Current Actions

  • Tell the EPA: Ban toxic neonic pesticides

    EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan,

    Forty-eight percent of honeybee colonies in the U.S. died last year, making it the second-worst year for honeybees yet. The use of neonicotinoid pesticides on yards, gardens and farms has been found to play a major role in bee die-offs.

    We can't keep allowing these toxic pesticides to kill off millions of bees, especially when they pollinate some of our most important crops. I urge the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the worst uses of neonicotinoid pesticides.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell your governor: Ban Roundup

    Glyphosate -- the main active ingredient in Bayer's Roundup -- is a probable human carcinogen. Why are we still allowing it to be sprayed where we live, work, and play?

    In order to protect our health, we need to ban Roundup in states across the country unless and until it's proven safe. Send a message calling on your governor to ban Roundup today.

  • Tell the governor: Electric vehicles save money for government fleets

    From transporting building inspectors to worksites, to cleaning up parks and carrying materials from one location to another, fleets of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles eat up a significant share of state and local government budgets each year -- and even more when gas prices are high. But a confluence of factors means that now is the perfect time to transition to electric vehicles and save taxpayers a truckload of cash.

    Shifting to EVs doesn't just provide financial benefits to our state and municipalities, it also improves -- or limits the damage to -- air quality, which in turn benefits public health, particularly for individuals who suffer from asthma or other respiratory illnesses.

  • Tell Walmart: Ditch the single-use plastic packaging

    Walmart CEO Doug McMillon:

    We, the undersigned, urge Walmart to commit to taking single-use plastic packaging off store shelves, especially in the grocery section.

    Walmart is America's largest grocer by revenue -- but far too many shoppers are coming home with a pile of single-use plastic packaging that they didn't ask for, which can clog our landfills and pollute our environment for centuries to come.

    Nothing we use for a few minutes should threaten our communities and our planet for hundreds of years. Walmart can reduce its plastic waste and even set a precedent for other superstores to follow by eliminating single-use plastic packaging.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Microsoft: Don't leave millions of computers behind

    Dear Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella,

    Don't junk millions of computers. Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows 10 could cause the single biggest jump in junked computers ever, and make it impossible for them to hit their sustainability goals. The new version of their operating system's stringent hardware requirements could result in 40% of PCs in use being left behind.

    Microsoft's decision to stop supporting millions of functional computers in our hospitals, businesses, and homes is a raw deal for customers who expect their expensive devices to last.

    All software reaches a point at which it's no longer supported, but when the consequences to our environment are this large we shouldn't accept it.

  • Tell The Hartford: Don't insure new polluting fossil fuel projects

    The Hartford CEO Christopher J. Swift:

    We, the undersigned, urge your company to protect investors and consumers from undue risk and stop insuring new fossil fuel supplies.

    Investors whose portfolios include stocks in your company could suffer meaningful losses due to climate risks fueled by your insurance coverage of new oil and gas supplies.

    By insuring the expansion of fossil fuel projects, you are increasing the likelihood of insured losses from climate change-related natural disasters, which in turn puts your shareholders' retirement savings and other investments at risk of losses too. Severe weather events can result not only in property owners' deaths, injuries, property loss, property damage or diminished property values, but also higher insurance premiums for consumers.

    We ask you to do your part in reducing these substantial risks by no longer insuring new fossil fuel projects.

    Sincerely,

  • Take action for strong nationwide measures to reduce food waste

    A must-pass food and farming law is a can't-miss opportunity to tackle food waste.

    It's absurd, not to mention unsustainable, that our country tosses more than a third of its food supply every year. Reducing this waste would allow us to better safeguard our natural resources and direct more food to where it's most needed -- and the new federal Farm Bill is a golden opportunity to put this vision into action.

    Will you send a message right now asking your U.S. House representative to help solve America's food waste problem?

  • Tell the EPA: Turn off the tap on single-use plastics

    Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM- 2023-0228

    I applaud the EPA's Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution for asserting that the practice of converting plastic waste to fuel or fuel substitutes is not "recycling."

    However, I urge the agency to significantly strengthen the proposals on reducing plastic waste, especially from single-use plastics, at the source.

    Given that less than 10% of all plastic ever made has actually been recycled, it's clear we need to stop producing so much wasteful plastic in the first place. In order to truly address our country's plastic pollution crisis, it's crucial that the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution include strong, concrete policies to ensure that fewer single-use items are produced in the first place, and to make plastic producers responsible for reducing their plastic footprint.

  • Tell Google: Extend the life of Chromebooks

    Google,

    Many schools today are buying way more laptops than they used to, leading to way more e-waste in our education system. Google could double the life of Chromebooks, saving schools money and helping the environment. We recommend:

    • Extending the life of Chrome OS software. Too many working Chromebooks end up in the waste stream due to the end of software updates. Google should extend all models' Automatic Update Expiration (AUE) to 10 years after its launch date.
    • Extending the life of the Chromebook hardware. Google should press Chromebook manufacturers to produce spare parts and standardize part design to the greatest extent possible. This would reduce electronic waste and increase repairability.

    All tech should last longer. If Google wants to be the trusted source for tens of millions of students, you need to make laptops that families and schools can count on.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the EPA: Take action to get toxic PFAS out of our drinking water

    Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0114

    I am writing in support of the proposed National Primary Drinking Water Regulation to set low, health-based limits on six PFAS chemicals in our drinking water. And I also urge the EPA to prevent future PFAS contamination by phasing out the use of these dangerous substances in manufacturing.

    By the EPA's own estimation, this new rule if fully implemented will prevent thousands of deaths and reduce tens of thousands of serious PFAS-attributable illnesses. And it comes not a moment too soon -- the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found these chemicals in the bodies of nearly every American it has tested.

    Please act quickly to finalize this rule in the strongest possible form.

  • Tell McDonald's: Reduce the use of antibiotics in your beef supply chain

    McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski:

    Antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" sicken millions of Americans each year, and kill tens of thousands. One of the primary ways these dangerous bacteria develop is through the overuse of our medically important antibiotics in animal agriculture.

    As a major purchaser of beef, your company can make real waves in the agriculture industry by setting strong standards for antibiotic use among your beef suppliers.

    McDonald's has already set targets for responsible antibiotic use in its beef supply chains. Now the company just needs to follow through and set a deadline for meeting those goals. I strongly urge you to follow through on your commitment and begin phasing out medically important antibiotics from your beef operations.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the EPA: Don't allow this toxic pesticide in our food

    Re: Docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0290

    Research shows that chlormequat chloride disrupts fetal growth and harms the reproductive system. We shouldn't allow its use on food crops unless and until it's proven completely safe -- especially since we know we can farm without it. Chlormequat's approval won't save crops from death or disease. All this chemical is used for is to make the stems of small grains a little bit stronger, so fewer of them bend or break. A slightly bigger harvest isn't worth the risk to our health. I strongly urge you to not approve chlormequat chloride for use on food crops unless and until it's proven completely safe.

  • Tell Amazon to finally end its use of wasteful, unnecessary single-use plastic packaging

    Amazon CEO Andy Jassy:

    Amazon creates an enormous amount of plastic waste in the form of single-use packaging that we just don't need.

    Plastic pollution is harming our communities and our environment, and the problem is only getting worse. But your company has a chance to help turn the tide.

    By committing to get rid of unnecessary plastic packaging, Amazon can not only make an immediate and meaningful impact on our country's waste crisis, but also encourage more major retailers to follow suit.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Travelers: Stop insuring projects fueling the climate crisis

    Travelers CEO Alan D. Schnitzer:

    Investors whose portfolios include stocks in your company could suffer meaningful losses due to climate risks fueled by your insurance coverage of new oil and gas supplies.

    By insuring the expansion of fossil fuel projects, you are increasing the likelihood of insured losses from climate change-related natural disasters, which in turn puts your shareholders' retirement savings and other investments at risk of losses too. Severe weather events can result not only in property owners' deaths, injuries, property loss, property damage or diminished property values, but also higher insurance premiums for consumers.

    I urge you to protect investors and consumers from undue risk and stop insuring new fossil fuel supplies.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the EPA: Americans deserve stronger protections against chemical plant pollution

    EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0730 FRL-9327-01-OAR

    Once it's released, toxic air pollution from chemical plants doesn't respect property lines -- and this pollution increases cancer risk for individuals and communities living nearby. Long-term exposure to ethylene oxide can increase the risk of lymphoma and breast cancer; chloroprene is listed as a carcinogen in the state of California.

    No one should have to worry that these health threats could be lurking in their backyard. That's why I'm urging the EPA to move quickly to finalize its proposal to significantly reduce toxic emissions from chemical plants, and to ensure the final rules are as strong as possible.

  • Take action to finally get toxic Red Dye #3 out of our food

    Thousands of food products sold across the country, from kids' treats to chewing gum, contain "Red No. 3" food dye -- which has been linked to cancer in lab animal tests.

    Yet the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will miss another deadline to get Red 3 out of our food.

    It's long past time for the FDA to do its job and protect our families from exposure to this toxic additive -- and your voice will be crucial to making sure the FDA hears this call loud and clear. Tell the FDA: Remove Red 3 from the list of approved color additives in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines.

  • Take action to stop toxic mercury pollution

    Re: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794

    A vast body of science recognizes that air toxics from coal plants can cause or contribute to neurological damage in developing fetuses, chronic respiratory diseases, various cancers, and other severe harm to human health and ecosystems. I strongly urge you to finalize a rule with the strongest mercury and air toxics standards possible. Cutting back on mercury pollution will have an immediate impact on public health, while also putting us on a path toward a cleaner and healthier future for our children and grandchildren.

  • Urge your elected officials to restore commonsense safeguards against bank failures

    The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was a costly one. Now, let's take the opportunity in front of us to prevent similar situations in the future.

    Tell Congress: Protect consumers. Pass the Secure Viable Banking Act.

  • Support washing machine efficiency standards

    The Department of Energy has proposed the first update to federal efficiency standards for residential clothes washers in more than a decade. Finalizing these standards would ensure new washing machines waste less energy and water, saving money for their users and protecting the planet. The deadline for comments on the proposed standards is May 2.

  • Tell Costco: Stop supersizing wasteful packaging

    Costco CEO W. Craig Jelinek:

    We, the undersigned, are concerned about your company's wasteful use of bulk packaging and its impact on both our communities and the planet.

    Waste pollution, especially from packaging such as the kind found on Costco's shelves, is piling up all around us -- the U.S. throws out enough plastic alone to fill the Dallas Cowboys football stadium every day. We need to be doing all we can to stem the tide of all this packaging waste -- and putting 2-inch jars of face cream being placed in their own plastic packages 10 inches wide by 11 inches high, among other examples of truly excessive packaging, isn't helping.

    Please act quickly to end Costco's use of bulk packaging for small products.

  • Tell Congress: Pass this bill to combat the worst kind of food waste

    Confusion around date labels on our food products is an absurd contributor to the problem of food waste in the U.S. The bipartisan Food Date Labeling Act is a commonsense, broadly popular solution that would keep money in people's pockets and put food on people's plates instead of in landfills.

    Wasted food means wasted resources -- as well as wasted opportunities to feed those who don't have enough to eat. Tell your U.S. House representative: Help prevent massive amounts of food waste by standardizing date labels.

  • Tell Chubb: Propping up fossil fuel projects is a risk to Americans' safety and financial well-being

    Chubb CEO Evan G. Greenberg:

    Investors whose portfolios include stocks in your company could suffer meaningful losses due to climate risks fueled by your insurance coverage of new oil and gas supplies.

