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What does “compostable” mean?

Monday, June 17, 2019
By | Alex Truelove
Director, Zero Waste Campaign

This product is certified compostable. Increasingly, this phrase is appearing on a variety of everyday goods -- from paper coffee cups and plastic forks to molded pulp packaging.

U.S. PIRG Consumer Campaign Director Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Data Security

Wednesday, March 27, 2019
By | Mike Litt
Consumer Campaigns Director, U.S. PIRG

U.S. PIRG's Consumer Campaign Director, Mike Litt, was invited to testify at a Congressional hearing yesterday about improving data security at the credit bureaus. Here are his opening remarks. 

EPA's PFAS Indecision Hurts Military Families

Monday, February 18, 2019
By | Kara Cook-Schultz
Director, Campaign to Ban RoundUp

EPA's national plan to address public health risks caused by PFAS chemicals fell far short of the actions that EPA has promised to take to protect public health, exacerbating a crisis occurring on military bases around the country.

Update to How You Can Change Your Experian Credit Freeze PIN

Tuesday, October 16, 2018
By | Mike Litt
Consumer Campaigns Director, U.S. PIRG

Our consumer campaign director provides an update to how you can change your Experian credit freeze PIN after a security flaw was discovered two weeks ago.

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