts to the Senate. The House bill, passed in August, would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, offer sham increases in fuel-efficiency standards, fail to lessen U.S. dependency on foreign oil,...
- Research articles 2001-12-17
- A Reform That Lobbyists Could Love.(Brief Article)
- WHEN THE HOUSE RETURNS after Labor Day, expect the final push to pass the Shays-Meehan campaign finance "reform" bill. Caveat emptor. If a bill comes out of this Congress, it will be nothing more than a symbolic victory, at best. According to...
- Research articles 2001-09-10
- Significant Number of Facilities in Violation of Clean Water Act.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- NEARLY 30 PERCENT of the largest industrial, municipal and federal facilities were in serious violation of the Clean Water Act at least once during a recent 15-month period, the US Public Interest Research Group charges in a new report. Using data...
- Research articles 2000-02-28
- Genetically Engineered Crop Trials Double Since 2003
- WASHINGTON, DC ENS — --> Biotechnology firms filed more than twice as many applications to the federal government for open air experiments on crops engineered to produce drugs and industrial chemicals in 2004 than in the previous year, a study by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group has found. ...
- Research articles 2005-04-13
- Tax back; Group raps Bush over Superfund.(United States Public Interest Research Group)(Brief Article)
- The government is slowing the cleanup of Superfund sites by not allocating sufficient funding and by not reinstituting a tax on manufacturers and oil and chemical companies to pay for Superfund projects, according to a report by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. ...
- Research articles 2002-04-29
- Dangerous toys still in US stores, survey reveals
- WASHINGTON AFP — US store shelves are still stacked with dangerous toys, consumer groups warned in a study published Tuesday, despite a spate of recent health scares that prompted mass recalls of items made in China. Inspectors from the US Public Interest Research Group PIRG "still found trouble in...
- Research articles 2007-11-20
- Consumer Group Says Credit-Card Firms Prey on Students.
- By Josee Valcourt, Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 13--NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--Applying for a credit card to nab free gifts can lead a college student into years of debt, according to a U.S. Public Interest and Research...
- Research articles 2001-04-13
- June 12 Issue of Wildfire Watch Released
- WASHINGTON, June 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is the June 12 issue of the Wildfire Watch released today by the Wilderness Society, National Resources Defense Council, American Lands Alliance, US PIRG and Earth Justice: On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, Rebecca Watson, Assistant Secretary for Land and Mineral Management at...
- Research articles 2003-06-12
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