    By insuring the expansion of fossil fuel projects, you are increasing the likelihood of insured losses from climate change-related natural disasters, which in turn puts your shareholders' retirement savings and other investments at risk of losses too. Severe weather events can result not only in property owners' deaths, injuries, property loss, property damage or diminished property values, but also higher insurance premiums for consumers.

    I urge you to protect investors and consumers from undue risk and stop insuring new fossil fuel supplies.

    Sincerely,

  • Support updated efficiency standards for refrigerators

    Federal efficiency standards for residential refrigerators and freezers have not been updated in more than a decade, even as energy-saving technologies have improved. Adopting standards proposed by the Department of Energy would ensure all models waste less energy, saving their users money and reducing global warming pollution from power plants. The public comment period ends April 28.

  • Urge Congress: Pass newly proposed safeguards to help prevent the next toxic train disaster

    In the aftermath of last month's train derailment in Ohio, leaders in Congress have introduced two new proposals to protect Americans' health and safety. The Railway Safety Act and the DERAIL Act will strengthen safety requirements for trains carrying hazardous materials and institute other key reforms to prevent future toxic train disasters.

    Make your voice heard: Tell your U.S. senators and House representative to quickly pass this crucial legislation and ensure our communities are better protected against potentially catastrophic freight train spills, fires or explosions.

  • Tell the FDA: No lead in kids' food

    Re: Docket Number FDA-2022-D-0278

    There is no safe level of lead exposure for children. Exposure to lead can result in lifelong neurological damage -- especially for kids under 6, who are still growing rapidly. Since there is no cure for lead poisoning, preventing exposure to lead in the first place is the only way to keep our kids safe.

    I strongly urge you to set the strictest possible limits on lead in baby food to protect our kids from permanent harm. Please take concrete steps to reduce childhood lead exposure and move us closer to a future where no child is harmed by lead in their food.

  • Tell our U.S. senators: Say "no" to new drilling leases

    If passed, this bill will make more oil drilling the law of the land -- but as every day brings more news of record-breaking rains, floods and storms linked to global warming, it's time to reject the premise that we can or should drill our way to a better future.

    Take action to protect our health and our planet from drilling by telling our U.S. senators to say "no" to the Strategic Production Response Act.

  • Tell the EPA: Ban this harmful pesticide unless and until it's proven safe

    Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0668

    The EPA's recent findings that cyantraniliprole harms more than 40% of threatened or endangered species underscores the need for stronger restrictions on the use of this pesticide.

    In particular, cyantraniliprole affects certain species of bees -- and without these vital pollinators, many of the foods we love could disappear. Cyantraniliprole can also drift from where it's sprayed, and it can pollute water sources via runoff from the soil of treated areas.

    I urge the EPA to order the phase-out of this pesticide unless and until it can be proven safe, and to immediately implement the strongest possible measures for reducing the risks cyantraniliprole poses to our environment and our health, such as mitigating spray drift and runoff pollution.

  • Tell Amazon: Stop selling bee-killing neonic pesticides

    Amazon CEO Andy Jassy:

    Our bee populations are in rapid decline, and neonicotinoids -- a dangerous class of bee-killing pesticides -- are a major part of the problem. Yet you can still find these pesticides for sale on the world's No. 1 online marketplace: Amazon.

    Entire ecosystems depend on bees -- as do many of the foods we eat every day. We rely on bees to pollinate more than 70 of the 100 crops that provide 90% of the world's food.

    Right now, Amazon has a chance to make a major difference in protecting our pollinators and our food supply by removing bee-killing pesticides from its site. I urge you to remove products with the following active ingredients from Amazon's stock today: acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, nitenpyram, thiacloprid and thiamethoxam.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Congress to protect us from dangerous products

    The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting consumers from unsafe products, from appliances to zippers. But when the CPSC determines a specific product is dangerous, it's not allowed to warn the public quickly without the company's permission. The process sometimes takes months.

    This needs to change. Tell Congress to pass the Sunshine in Product Safety Act so the CPSC can warn Americans about dangerous products.

  • Tell the EPA: Strong soot pollution standards will save lives

    We should be able to go about our daily lives without a dose of toxic pollution -- but for too many Americans, the air we breathe is contaminated with soot. This particulate matter easily enters our lungs, where it can do lifelong damage.

    I applaud the EPA for taking a major step toward tackling this problem by proposing much-needed updates to federal soot pollution standards. However, your agency's proposed limit on "acceptable" fine particulate pollution still falls short of what many health and environmental experts recommend.

    I urge the EPA to enact the strongest possible air quality regulations for fine particle pollution and for other types of harmful air pollution including nitrogen oxides.

  • Tell Walmart to stop selling meat raised on routine antibiotics

    Walmart CEO Doug McMillon:

    We, the undersigned, urge Walmart to commit to eliminating routine antibiotic use from the supply chains for its private-label meat.

    Every year, as many as 160,000 Americans die from infections caused by multi-drug-resistant bacteria. Globally, the annual death toll could rise to 10 million by 2050.

    Since these dangerous "superbugs" typically arise when bacteria mutate to evade the antibiotics targeting them, these medicines must be used sparingly and responsibly. And yet, nearly two-thirds of the medically important antibiotics sold in the United States go to produce meat -- often being used to compensate for stressful, unsanitary and overcrowded conditions rather than treat sick animals.

    Major companies such as yours can play a huge role in protecting public health by eliminating the routine use of antibiotics in the meat they package and sell directly and leading the industry away from dangerous antibiotic overuse.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the FTC: "Recyclable" labels should tell the truth

    Re: Docket Number FTC-2022-0077

    A functional recycling system is vital. Recycling plastic waste prevents it from being incinerated, which releases toxic pollution that threatens our health and our climate, and using recycled plastic to produce new products is far better than extracting fossil fuels to make brand-new plastic at the cost of our environment. But right now, consumers struggle to recycle many of the products they use -- in part because "recyclable" labels don't always mean a product can actually be recycled.

    I strongly urge you to prohibit the use of the word "recyclable," the chasing arrows recycling symbol, or other statements that imply a product is recyclable unless the item is actually recyclable.

  • Tell the Biden administration: Keep our communities safe from dangerous, undisclosed chemical shipments.

    A giant train full of chemicals is burning in Ohio, nearby residents are being evacuated ... and for days, first responders couldn't even be sure what dangerous toxins they were dealing with.

    The growing practice of shipping dangerous chemicals, fossil fuels and other hazardous materials by rail -- all too often without informing communities what's being shipped through their backyards -- is too big of a risk for us to idly accept.

    That's why we're calling on the Biden administration to crack down on these dangerous chemical trains, and to ensure that the public -- including first responders -- has a right to know what chemicals are being shipped through their communities.

  • Tell the EPA: No loopholes for dangerous methane flaring

    Docket number: EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0317

    I applaud the EPA for proposing an updated methane rule that would curb significant sources of methane emissions. Still, the current draft of the rule contains loopholes that could allow unmitigated releases of methane to continue, especially through the practice of routine flaring and venting of methane directly into the atmosphere.

    In November 2021, President Biden signed onto the Global Methane Pledge to reduce world methane emissions 30% below 2020 levels by 2030. That's a great first step toward healthier air and a more stable climate -- but we risk falling short if we don't address methane flaring and other practices that vent this pollutant directly into the atmosphere.

    I urge you to make the final methane rule as strong as possible by including restrictions that phase out pollution from routine flaring.

  • Tell Sysco to cut out single-use plastic packaging from its operations

    Sysco CEO Kevin Hourican:

    Most plastic packaging, such as the kind used by Sysco and other major food distributors, is used once and then tossed. The vast majority of all this "stuff" sticks around for centuries in landfills, in our oceans and in our communities.

    If we're going to meaningfully address this problem, we need to stop using so much unnecessary, throwaway plastic in the first place. And Sysco, as the world's largest food distributor, can lead the way. A commitment to meaningfully reduce your company's plastic footprint would both make a major impact on the plastic waste crisis right now, and set the stage for other companies to do the same in the future.

    Ninety-two percent of Sysco shareholders just voted for the company to substantially reduce its plastic packaging and be more transparent about the materials it uses. We, the undersigned, agree. Please act quickly to cut out single-use plastic packaging from your operations.

  • Tell the FTC: Protect our kids online

    Re: Document ID FTC-2022-0073-0001

    Children spend a lot of time online to learn, socialize, and play -- but there are very few rules in place to protect them. The FTC must take action against companies purposefully designing their products to manipulate kids.

    Kids' health and their privacy are both at risk. Features that keep kids addicted to their games and apps increase screen time and can lead to damage to their mental and physical health. And design elements that encourage children to divulge information about themselves leads to companies holding millions of data points about each child before they turn 13 years old.

    I call on the FTC to step in to protect minors from these substantial harms by adopting a rule prohibiting the use of certain categories of manipulative design practices on kids.

  • Tell the EPA: Ban Roundup unless and until it is proven safe

    Glyphosate is the most widely used agricultural chemical in the world, and exposure is almost impossible to avoid. As long as significant doubt remains as to whether glyphosate is completely safe, we should not be spraying this chemical on food, around our homes, and near the places where our children learn and play.

    The chemical's manufacturers have not been transparent about their product's potential health effects. In 2017, Monsanto was caught ghost-writing studies for "independent scientists" to show that glyphosate, the main ingredient, is safe. Meanwhile, scientists at the World Health Organization call glyphosate a "probable carcinogen."

    I strongly urge you to ban the sale of Roundup unless and until it is proven safe by independent research.

  • Tell Amazon: It's time to move beyond wasteful single-use plastic packaging

    To Amazon CEO Andy Jassy,

    Amazon creates an enormous amount of plastic waste with single-use packaging that we just don't need. Plastic waste is harming our communities and polluting our environment, and the problem is only getting worse.

    We, the undersigned, urge you to get rid of unnecessary plastic packaging to help end the waste crisis.

    Sincerely,

  • Urge the Postal Service: Don't delay on transitioning to all-electric mail trucks

    Postmaster General DeJoy:

    We, the undersigned, strongly urge you to use the $3 billion in new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to further increase the Postal Service's commitment to an electric vehicle fleet.

    Earlier this year, the Postal Service's own analysis showed that some 95% of mail routes in the U.S. could be electrified. And the urgency of doing so is clear: Transportation is the No. 1 source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, and each year, tailpipe pollution cuts short an estimated 58,000 American lives.

    For the health of our climate and our communities, the Postal Service can't delay the transition to its electric vehicle future any longer. Please ensure the Postal Service quickly puts its new funding toward a fleet of at least 95% clean, electric mail trucks.

  • Tell Whole Foods to take the lead on reducing plastic waste

    Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel,

    Whole Foods claims that its mission is to "nourish people and the planet," so why is there so much wasteful plastic packaging on its shelves? Far from nourishing us, piles of plastic trash put our health and communities at risk.

    If we're going to turn the tide on plastic waste, we need prominent supermarket chains such as Whole Foods to play a major role. Your company can set a valuable example for others in the industry to follow by making a bold, time-bound commitment to reducing its plastic footprint.

    I strongly urge you to eliminate unnecessary single use plastic packaging from your store's shelves.

  • Add your name to help move the pesticide industry away from bee-killing neonics

    They may be small in size, but bees are invaluable when it comes to maintaining our planet's food supply -- and they're in jeopardy. As our society uses more bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides, bee populations are plummeting.

    If this trend continues, our food supply will face serious consequences. We rely on bees to pollinate more than 70 of the 100 crops that provide 90% of the world's food -- everything from the fruits, vegetables, nuts and cereal crops we rely on for sustenance, to the alfalfa we feed dairy cows.

    We shouldn't be putting our pollinators and our food at risk just so we can keep using a certain pesticide -- especially when safer alternatives are available. We, the undersigned, strongly urge you to commit to ending the sale of products with neonicotinoids in them.

  • Tell Trader Joe's: We shouldn't be overusing our lifesaving antibiotics in meat production

    Trader Joe's CEO Dan Bane:

    We, the undersigned, urge your company to commit to eliminating routine antibiotic use from its privately labeled meat supply chains.

    Every year, as many as 160,000 Americans die from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Globally, the annual death toll could rise to 10 million by 2050.

    Rampant overuse of antibiotics is still the status quo for many factory farms, with nearly two-thirds of the medically important antibiotics sold in the U.S. going to produce meat. This directly contributes to the growth and spread of these "superbugs."

    Major companies such as yours can eliminate the routine use of antibiotics in the meat they package and sell directly. Trader Joe's can play a huge role in protecting public health by leading the industry away from dangerous antibiotic overuse.

  • Tell Trader Joe's: We shouldn't be overusing our lifesaving antibiotics in meat production

    Trader Joe's CEO Dan Bane:

    We, the undersigned, urge your company to commit to eliminating routine antibiotic use from its privately labeled meat supply chains.

    Every year, as many as 160,000 Americans die from infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Globally, the annual death toll could rise to 10 million by 2050.

    Rampant overuse of antibiotics is still the status quo for many factory farms, with nearly two-thirds of the medically important antibiotics sold in the U.S. going to produce meat. This directly contributes to the growth and spread of these "superbugs."

    Major companies such as yours can eliminate the routine use of antibiotics in the meat they package and sell directly. Trader Joe's can play a huge role in protecting public health by leading the industry away from dangerous antibiotic overuse.

  • Tell the FTC: Stop companies from selling our personal data

    Companies like data brokers gather huge amounts of data on Americans - like every website we visit, purchase we make, and web search we conduct. There's a huge market for our personal data and companies sell what they know about us to advertisers - and anyone else looking to buy.

    There are no real rules regulating the collecting, buying and selling of Americans' data, leaving us vulnerable to identity thieves, hackers, scammers and manipulative advertisers. Every minute we delay is another minute our data is at risk. The FTC should act and write a strong data minimization rule in order to stop companies from collecting unnecessary data about us and using it however they like.

  • Tell Whole Foods to take the lead on reducing plastic waste

    Whole Foods CEO John Mackey,

    Whole Foods claims that its mission is to "nourish people and the planet," so why is there so much wasteful plastic packaging on its shelves? Far from nourishing us, piles of plastic trash put our health and communities at risk.

    If we're going to turn the tide on plastic waste, we need prominent supermarket chains such as Whole Foods to play a major role. Your company can set a valuable example for others in the industry to follow by making a bold, time-bound commitment to reducing its plastic footprint.

    I strongly urge you to eliminate unnecessary single use plastic packaging from your store's shelves.

  • Add your name to get toxic Red 3 dye out of our food

    Since 1960, our nation’s food laws have required the FDA to not approve or remove from approval any food, drug or cosmetic additives that cause cancer in humans or animals. Based on this directive, your agency has already banned Red 3, shown to cause cancer in lab rat tests, for use in externally applied drugs and cosmetics.

    That ban was enacted in 1990 -- and the same year, FDA said it would also “take steps” to ban the use of Red 3 in foods, ingested drugs and supplements. But 30 years later, consumers are still waiting on those steps to protect our families from this toxic food additive.

    I urge you to remove Red 3 from the list of approved color additives in foods, dietary supplements and oral medicines.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the FTC: Consumers deserve fairer funeral service pricing practices

    We interact with funeral homes when we're at our most vulnerable, trying to honor the memory of a loved one while also trying to make informed financial decisions. But currently, funeral homes are not required to provide potential customers with price information online before they commit to a purchase.

    Your agency's research shows that more than 60% of funeral homes have little or no pricing information on their websites. This creates an opportunity for funeral homes to upsell or increase prices -- consumers can't really shop around, nor do they have the time or state of mind to visit multiple funeral homes and compare prices and services.

    Requiring online disclosures would help consumers compare prices more quickly and would allow customers to make sure after the fact that they weren't overcharged. I urge you to bring funeral home consumer protections into the 21st century by requiring online price disclosures.

  • Let's give the FDA the oversight power it needs to protect patients.

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tasked with ensuring the safety and effectiveness of medicines and other health products. But there are some dangerous gaps in the oversight powers the FDA needs. That puts us all at risk.

    Congress needs to give the FDA three important new tools to do its job more effectively.

    • Drug safety: Make companies complete post-approval clinical trials that confirm the drug's predicted benefit, or remove the drugs from the market if not.
    • Dietary supplements: Require manufacturers to provide lists of their products and ingredients before putting these supplements on store shelves.
    • Diagnostic testing: Ensure medical tests give accurate results and won't harm the patients that use them.

  • Tell Congress: Rein in overdraft fees once and for all

    The $38 cup of coffee: when your $3 debit card purchase of a cup of coffee overdraws your bank account and you're hit with a $35 overdraft fee.

    Even though some banks have changed their overdraft practices, many still charge excessive overdraft fees, sometimes three to six times in a single day.

    Banks shouldn't be allowed to hit customers with multiple overly punitive fees when they overdraw their bank accounts. Tell your U.S. senators and U.S. House representative to support commonsense consumer protections against predatory overdraft fees.

  • Tell Congress: Hold Equifax accountable

    When Equifax botched millions of Americans' credit scores earlier this year, the company downplayed the mistake. Under current law, the big three national credit bureaus can get away with a lot without consequences.

    But if Congress acts, we can push the credit bureaus to take data accuracy and security seriously and impose hefty fines when they put consumers at risk. Ask your U.S. House representative to protect consumers.

  • Urge General Mills to use less single-use plastic packaging

    Wrapped in plastic, our groceries are contributing to the piles of plastic being dumped in landfills or into the environment. Your customers shouldn't have to shoulder the burden of all this excess plastic packaging. General Mills can change that by reducing the amount of plastic packaging across its brands.

    Just last month, a majority of shareholders in General Mills voted for a resolution urging the company to reduce plastic use and waste. You should listen to your customers and shareholders, and use less single-use plastic packaging.

  • Tell the EPA: Keep us safe from chemical catastrophe

    Re: Document ID EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0174-0003

    There are over 10,000 facilities that make, use, or store hazardous chemicals in the country. Over 3,000 of those are in areas at serious risk of natural hazards like wildfire and flooding -- and when things go wrong at any of them, people can be injured or killed. That's why I strongly support the EPA's proposed amendments to the Risk Management Program.

    Requiring regulated facilities to analyze the risk of natural hazards and power loss will go a long way toward making our communities safer. The EPA should also consider developing additional guidance for assessing natural hazards so as to ensure that facilities take all appropriate risks into account.

    I also support the EPA's proposal to make more information about chemical hazards available to communities within 6 miles of regulated facilities. Residents have the right to know about potential risks to their health in their communities, and to be informed when an accident occurs.

  • Tell the EPA: Designate PFAS as hazardous under the Superfund law

    Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0341

    EPA Administrator Michael Regan:

    I urge the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt its proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA. It is essential that we clean up PFAS contamination, including at the 180 Superfund sites where it has already been detected.

    Additionally, the proposed designation of PFOA and PFOS is one of the federal government's first substantial steps toward making polluters pay for past PFAS contamination and discouraging future contamination. When the rule is finalized, it will jumpstart the process of identifying and cleaning up PFAS-polluted sites and in turn will help protect public health from these toxic "forever chemicals."

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the EPA: Investigate John Deere's repair restrictions

    When farmers can't fix their John Deere tractors, emissions systems included, their crop and livelihoods can be put at risk. Manufacturer-imposed repair restrictions force farmers to turn to dealership technicians for many repairs, leading to delays and inflated repair bills.

    Not only are Deere's repair restrictions bad for farmers -- they appear to violate the Clean Air Act.

    Tell the EPA to get off the sidelines and protect our farmers by investigating John Deere's repair restrictions.

  • Tell your federal lawmakers: Don't give plastic incineration a free pass

    Burning plastic is being proposed as a cheap silver bullet to our country's out-of-control plastic waste problem in order to give companies a green light to continue business as usual and produce endless amounts of plastic.

    But the real solution is to stop plastic pollution at the source by reducing the amount of single-use plastics that get produced in the first place.

    Tell Congress: Burning plastic and polluting our air shouldn't count as "recycling."

  • Protect our farms: Ban destructive dicamba

    Administrator Regan,

    The herbicide dicamba is notorious for drifting miles from the intended target and wiping out neighboring farms, and has been linked to a wide array of toxic effects including cancer, harm to wildlife, and serious damage to any plants that aren't engineered to be dicamba-resistant. Our nation's farmers should be able to make decisions about what to plant and how to grow our food in order to deliver the best quality product and maintain the health of their farmland, without their neighbor's dicamba. I urge you to prioritize health and the environment and ban dicamba.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell your senators: Support the REDUCE Act today

    The production of brand-new plastic is harming our health, our communities and our environment. Fortunately, the U.S. Senate has a chance to change that with the REDUCE Act. If passed, this bill would tax companies that use brand new plastics to incentivize the use of recycled plastic in the first place.

    Call on your U.S. senators to pass this bill today.

  • Tell the EPA: Place stricter limits on toxic DINP chemicals

    Re: Docket # EPA--HQ--TRI--2022--0262

    A category of chemicals called diisononyl phthalate, or DINP, is added to plastic by manufacturers to make their final products softer or more flexible -- but they are also linked to serious health risks like cancer. I support EPA's proposed rule of requiring users of DINP to report to the Toxics Release Inventory as it would expand our right to know about toxic hazards in the products we buy.

    But this is only the first step in protecting the public from these toxic chemicals found in many everyday products. Without full knowledge of all manufacturers making and/or releasing DINP at any level, we can't know the full extent of contamination by these dangerous chemicals. I strongly urge you to consider stricter thresholds on the required reporting of DINP releases.

  • Tell Costco: It's time to move beyond plastic

    Costco consumers can buy nearly everything they need in its stores ... with the caveat that they will bring home plenty of unnecessary plastic packaging.

    Plastic packaging is the single-largest contributor to our country's plastic pollution crisis -- more than 91% of plastic gets sent to a landfill or incinerated. This wholesale retailer isn't doing enough to reduce its plastic footprint, earning an "F" for its excessive plastic use.

    If Costco takes action to reduce its use of plastic packaging, it would set an example for other stores to follow. Will you join us in calling on Costco to move beyond plastic?

  • Tell the EPA: It's time to regulate what plastics get labeled as "widely recyclable"

    Companies are set to start labeling many plastic products as "widely recyclable," but only 2.7% of them are actually recycled. This designation allows plastic manufacturers to continue to produce single-use plastics that we just don't need under the guise that they're recyclable.

    Rather than let companies make the rules, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should be working to create a recycling program that incentivizes the production of truly recyclable materials.

    Call on the EPA to regulate this label.

  • Call on the Biden administration to cancel the scheduled lease sales

    Docket ID: BOEM-2022-0031

    Offshore drilling is dirty, dangerous and threatens our health and the environment, and the Biden administration is now proposing to allow for 11 lease sales of offshore drilling. This plan backtrackson the previous policy, which canceled offshore drilling.

    By continuing to add to the oil and gas infrastructure that keeps our country dependent on fossil fuels -- infrastructure like additional offshore drilling rigs -- billions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions will be released into the atmosphere.

    If we're serious about combating climate change, this is the wrong course of action to take. I urge you to protect our climate and public health and schedule no new leases from 2023 to 2028.

  • No to Southwest Gas Rate Hike

    Say no to the Southwest Gas rate hike.

  • Help protect babies from toxic heavy metals

    Heavy metals such as arsenic can impair the neurological development of babies and even lead to brain damage -- but there are too few standards on levels of heavy metals allowed in baby food.

    The FDA's most recent Total Diet Study Report found that, of all the foods it tested, some of the highest levels of lead were found to be in baby food sweet potatoes and teething biscuits. The highest levels of inorganic arsenic were found in foods like infant cereals and puffed snacks.

    Our babies deserve better. Tell Congress: Support the Baby Food Safety Act to get these toxic heavy metals out of baby food.

  • Tell the Federal Reserve: Require banks to take climate risks seriously

    Climate change poses financial risks to all of us. Tell the Federal Reserve to follow the lead of other financial regulators and issue guidelines that would require large banks under its supervision to assess and address the risks of climate change to our finances and economy.

  • Tell your U.S. senators: Support the Fair Repair Act

    "If you break it, you buy it" may be the standard when it comes to store policy, but electronic manufacturers are taking it a little too far. When a device we own breaks, it can cost an arm and a leg to repair -- so we opt for purchasing a replacement instead. It shouldn't have to be this way, especially when e-waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the country.

    If passed, the Fair Repair Act would require manufacturers to make repair information and tools available to the public. Call on our U.S. senators to pass this bill today.

  • Tell the federal government to reduce the amount of single-use plastic it purchases

    Document number: 2022-14403

    Every 15.5 hours, Americans throw out enough plastic to fill the largest NFL stadium in the country, and the pile grows larger every year.

    The U.S. government is the biggest purchaser of consumer goods and services in the world, spending $650 billion per year. The goods it purchases include a mountain of plastic products -- the single-use plastic bags, utensils, straws, bottles, packaging and other plastic products purchased for use in government buildings and at official events.

    Our country needs to do everything it can to reduce our consumption of plastic -- and especially the single-use plastics that we just don't need.

    We the undersigned urge you to adopt the proposal to reduce the amount of plastic the GSA purchases for the federal government.

  • Urge your governor to get the lead out of school drinking water

    As kids head back to school, parents should not have to be worried about lead exposure. But once our kids arrive ready to learn, they could be drinking from lead-contaminated water fountains.

    That's why we need to get the lead out. We can't let up until every school gets an A+ for lead-free drinking water. Urge your governor to get the lead out of school drinking water.

  • Take action: Limit the harmful herbicide atrazine

    Re: Docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0266

    The commonly used herbicide atrazine poses unacceptable risks to our environment and human health alike. It has been linked to alarming health impacts including hormone disruption, birth defects and even a variety of cancers.

    The fact that atrazine dissolves in water makes it able to easily escape the fields where it is originally applied. Through runoff and precipitation, it can enter drinking water supplies and pose a direct risk to our health. For this reason, I strongly support your proposal that concentrations of 3.4 micrograms per liter in a watershed, on an annual average, should trigger mitigation measures. Furthermore, the agency should take a precautionary approach when it comes to harmful chemicals and practices that threaten public health and the environment by not approving their use unless and until proven safe.

  • Tell Congress: Protect our Right to Repair

    The manufacturers who make the devices we rely on -- everything from toasters to tractors -- are blocking our ability to fix our stuff. By restricting the repair market, manufacturers can pressure consumers to throw away their old device and buy the new model. It's expensive for consumers and terrible for the environment. If you own it, you should be able to fix it.

    That's why we need Congress to protect our right to fix our stuff. Send a message to Congress now, telling it to pass the Fair Repair Act and protect our Right to Repair.

  • Tell the Department of Transportation to tackle climate change

    Re: Docket No. FHWA-2021-0004

    Thank you for proposing greenhouse gas emissions performance standards for transportation. Transportation is the largest source of global warming pollution in the United States. Requiring states to track and report emissions from their highways will make it easier to pinpoint global warming pollution. But simply measuring climate pollution isn't enough.

    Encouraging states to set climate targets that ratchet down over time will help reduce pollution. State DOTs should prioritize better, low-carbon transportation options that will address climate change while making transportation work better for everyone. That means focusing on solutions like better public transit, safer bike lanes and car-free roads.

    This is a crucial step toward reeling in our transportation emissions and bringing transparency and accountability to state projects. I urge you to finalize this rule and steer us toward a healthier, cleaner and safer future.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the SEC: Clamp down on greenwashing

    File No. S7-16-22
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    No. S7-17-22

    Dear Chairman Gensler,

    Too often, "green" or "sustainable" mutual funds don't live up to their environmentally friendly claims.

    Thank you for proposing rules for how investment advisory firms and financial advisers can market ESG funds and how they must back up their ESG claims.

    We urge you to issue these much needed rules, which will provide more accurate and transparent information for people seeking investments in line with their values. I also urge you to ensure that there isn't wiggle room for environmentally-related terms to mislead investors, for example by calling a fund "fossil free" if it includes contradictory investments.

  • Tell your governor: Support plastic producer responsibility legislation today

    California just set a landmark plastic standard that we can work to emulate across the country. Following in the wake of Maine, Colorado and Oregon, the state's new plastic pollution reduction law demonstrates what can be done to hold plastic producers responsible for the waste they create.

    While legislation that gets passed in California may feel far away, the fine print of the state's new Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act offers a commonsense solution to a problem that affects us all: paying for the cleanup of waste that plastic producers create.

    We have an opportunity to build on this momentum and take steps in that direction. Join us in calling on your governor to support producer responsibility legislation.

  • Tell your senators to electrify the Postal Service

    The U.S. Postal Service has hedged on replacing its aging, gas-guzzling fleet with electric vehicles -- but we have to get these polluting trucks out of our neighborhoods where they drive every day. Now, the U.S. Senate has a chance to help electrify the Postal Service.

    Your senators are considering the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes $3 billion for electric mail trucks. Add your name to help electrify the Postal Service.

  • It's time to break free from plastic pollution

    Mountains of single-use trash pollute our communities and threaten our health -- but the producers that manufacture these products simply pass on the cost of collecting and processing that waste to us, the consumers.

    There's a better way. Producers need to take financial responsibility for the waste their products eventually become -- and this bill will make it possible. Tell your U.S. senators to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act today.

  • Tell the U.S. Senate: No vacation until you pass prescription drug price reform

    We're days away from Congress leaving Washington for its August recess, but there's still a smart solution to high drug prices on the table. A strong compromise has been worked out, and now we need to see it passed.

    Tell your U.S. senators to allow price negotiation for drugs in the Medicare program, and pass this solution before they break for the summer.

  • Protect our food and farms, ban destructive dicamba

    Administrator Regan,

    The herbicide dicamba is notorious for drifting miles from the intended target and wiping out neighboring farms, and has been linked to a wide array of toxic effects including cancer, harm to wildlife, and serious damage to any plants that aren't engineered to be dicamba-resistant. Our nation's farmers should be able to make decisions about what to plant and how to grow our food in order to deliver the best quality product and maintain the health of their farmland, without their neighbor's dicamba. I urge you to prioritize health and the environment and ban dicamba.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell your state legislators: No more damaging methane gas

    For as long as we've used methane gas for heat and to cook in our homes, it has posed a risk both to people who heat their homes with it and those who live in neighborhoods above gas pipes. A major gas leak happens in the U.S. every 40 hours. To protect public health, safety and the environment, ask your state representatives to put an end to new gas infrastructure.

  • Join us in calling on the House to take action and pass the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

    Tiny beads of plastic called "nurdles" seem to be found everywhere we look -- from our oceans and rivers to the soil that grows our food. Making matters worse, there are zero regulations in place to prevent these small building blocks of plastic products from entering our waterways during the manufacturing process.

    The Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act would change that by requiring that the EPA establish rules that prevent the discharge of leakage pellets into waterways. Call on your representative to pass this bill today.

  • Tell Congress: Stop using taxpayer money to fuel the climate crisis

    When the EPA is allowed to do its job and enforce science-based limits on air pollution, we all benefit. We breathe cleaner air, we move closer to a clean energy future, and we give our kids and grandkids a better chance at inheriting a livable climate.

    The latest ruling by the Supreme Court, combined with the tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer money that's used to subsidize polluting industries every year, could cut short our country's progress toward a cleaner, greener future for years to come.

    In spite of the Court's decision, we can hold our ground in the fight against climate change -- and set the stage for even bigger progress down the road -- by eliminating fossil fuel subsidies. Take action today by urging Congress to stop fueling the climate crisis.

  • Tell the EPA: Ban the worst uses of neonicotinoid pesticides

    Neonics are the most popular kind of insecticide used in the U.S., used liberally on our yards, gardens and parks every year. Yet scientists point to their use as one of the factors behind the bee die-off.

    At PIRG, we are working to ban the sale of bee-killing pesticides for our homes, parks and gardens in 21 states around the country. And we're working with local governments to ensure that these bee-killing pesticides are not used on any public property.

    Will you join us in calling on the EPA to ban the worst uses of neonic pesticides?

  • Tell Keurig Dr Pepper: End single-use plastic packaging

    Keurig Dr Pepper owns not only its two titular brands, but also 7-Up, Canada Dry, A&W, Evian and Snapple. Removing single-use plastics from this significant corner of the beverage market could lead to an industry-wide shift, spurring a change to move our world beyond plastic.

    Call on Keurig Dr Pepper to eliminate single-use plastics from its products.

  • Tell Keurig Dr Pepper: End single-use plastic packaging

    Keurig Dr Pepper owns not only its two titular brands, but also 7-Up, Canada Dry, A&W, Evian and Snapple. Removing single-use plastics from this significant corner of the beverage market could lead to an industry-wide shift, spurring a change to move our world beyond plastic.

    Call on Keurig Dr Pepper to eliminate single-use plastics from its products.

  • Add your name: Tell the FDA to take menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars off the market

    FDA Commissioner Robert Califf,

    Menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars are favorites among young, new smokers. Menthol numbs the back of the throat, masking the harsh taste and feel of tobacco -- and it's contributing to the addictiveness that makes tobacco use the primary cause of cancer and death from cancer. Cheap cigars that come in flavors like grape, rocky road ice cream and honey maple also appeal to kids.

    We're calling on the FDA to swiftly finalize the proposed rules to take menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars off the market. Doing so will prevent generations of kids from getting hooked on tobacco and suffering from unnecessary disease and death.

  • Tell your state legislators: No more damaging methane gas

    For as long as we have used methane gas to heat and cook in our homes, it has posed a risk both to people who heat their homes with it and those who live in neighborhoods above gas pipes. A major gas leak happens in the U.S. every 40 hours. To protect public health, safety and the environment, ask your state representatives to put an end to new gas infrastructure.

  • Tell the EPA: It's time to crack down on smog from power plants

    Docket # EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0668-0007

    Millions of Americans are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, but it doesn't have to be that way. I strongly support the adoption of the updated Cross-State Air Pollution Rule that requires power plants and other industrial polluters to adopt modern controls to limit smog in our communities.

    Clean air is critical to protecting the environment and public health. If adopted, the rule would prevent approximately 1,000 premature deaths and avoid more than 2,000 hospital and emergency room visits, 1.3 million cases of asthma symptoms, and 470,000 school absence days in 2026. We can't pass up this opportunity to promote healthier communities across the country.

  • Take action to ban the toxic pesticide diuron

    Re: Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0077

    The toxic pesticide diuron poses an unacceptable risk to our health and our communities. This chemical poses a risk of cancer, and people can be exposed to it in a number of ways -- from its application on food crops to its inclusion as a preservative in paints and sealants.

    I support the EPA's decision to ban diuron's use as an herbicide in all agricultural and non-agricultural applications. However, I also strongly urge the agency to expand the proposed measures to a full ban on this chemical. Diuron is not safe for our health or the environment, and we should not be exposed to it in paint or aquaculture any more than we should be exposed to it on crops or in public spaces.

  • Tell Congress: Stop using taxpayer money to fuel the climate crisis

    When the EPA is allowed to do its job and enforce science-based limits on air pollution, we all benefit. We breathe cleaner air, we move closer to a clean energy future, and we give our kids and grandkids a better chance at inheriting a livable climate.

    But today's fossil fuel-friendly ruling by the Supreme Court, combined with the tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer money that's used to subsidize polluting industries every year, could cut short our country's progress toward a cleaner, greener future for years to come.

    In spite of the Court's decision, we can hold our ground in the fight against climate change -- and set the stage for even bigger progress down the road -- by eliminating fossil fuel subsidies. Take action today by urging Congress to stop fueling the climate crisis.

  • Tell your U.S. House representative: Support the Safer Beauty Bill Package today

    When you go to the store to buy body wash, lotion or any other personal care product, you assume that what you buy is safe, right? Surprisingly, that's not always the case.

    Fortunately, a new suite of bills called the Safer Beauty Bill Package has recently been introduced in Congress, and we're calling on the House to take action.

    Call on your representative to support these bills.

  • Stop fertilizing farms with toxic sludge

    Millions of acres of farmland nationwide are fertilized with a wastewater treatment byproduct contaminated with toxic PFAS chemicals. These chemicals have been linked to frightening health impacts like immune issues, birth defects and some kinds of cancer.

    We shouldn't be growing our food with contaminated sludge. The best way to protect ourselves from this kind of PFAS exposure is to ban the use of these fertilizers nationwide. Tell your U.S. representative to support legislation banning the use of sludge as fertilizer today.

  • Support the PFAS Firefighter Protection Act

    Why should we continue to allow the use of firefighting foam full of toxic "forever chemicals" when safer alternatives exist? This bill will help protect our health and the environment from PFAS chemicals. Tell your U.S. senators to support the PFAS Firefighter Protection Act.

  • Tell Columbia Sportswear: Ban toxic PFAS in outdoor gear and clothing

    Camping season is fast approaching. Many of us are gearing up for summer camping trips, hikes through the woods, and enjoying days at the local swimming spot. But what many outdoor enthusiasts don't realize is that there are toxic substances lurking in a lot of the gear we use to enjoy the great outdoors.

    In fact, this class of dangerous chemicals, known as PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, is found in everything from hiking boots and rain jackets to tents and climbing ropes -- and too many companies aren't acting quickly enough to protect their customers.

    The lifecycle of a product like a waterproof jacket exposes people to harmful "forever chemicals" at every turn, and Columbia Sportswear has the opportunity to be a leader in the movement away from PFAS.

    Join us in calling on Columbia Sportswear to commit to phasing out the use of all PFAS in its supply chain and products by 2024.

  • Tell the EPA: No half-measures on asbestos

    Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0057

    EPA Administrator Michael Regan,

    While I applaud the EPA for moving to ban toxic chrysotile asbestos, I strongly urge you to amend the proposed ban to include the other five types of asbestos: actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, crocidolite and tremolite.

    These other forms are no less dangerous than the one the current proposed rule would ban. The well-established links between asbestos and cancer apply to all six types of this toxic mineral, wherever they are found. Please take this crucial step for Americans' health and ban all forms of asbestos, not just one.

  • Tell your state senator: Support producer responsibility legislation today

    The plastics industry makes it all but impossible to avoid bringing disposable plastic products into your home -- and its business model leaves you on the hook for paying to dispose of them.

    We didn't create these products that are designed to become waste -- the plastic producers did, and they should be the ones that are financially responsible for managing it.

    Join us in calling on your state senator to put this financial responsibility back on the producers of plastics themselves by implementing producer responsibility programs today.

  • Every state should do more to protect consumers from abusive towing

    As driving picks up, so does the threat of towing. Reports of predatory towing practices such as kickbacks are on the rise. Only one-third of states have laws prohibiting kickbacks to property owners or law enforcement. Some states have good protections on many issues; others have almost no protection laws. Every state can strengthen its consumer protection laws so that drivers who park improperly face consequences that are fair and transparent.

  • It's time for McDonald's to follow through on its antibiotics commitment

    McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski:

    Antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" sicken millions of Americans each year, and kill tens of thousands. One of the primary ways these dangerous bacteria develop is through the overuse of our medically important antibiotics in animal agriculture.

    More than three years ago, your company committed to help stop the dangerous overuse of antibiotics in food agriculture by setting clear targets on reducing the use of these lifesaving medicines in your beef supply chain.

    I strongly urge you to follow through on your commitment and begin phasing out medically important antibiotics from your beef operations.

  • Tell Congress: We can't miss this chance to electrify the Postal Service

    Clean electric vehicles are ready to roll across the country -- and the transition can't happen fast enough, given the ways tailpipe pollution harms our health and our planet. Each year, this pollution cuts short an estimated 58,000 lives in the U.S. and increases the risk of severe health issues such as cancer and respiratory illnesses.

    It makes no sense for the Postal Service to enact its current plan to lock in polluting vehicles for decades to come, rather than investing in a new fleet of clean electric vehicles -- especially after the Postal Service's own Inspector General found that 99% of routes could already be served by electric vehicles and that EVs are much cheaper in the long run.

    Fortunately, our leaders in Congress have a chance to stop this plan in its tracks. Will you send an urgent message today telling your U.S. House representative to support the Green Postal Service Fleet Act?

  • Tell your U.S. senators: Support the Fair Repair Act

    When something breaks, you need it fixed, but manufacturer-approved repair shops are expensive and often pressure you to just buy a new device.

    You shouldn't have to replace your stuff the moment it starts to break. Tell your U.S. senators to support the Fair Repair Act to protect consumers like you and me from monopolistic practices.

  • Take action to put a stop to "junk fees"

    There's no worse feeling than getting surprised by a "junk fee," or paying extra for part of a service you thought would already be covered. If you're tired of paying these "junk fees," now is your chance to act.

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is accepting public comments until April 11, as the agency works on a plan for ending "junk fees" in the financial marketplace.

    Send your message today -- and add a personal note if you have a story about how "junk fees" have harmed you and your family.

  • Tell your U.S. senators: Support a ban on single-use plastic products in national parks

    Of all the plastic ever created, 70% of it is no longer in use -- sitting in landfills or polluting the natural environment around us. If there's one thing many Americans agree on, it's that single-use plastics don't belong in our national parks.

    Tell your U.S. senators: Support a ban on single-use plastic products in our national parks.

  • Tell your governor: Ban single-use polystyrene foam products

    In a single year, Americans throw out 25 billion polystyrene foam cups, some of which became part of the 8 million tons of plastic dumped in our waterways every year.

    Polystyrene foam products are made with petroleum and a host of other highly polluting ingredients. They're essentially non-recyclable, and they can even leach toxic chemicals into our food and drink. Less than 3% of polystyrene foam is ever recycled.

    We're calling on your governor to take bold action and ban single-use polystyrene foam products once and for all. Will you join us in calling for a zero-waste future?

  • Fix credit reporting: Pass the Comprehensive CREDIT Act

    Help build momentum for the Comprehensive CREDIT Act by asking your representative to co-sponsor it. Adding your voice will show legislators across the aisle that their constituents want action on reforming the credit bureaus.

  • Tell our governor: Transition to all-electric city and school buses by 2030 to protect public health and mitigate climate change.

    Across the country, Americans of all ages rely on buses to get them safely from home to work, from school to home, or any number of places in between. But buses powered by diesel gas pose a serious risk to public health and contribute to climate change. By transitioning to all-electric buses, we can eliminate 7.3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year while simultaneously improving the health of our communities.

    We're calling for all school and public transit buses to be electric by 2030, and we're seeing significant progress -- clean buses are already starting to roll across the country. Send a message to your governor today.

  • Tell the FDA: Protect public health by eliminating antibiotic overuse on factory farms

    FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf:

    Nearly two-thirds of the antibiotics sold in the United States that are considered important to human medicine actually go to meat producers -- a practice that imposes long-term costs on public health by breeding drug-resistant bacteria that can escape from farms and make people sick.

    We know that efforts to stop antibiotic overuse work. A recent study in Canada highlighted how eliminating prophylactic use of antibiotics can reduce the development of some antibiotic-resistant bacteria in food animals, and the past few years have seen a major shift away from antibiotic use in the U.S. chicken industry.

    But there's much more that needs to be done. Without bold action, the global death toll for antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" could be up to 10 million annually by 2050. We, the undersigned, urge you to eliminate preventative use of medically important antibiotics in food animal production in the U.S.

  • Tell the U.S. Postal Service: We should be investing in clean electric vehicles, not dirty diesel ones

    To the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service:

    We, the undersigned, urge the Postal Service to invest in an all-electric delivery fleet, rather than spending billions on new gas-powered vehicles.

    Electric mail trucks will make our communities and our air quality cleaner and healthier while slashing fuel costs at the same time. And in fact, electrifying the Postal Service's fleet is a key element of the Biden administration's plan to replace its federal fleet of 600,000 cars and trucks with electric vehicles and slash the government's carbon emissions by 65% by 2030.

    Therefore, it makes no sense for the Postal Service to enact a plan that would lock in polluting, gas-powered vehicles for decades to come. We ask that you listen to the Environmental Protection Agency, the White House, and thousands of citizens across the country and put the $11 billion in new Postal Service funding toward electric vehicles, not dirty diesel ones.

  • Tell your legislators: Protect public health by banning toxic PFAS

    PFAS chemicals are used in some food packaging, where they can leach out of the packaging, into the food, and then into our bodies. Research has linked PFAS to serious health risks, including liver damage, birth defects and cancer. To make matters worse, PFAS have been nicknamed "forever chemicals" because they don't break down in our bodies or in the environment.

    We should be phasing out PFAS wherever possible, starting with our food packaging. Send a message to your state legislators now, telling them to ban toxic PFAS.

  • Support farmers and their right to repair

    Farmers work hard every day to feed families across the country. We can't let equipment manufacturers continue unfair practices and take advantage of family farms.

    A new bill could grant farmers the right to repair their own equipment. Introduced by Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.), this bill could be our best chance to win farmers the right to repair, saving time and money they can't afford to lose.

    Tell our U.S. senators to support the Agriculture Right to Repair Act to protect family farms.

  • Add your name to strengthen key protections against food safety hazards

    Docket No. FDA-2021-N-0471

    The CDC estimates that every year, 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases in this country. Our food safety systems do too little to prevent these illnesses (such as the two recent listeria outbreaks that have killed three Americans and hospitalized 22 since 2014) before they can harm us.

    But it doesn't have to be that way. The FDA's proposed revisions to the Food Safety Modernization Act would better protect Americans from foodborne illnesses by strengthening agricultural water requirements. I urge the agency to implement the strongest standards possible for the safety of our food.

  • Tell the EPA: Ban dangerous, drifting dicamba

    The toxic weed killer dicamba drifts away from the fields where it's sprayed, putting other crops, wild plants and our health at risk. It's time for the Environmental Protection Agency to ban this chemical once and for all to protect our health.

  • Tell the EPA to regulate factory farm pollution

    Large-scale factory farms and confined feedlot operations have become the biggest source of water pollution in the United States. The massive amounts of fertilizer, animal waste and other pollutants not only foul our waterways but can contain chemicals like ammonia and methane -- which are harmful to human health and the climate.

    Will you join us in calling on the EPA to regulate factory farm pollution?

  • Polluters should pay to clean up toxic waste

    The cleanup of our country's most dangerous toxic waste sites, which are managed by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) "Superfund" program, has slowed to a crawl. At the same time, more than half of all Superfund toxic waste sites are vulnerable to increasingly severe weather hazards, which can spread contamination into nearby communities.

    That's why we need Congress to pass the "polluter pays" tax on petroleum to fund the Superfund program, speed up the cleanup process, and ensure that no one lives in a community threatened by toxic waste.

  • Ask Best Buy to help protect us from gas stove pollution

    Dear Corie Barry, CEO of Best Buy,

    Gas stoves emit health-harming pollutants into our homes, posing a significant risk to our children. Consumers deserve to be made aware of these risks when purchasing a new stove in order to make informed decisions regarding our homes and health. Best Buy has a responsibility to educate consumers on the health risks associated with the products you sell. I'm calling on Best Buy to do the right thing and protect consumers by putting informational warning labels on all gas stoves.

    Sincerely,

  • Call on your House representative to support the REDUCE Act

    The U.S. is the largest global source of plastic waste, including plastics shipped to other countries, according to a new study. Together, we have a chance to drop down the list of plastic waste-makers.

    The U.S. House is considering legislation that will force plastic makers to pay a fee for using virgin plastic and create a fund to reduce, reuse and recycle plastic, not make more of it. Tell your representative to pass the REDUCE Act today.

  • Tell SRP: No to $1 Billion Expense for 16 new gas units

    Salt River Project (SRP) rushed a decision to spend nearly $1 billion in customer money for 16 new gas units. In this instance, SRP failed to adequately seek other options to meet electricity needs, failed to review options to spend less money, and failed to provide customers time to ask questions and offer input. SRP rushed their decision but the Arizona Power Plant and Line Siting Committee at the Arizona Corporation Commission can now slow them down and send SRP to the drawing board.

    Please sign our petition today.

    You also have an opportunity to attend a meeting to provide input or listen to what others have to say. A public comment session has been scheduled by the Arizona Power Plant and Line Siting Committee for Feb. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Please email us at info@arizonapirg.org if you are interested in attending, and we will send you background information and call-in details when they become available.

  • Help hold plastic producers responsible

    The United States is the world's worst plastic producer, generating approximately 42 million metric tons of plastic waste every year. That's the equivalent of 286 pounds for every person in America.

    We envision a different reality. Producer responsibility legislation can curb plastic waste by requiring the companies making plastic to shoulder the costs of recycling and waste disposal programs in their state.

  • Tell the EPA: Getting lead out of drinking water is crucial to the health of children

    More than 24 million kids are at risk of being exposed to lead, a potent neurotoxin that affects how children think, learn and behave. Lead is so toxic that the Academy of Pediatrics recommends a health standard of no more than 1 part per billion.

    From Ohio to Massachusetts, lead leaching from old pipes and service lines wreaks havoc on school systems everywhere. PIRG has seen reports of school faucets leaching 22,400 parts per billion. These cases are likely just the tip of the iceberg. Most schools have at least some lead in their pipes, plumbing, faucets or drinking fountains. And where there's lead, there's risk of contamination.

    Strong action is needed to create a healthier world for our kids, and I applaud the EPA for proposing a new plan to address these concerns. We have a real chance here to get the lead out of the drinking water for millions of kids and we need to capitalize on this opportunity. I urge you to take the necessary steps to get lead out of children's drinking water.

  • Tell Whole Foods to get single-use plastic packaging off its shelves

    Whole Foods CEO John Mackey:

    Our country's plastic pollution crisis poses an enormous threat to our communities and environment -- for example, we're on pace to put more than 53 million metric tons of plastic into our oceans and waterways each year by 2030.

    If we're going to turn the tide on plastic waste, we need prominent supermarket chains such as Whole Foods to play a major role. Whole Foods can make an impact right now by setting a bold example on plastic waste reduction that others in the industry can follow -- and that starts with getting rid of harmful, unnecessary single-use plastics.

    We urge you to commit to eliminating single-use plastic packaging from your stores.

  • Tell Congress: Pass the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act

    Right now, it's illegal for a candidate for office to accept foreign campaign contributions. But that rule doesn't apply to campaigns to pass ballot initiatives, even though they too are a crucial part of our democratic process.

    The bipartisan Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act would give state and local ballot initiatives the same protections as candidate elections. It's a crucial step toward a better, more secure democracy, and your federal lawmakers need to hear from you.

    Send a message today telling your U.S. House representative to support this crucial bill and keep our elections free from foreign influence.

  • Urge our U.S. senators to support the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act

    Veterans served to protect us -- now we have an opportunity to protect them from the predatory lenders that target them with sky-high interest loans.

    The Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act (VCFCA) would cap interest rates on loans to protect consumers, especially veterans, from falling victim to exploitative lenders -- and it was just reintroduced in Congress.

    Tell our U.S. senators to support the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act today.

  • Big Banks: Eliminate Your Overdraft Fees

    Urge the three biggest banks -- JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo -- to follow Capital One's lead by eliminating all of their overdraft fees.

  • Tell Amazon: Stop using single-use plastic packaging

    To Amazon CEO Andy Jassy,

    Amazon creates an enormous amount of plastic waste with single-use packaging that we just don't need. Plastic pollution is destroying our oceans and harming our communities, and the problem is only getting worse.

    I urge you to cut out plastic packaging to help end the waste crisis.

    Sincerely,

  • Take action: Tell your U.S. senators to end fossil fuel subsidies

    Our taxes are being used to fuel the climate crisis. Every year, the U.S. gives the fossil fuel industry $20 billion in tax breaks, incentives and subsidies. Globally, fossil fuel subsidies amount to $5.9 trillion.

    The Build Back Better Act passed by the House of Representatives repeals $86 billion worth of international fossil fuel subsidies. This money will be able to go to implementing programs that incentivize clean, renewable energy. Now, we need the Senate to pass the bill in order to make it law.

    Our tax dollars shouldn't be propping up an industry that's contributing to global warming. We're calling on Congress to end these subsidies -- but we need your help. Tell your U.S. senators: End fossil fuel subsidies.

  • End Fossil Fuel Financing: Pass the Fossil Free Finance Act

    Please ask your members of Congress to co-sponsor the Fossil Free Finance Act. Adding your voice will help build public pressure to end Wall Street's continued financing of fossil fuel emissions.

  • Tell Congress: Protect our health and pass the Ban Asbestos Now Act

    There is overwhelming evidence that there is no safe level of exposure to asbestos. Some estimates say it kills up to 40,000 Americans every year. Yet this toxic mineral is somehow still allowed to contaminate our homes, schools and even our products.

    Nearly 70 countries have banned asbestos. The U.S. should be one of them. Tell your U.S. senators to pass the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act.

  • Stop the use of PFAS in outdoor gear

    Winter is approaching and many Americans are starting to dust off their winter coats and winter sports equipment. But what a lot of people don't realize is that PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are used in much of this gear to make products waterproof and grease-resistant. They're even used in ski waxes to reduce friction and improve glide performance.

    The lifecycle of a product like a waterproof jacket exposes people to harmful "forever chemicals" at every turn, and REI has the opportunity to be a leader in the movement away from PFAS.

    Join us in calling on REI to lead the transition away from PFAS in its products.

  • Tell the EPA: Cutting methane emissions is crucial to the fight against climate change

    Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0317

    Every day, Americans are coming face to face with the devastating effects of climate change. And methane, which warms the planet with 80 times the strength of carbon dioxide in its first 20 years in the atmosphere, is a major part of the problem.

    Last year, in Florida, a gas pipeline was likely the cause of a 12-mile-wide, 300-metric-ton methane cloud in the air. Over in Texas, the massive Permian oil basin represents the largest methane flux ever reported from a U.S. oil- or gas-producing region. These are just two examples of the urgent need to protect our health and our planet by curbing emissions of this dangerous gas.

    Bold action to stop polluters from freely leaking methane into the atmosphere could mean a decrease in global warming emissions equivalent to taking 200 million cars off the road for a year. So I applaud the EPA for proposing strong new standards for methane emissions, and I urge your agency to make the final rule as strict as possible.

  • Tell Costco: It's time to move beyond plastic packaging

    Costco CEO W. Craig Jelinek,

    We, the undersigned, urge you to eliminate single-use plastic packaging from your stores.

    The plastic pollution crisis poses an enormous threat to our health and to our environment. Certain chemicals found in plastic pollutants can disrupt endocrine systems, interfere with brain development, and cause cancer and birth defects.

    To have a large and lasting impact, we're going to need supermarket stores like Costco to commit to getting rid of needless plastic. This will set a bold example for others in the industry to follow.

    Nothing we use for a few minutes should threaten our health and pollute our future for hundreds of years. Please do all you can to curb Costco's plastic use.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Congress to pass the INFORM Consumers Act

    We would hope the products we buy online -- especially when they're for our kids -- are legitimate and trustworthy. But that's not always the case, and fake products can have real consequences.

    It's time for our leaders to step up for consumers. Right now, Congress is considering a new bill which would make it easier for you to spot counterfeit products in the online marketplace. Join us in urging Congress to pass the INFORM Consumers Act.

  • Tell your U.S. House representative: Support legislation to ban toxic substances from beauty and personal care products

    We should be 100% confident that the products we use every day aren't putting our health at risk. But beauty and personal care companies are still allowed to sell products that contain toxic substances -- including PFAS "forever chemicals" and formaldehyde.

    Will you join us in calling on Congress to protect Americans' health by closing this glaring regulatory gap?

  • Not first class: Airline complaints soar over refunds

    We want travelers to be able to get refunds for flights that are canceled. Tell the Department of Transportation to push for change by sending a message today.

  • Tell Costco: It's time to move beyond plastic packaging

    Costco CEO W. Craig Jelinek,

    We, the undersigned, urge you to eliminate single-use plastic packaging from your stores.

    The plastic pollution crisis poses an enormous threat to our health and to our environment. Certain chemicals found in plastic pollutants can disrupt endocrine systems, interfere with brain development, and cause cancer and birth defects.

    To have a large and lasting impact, we're going to need supermarket stores like Costco to commit to getting rid of needless plastic. This will set a bold example for others in the industry to follow.

    Nothing we use for a few minutes should threaten our health and pollute our future for hundreds of years. Please do all you can to curb Costco's plastic use.

    Sincerely,

  • Take action to get plastics out of national parks

    The National Park Service manages an average of nearly 70 million pounds of waste every year. In Yellowstone National Park, plastic water bottles alone account for half of its annual waste.

    Help eliminate plastic pollution from our parks by calling on your U.S. House representative to support the Reducing Waste in National Parks Act. If passed, this bill would phase out the sale and distribution of single-use plastic products in our national parks.

  • Protect babies from toxic heavy metals in their food

    Arsenic shouldn't be in anyone's food, and it especially shouldn't be in baby food. Yet a recently released congressional report found that levels of toxic heavy metals in baby food were worse than expected.

    The report found that many baby food manufacturers don't adequately test their products for toxics, and some didn't stop selling the baby food that was known to be contaminated. By only testing for singular ingredients, several manufacturers underestimate the amount of heavy metals in their products. Tell your senators to support the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 today.

  • Tell your senator: Support farmers' Right to Repair

    Tractor manufacturers lock farmers out of fixing their own equipment, leading to high repair costs and delays that can put farmers' crops at risk. We need to empower farmers with repair choices so that they can fix the equipment they need to grow the food that goes on our tables.

    The U.S. Senate should pass Sen. Jon Tester's Right to Repair bill to put needed repair tools in farmers' hands. Send a message to your senator now, telling them to support this important measure.

  • Tell EPA to put an end to chemical recycling

    What do you call a "solution" that only exacerbates the problem? The plastics industry calls it "chemical recycling," except it actually isn't recycling at all. Instead of repurposing old plastic (or better yet, using less plastic to begin with), chemical recycling is when plastic producers melt plastic and turn it back into fuel -- this subsequently generates more toxic emissions and worsens our climate crisis.

    Tell the EPA to regulate so-called "chemical recycling."

  • Tell Congress: Make the worst polluters pay to clean up their mess

    With the impacts of climate change already upon us, we need the funds to act. And who better to pay for much-needed climate solutions, such as solar panels and electric vehicles, than the fossil fuel giants whose emissions helped create the problem?

    "Make Polluters Pay" would require only the biggest polluters of the past 20 years to contribute to a fund based on their emissions. The plan would raise $500 billion over the next 10 years, which could go toward the climate policies needed to mitigate the worst effects of climate change.

    Send a message to your U.S. senators today, asking them to support the "Make Polluters Pay" plan.

  • Tell Congress to pass the INFORM Act

    Counterfeit and stolen goods sold online threaten public safety, hurt legitimate businesses and waste consumers' money. The INFORM Act would allow consumers to verify basic information and contact information for high-volume third party sellers of toys and other products.

    Tell Congress to pass the INFORM Act to protect consumers from counterfeit, stolen or dangerous toys.

  • It's time to turn off the tap on toxic PFAS chemicals.

    Right now, toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS are polluting our environment and doing so completely unchecked. The continued unregulated use of PFAS has become one of the most pressing environmental and public health concerns, and it impacts millions of Americans.

    The Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act will help turn off the tap and stop the flow of PFAS chemicals into our water sources and communities. If passed, this act will take crucial steps to establish necessary and stringent limits on PFAS, and support communities that have been affected by the toxic chemicals.

    Tell your U.S. senators to put an end to "forever" chemicals.

  • Airlines must refund customers for flights canceled due to COVID-19

    Travelers who canceled their air travel plans to protect their health shouldn't have to take a financial hit for making a responsible choice. Right now, airlines still have yet to refund $10 billion of customers' money from flights canceled due to COVID-19 last year.

    The Department of Transportation's upcoming "Airline Ticket Refunds" notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) must ensure that airlines can never again deceptively steer consumers toward ticket vouchers when they have a right to a full refund because of airline-initiated flight cancellations.

    In addition, the DOT must ensure that consumers holding non-refundable tickets who canceled travel plans because they chose not to fly during COVID due to their doctor's recommendation, local, state or federal health regulations, or other medical guidance, be provided refunds if they cannot or do not want to use the voucher they were given.

  • Tell the EPA to enact the strongest PFAS protections possible

    The Biden administration has just announced its plans to regulate toxic PFAS chemicals. These protections include requiring chemical manufacturers to test and publicly report on the amount of PFAS chemicals in their products.

    This is a big first step toward our ultimate goal of eliminating the presence of PFAS, but we need to make sure the agency enacts the strongest protections possible.

    Tell the EPA to authorize the strongest PFAS protections possible.

  • Stop the Debt Trap: Pass the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act

    Please take action by sending a message to your legislators to stop the debt trap and support the Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act.

  • Rein In Overdraft Fees: Pass the Overdraft Protection Act

    Let your representative know you support action on overdraft fees now.

  • Fix Credit Reporting: Pass the Comprehensive CREDIT Act

    Help build momentum for the Comprehensive CREDIT Act by asking your representative to co-sponsor it. Adding your voice will show legislators across the aisle that their constituents want action on reforming the credit bureaus.

  • Share Your Story

    Have you had a problem with any of the credit bureaus or your credit reports? We are collecting stories to help drive home the need for reform with reporters and decision makers. You might also consider filing a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

  • Stop the next oil spill: End fossil fuel subsidies

    This recent oil spill devastated much of Southern California's coastal communities. Miles of beach were stained black with oil, while dead fish and birds washed ashore and toxic fumes overwhelmed beachfront businesses.

    As much as 60% of oil resources are dependent on government subsidies. By funding the fossil fuel industry, we are funding the destruction of our communities.

    Tell your U.S. senators to end fossil fuel subsidies to protect our health and world.

  • Tell the EPA to stop industrial dumping of toxic PFAS

    Docket No. EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0547

    We, the undersigned, urge the EPA to ban the discharge of PFAS by facilities that manufacture these toxic chemicals. Exposure to PFAS has been linked to liver damage, thyroid disease, decreased fertility and cancer. Yet, industries have been allowed to dump PFAS into landfills and waterways, where they persist in the environment and threaten public health. In order to address this problem, we're calling on the EPA to stop industrial PFAS pollution.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell EPA Administrator Michael Regan: Ban these toxic paint strippers

    Methylene chloride can cause cancer, cognitive impairment, and even asphyxiation -- but it's still used in paint strippers, even though safer alternatives are available.

    The EPA's 2019 ban on this dangerous chemical only included the consumer use and sale of paint strippers that contain it. That means it can still be sold and used commercially, putting public health and especially workers at risk.

    It's time to get rid of methylene chloride for good. Will you send an urgent message telling the EPA to strengthen its ban on this toxic chemical?

  • Tell the EPA: It's time to ban dicamba

    New EPA restrictions on the use of the weed killer dicamba weren't enough to stop the pesticide from drifting across the countryside, damaging crops and threatening communities.

    It's too risky to continue using this volatile pesticide. Take action to tell the EPA that the only way to protect our farmlands and communities is with a ban.

  • Tell the EPA: Ban the worst uses of toxic neonicotinoids

    Docket #EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0575-0001

    We, the undersigned, ask that the Environmental Protection Agency ban the pretreatment of seeds with and the consumer sale of clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. These pesticides are collectively the three most used neonicotinoids and pose a huge threat to bees and the global food supply.

    Millions of bees are dying every year, and scientists point to neonicotinoids as a leading cause of this mass die-off. This is devastating not just for bees, but also for our global food supply. We rely on bees to pollinate 71 of the 100 crops that provide 90% of the world's food.

    Sincerely,

  • Keep our food safe from toxic chemicals

    Known as "everywhere chemicals," phthalates seep into our food and drinks through plastics. The Preventing Harmful Exposure to Phthalates Act would ban these chemicals from being used in anything that touches food, preventing contamination entirely.

    Tell your U.S. senators to keep our food safe by supporting the Preventing Harmful Exposure to Phthalates Act.

  • Tell Congress: Make clean, electric appliances more affordable for Americans.

    Relying on dirty gas for our appliances keeps us in the past, and it's also hurting our health. Gas stoves contribute to the pollution that's spurring the climate crisis, in addition to polluting inside our own homes. The Zero-Emission Homes Act can help make switching to clean, electric stoves and other appliances more accessible for families across the country. Send a message to your senators telling them to support the Zero-Emission Homes Act and help keep our homes clean and healthy.

  • Tell Coca-Cola to reduce its single-use plastic packaging

    Coca-Cola holds the title of the world's worst plastic polluter, polluting more than the next two worst culprits combined. Despite the company's recycled content commitment, little progress has been made to reduce plastic pollution. It's time that Coca-Cola uses its power to turn the tide on plastic waste.

  • Tell Congress: Schools need more funding for clean electric buses

    Diesel school buses expose children to dangerous fumes which have been linked to asthma, cancer and respiratory illnesses. School districts need to replace these dirty diesel buses with healthier, quieter and cleaner electric buses.

    Electric school buses have already been successfully adopted in cities from Florida to North Dakota, and can actually save school districts money in the long term. Yet, many school districts still need help to afford the transition to clean electric buses.

    More federal funding for electric buses would ensure that schools across the country have the resources to protect children's health and the environment from diesel pollution.

    Tell your U.S. House representative to support $25 billion for electric school buses.

  • Tell the FCC to make all phone companies follow the new caller ID law

    We're all tired of annoying and fraudulent robocalls -- but despite a new caller ID law designed to block spoofed robocalls, many carriers are not required to comply with the law until June 2023. The FCC admits that robocalls are still on the rise for some smaller providers. To stop this, companies must follow the new caller ID law now, not two years from now.

    Send a message to the FCC urging it to require all companies to comply as soon as possible.

  • Tell your U.S. senators to support fair drug pricing reform

    Senate leaders are currently debating legislation that would lower drug costs by allowing the federal government to negotiate the price of high-cost drugs. But the pharmaceutical industry isn't willing to give up its power to unilaterally set drug prices.

    Tell your U.S. senators to support drug pricing reform this week.

  • Protect our bees and our food supply

    Out of the top 100 crops that provide 90 percent of the world's food, bees pollinate 71 of them. Yet, a billion pounds of pesticides are sprayed across the United States each year, contributing to bee-die offs with alarming consequences for our food supply.

    Neonicotinoids -- or neonics for short -- are a common class of pesticides used in agriculture as well as on our parks, lawns and gardens.On their own, neonics are already toxic to bees -- making them sick, infecting the hive and consequently harming the ability to reproduce for honeybees, forager bees and nurse bees alike.

    To save the bees and the foods they make possible, we're calling on the EPA to ban the worst uses of neonics. Add your name today.

  • Move our country toward a zero waste future

    Manufacturing new plastic products takes an enormous toll on our environment -- and too often, they're the wasteful, single-use plastic items that we don't even need.

    A new bill to penalize manufacturers for using virgin plastic would help address this problem, and it was just introduced into the U.S. Senate. It's a first step toward a nationwide move beyond plastic -- and one our leaders can and must take while also supporting efforts to address plastic pollution directly.

    Tell your senators to vote yes on the REDUCE Act -- and to take the next step by supporting policies that go even further in reducing our reliance on plastic.

  • Urge your U.S. House representative: Make polluters pay to clean up toxic waste

    It's outrageous that so many of our communities are threatened by toxic waste due to Congress' failure to renew the "polluter pays" tax that once funded the Superfund cleanup program. And the potential for these sites to overflow into nearby towns reminds us just how urgent it is that our leaders act to address the problem.

    The Senate voted to make polluters pay to clean up their toxic waste. Now, we need to tell the House to do the same.

    Tell your U.S. House representative: Renew the "polluter pays" tax to protect public health and clean up dangerous toxic waste sites.

  • Tell your senators: Support this bill to clean up toxic PFAS

    PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are in everything from outdoor gear to fast food packaging -- even though they've been linked to liver and kidney problems, cancer and other serious health issues.

    Something being waterproof isn't worth toxic chemicals getting into the environment and our bodies. And that's exactly the idea behind a new federal bill, recently passed by the House, that would both help prevent more PFAS from entering our environment and clean up contamination already out there.

    Will you send a message right now urging your U.S. senators to pass the PFAS Action Act?

  • Add your voice: Tell regulators we need strong protections from surprise medical bills

    Last year, Congress passed a PIRG-backed bill to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. Beginning in January 2022, you'll be protected from most out-of-network bills you didn't consent to.

    But if the rules have too many loopholes, the law won't protect us from these unfair surprise bills. Opponents are urging regulators to create loopholes so they can avoid the ban on surprise bills. We pay enough for health care already. We shouldn't be burdened with out-of-network charges we can't avoid.

    That's why we're urging regulators to make the rules as strong as possible to protect consumers like you and me. They're accepting comments until Sept. 7.

  • Tell the Interior Department: No discounts for coal companies

    Arch Resources Inc., the nation's second-largest coal company, asked the Interior Department for permission to mine federal coal at a discounted rate -- and earlier this year, the department quietly approved.

    When the government gives companies a discount on mining federal land, we pick up the bill. We have to stop subsidizing climate change with our tax dollars.

  • Tell your state representative: Support producer responsibility legislation

    It's the plastics industry's worst-kept secret: a huge percentage of their products are designed to be used once then thrown away -- and yet it's us, the consumers, who are left to pay to clean them up.

    With producer responsibility laws, manufacturers would be held financially responsible for the waste they create and would be required to support the collection, disposal, and cleanup of those products.

    Tell your state representative to support producer responsibility legislation.

  • Tell your U.S. representative: Support the Digital Fair Repair Act

    We shouldn't be blocked from keeping our devices running longer -- whether we fix them ourselves or take them to the local repair shop. But too often, that's what happens.

    Now, for the first time ever, we have a comprehensive bill in Congress that would lower repair restrictions nationwide: the Digital Fair Repair Act.

    This legislation is likely to meet significant industry opposition in the months to come -- which is why we need to make sure our U.S. representatives know the public supports this bill.

  • Add your name: No more single-use plastics in our national parks

    Every year, the National Park Service contends with around 70 million pounds of waste -- the same weight as 155 Statues of Liberty. And single-use plastics are a huge part of the problem. A 2013 review of Yellowstone National Park found that plastic water bottles represent half of the park's entire solid waste load.

    Instead of creating unnecessary waste pollution in our national parks, let's move beyond plastic. Urge Interior Secretary Deb Haaland: Eliminate the sale and distribution of single-use plastics in national parks.

  • Tell McDonald's: It's time to follow through on your antibiotics commitment

    McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski:

    Antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" kill at least 35,000 Americans every year -- and one of the primary ways these dangerous bacteria develop is through the overuse of our medically important antibiotics in animal agriculture.

    Three years ago, your company committed to help stop the dangerous overuse of antibiotics in food agriculture by setting clear targets on reducing the use of these lifesaving medicines in your beef supply chain.

    Now, the clock is ticking. I urge you to follow through on your commitment and begin phasing out medically important antibiotics from your operations.

  • Tell Amazon: Stop destroying returned and unsold products

    Amazon CEO Andy Jassy:

    A recent investigation has revealed that Amazon destroys millions of unsold or returned products every year. One former employee has said the "target" for a given warehouse could be well over 100,000 destroyed items every week.

    This has to stop. The worldwide waste crisis is posing an ever-growing threat to our communities, our planet and our health. Amazon can and must do its part to fight this problem by reusing or redistributing its unsold stock, rather than destroying it.

  • Support federal investment in electric school buses

    Getting to school shouldn't include a daily dose of toxic pollution. But the vast majority of the school buses our kids ride everyday run on diesel, which pollutes our communities and endangers the health of our children. There is a better option: electric school buses. These have zero tailpipe emissions, so they reduce exposure to toxic pollutants -- and because they cost less to fuel and maintain, they actually save school districts money over the course of their lifetimes.

    Right now, a bipartisan group of senators are working on legislation to invest in America's infrastructure, including electric school buses. But some are instead suggesting spending federal funds on more dirty gas-powered buses that will pollute for years.

    We shouldn't spend money on dirty buses instead of pollution-free, electric school buses. Tell your U.S. senators to oppose funding for dirty, diesel and gas-powered school buses in the infrastructure agreement.

  • Add your name for bold investments in 21st century transportation

    The average commuting American spent 54 hours sitting in traffic in 2019. Vehicle crashes in our country kill more than 32,000 people a year. And transportation is America's biggest source of health-harming and climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions -- releasing 1.9 billion tons of CO2 annually.

    To address these problems, our leaders should be investing in infrastructure that makes sense for this century, not the last. After all, wouldn't you rather live in a country where it's easier to get around? Where families can bike and walk safely? Where people who do need to drive have cars that emit little to no pollution?

    The good news is that, with the House's recent passage of the INVEST in America Act, we have unprecedented legislative momentum for transforming America's transportation. But we need the Senate to step up. Will you urge your senators to invest in a cleaner, safer transportation future?

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  • Tell our U.S. senators to co-sponsor the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act

    Single-use plastics are everywhere. But it's primarily consumers who pay for the cleanup. Instead, the companies that make products designed to be thrown away should be financially responsible for the plastic waste their products become.

    Our national network has championed the introduction of legislation that would turn that idea into federal policy. We're calling on our U.S. senators to co-sponsor this bill to slash plastic waste -- will you send a message today?

  • Add your name to get toxic "forever chemicals" out of personal care products

    Exposure to PFAS "forever chemicals" has been linked to severe health problems such as thyroid disease, weakened immunity and even cancer. So why are these substances still being widely used in cosmetics and personal care products?

    The bipartisan No PFAS in Cosmetics Act would ban the use of PFAS in these products nationally. It's an unprecedented opportunity to protect public health from these dangerous chemicals -- and we need people like you to urge their elected officials to make it the law of the land.

    Send your message today.

  • McDonald's: Follow through on stopping antibiotic overuse

    In 2018 McDonald's committed to set targets for reducing the use of medically important antibiotics in its beef supply chain by the end of 2020. It failed to meet that deadline, but antibiotic resistance continues to threaten public health. Help us urge the company to follow through now.

  • Add your name: Our food shouldn't be wrapped in toxic packaging

    Toxic PFAS "forever chemicals" are still widely used in common consumer items such as food packaging -- despite having been linked to liver damage, thyroid disease and even cancer.

    PFAS can make their way into our water, air, soil and eventually even our bodies -- a recent study found PFAS in breast milk at nearly 2,000 times the level considered safe for drinking water.

    A grease-resistant fast food package is a small benefit compared to the devastating impact of PFAS on our health -- especially when there are safer alternatives available. Will you join our call for state lawmakers to protect public health and ban toxic PFAS in food packaging?

  • Tell Bayer to reformulate Roundup the right way

    Glyphosate, the main chemical ingredient in Roundup, has been recognized by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a probable human carcinogen since 2015.

    To protect the health of its customers, I urge Bayer to reformulate Roundup and its other glyphosate-based weed killers with alternatives that don't pose a risk to human health.

  • Tell Venmo: Protect our privacy

    Consumers are increasingly reliant on payment apps like Venmo for living our financial lives, and we deserve apps that are safe and trustworthy. Yet Venmo puts users' social circles and spending habits on public display through their transaction histories and friends lists -- and that's information potential fraudsters can take advantage of. To protect the privacy of your users, I strongly urge you to set transaction history and the friends list to "private" by default.

  • Tell Venmo: Protect our privacy

    Consumers are increasingly reliant on payment apps like Venmo for living our financial lives, and we deserve apps that are safe and trustworthy. Yet Venmo puts users' social circles and spending habits on public display through their transaction histories and friends lists -- and that's information potential fraudsters can take advantage of. To protect the privacy of your users, I strongly urge you to set transaction history and the friends list to "private" by default.

  • Tell Congress: Don't create new greenhouse gas pollution from plastic

    Plastic waste isn't just unsightly; it's also dangerous. Converting plastic waste into fossil fuels and feedstocks creates greenhouse gas pollution and releases toxic byproducts. Plastic can seep into the water we drink and the food we eat. Certain chemicals found in plastic can disrupt endocrine systems, interfere with brain development, and cause cancer and birth defects.

    In order to secure a healthier, safer future, Congress should support reductions in plastic production, not subsidize technologies that create more problems. Urge your U.S. House representative to oppose subsidizing industry-backed technologies that turn plastic into greenhouse gas pollution.

  • TELL REGULATORS AT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra,

    The No Surprises Act will go into effect in January 2022 to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. We need you to write strong rules to protect us from out-of-network medical bills that we cannot avoid. And we need rules that give the states clear enforcement power to stop providers from sending these unfair and expensive bills.

    Because we don't want to see increases in our insurance premiums, we also need you to establish a smart arbitration system that won't inflate health care costs, which would simply shift costs right back on us. We're calling on you to close the loopholes and protect us from surprise medical bills.

  • Urge the EPA to fully ban brain-damaging chlorpyrifos

    Chlorpyrifos is a neurotoxin linked to brain damage in children. It has no place on the food we eat. The chemical is already banned for household use due to its risks -- and now it's time to ban all uses of chlorpyrifos in order to protect our families and our health. We believe there is no safe use of chlorpyrifos, and strongly urge you to enact a complete ban on this chemical.

  • Tell your U.S. representative: Support the Get the Lead Out Act

    Exposure to even small amounts of lead can cause irreversible harm to children's learning, growth and development. But lead still contaminates drinking water in thousands of communities around the country.

    We're calling on our U.S. representatives to support the Get the Lead Out Act -- critical legislation that would require the replacement of our nation's lead service lines over the next 10 years and provide $46.5 billion to see the project through. Will you add your voice?

  • Tell the FDA: Stop the dangerous overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture

    Nearly 3 million Americans get sick each year from antibiotic-resistant infections. According to one estimate, 162,000 people die.

    Experts warn that these kinds of infections will become more prevalent without swift action, and one of the main causes is the overuse of our medically important antibiotics on factory farms.

    Yet, in some cases, the Food and Drug Administration allows meat producers to dose herds of animals with our life-saving medicines for weeks or even months at a time.

  • Tell Amazon: Stop selling bee-killing neonic pesticides

    Our bee populations are in rapid decline, and neonicotinoids -- a dangerous class of bee-killing pesticides -- aren't helping. Yet you can still find these pesticides for sale on the world's No. 1 online marketplace: Amazon.

    Right now, Amazon has a chance to make a major difference in protecting our best pollinators by removing bee-killing pesticides from its site. Tell incoming Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to help save our bees by ending the sale of products that contain neonicotinoids.

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  • Tell Burger King: Take the PFAS chemicals off the menu

    In August 2020, a nonprofit organization which studies toxic risks reported that major fast food chains, including Burger King, were continuing to serve food in packaging that very likely contains toxic PFAS.

    A year later, despite action from McDonald's and Wendy's, Burger King still hasn't committed to phasing out PFAS-treated packaging.

    I urge Burger King to protect its customers from exposure to toxic PFAS substances by making a commitment to phase out PFAS-treated food wrapping across its operations.

  • Tell regulators at Health and Human Services to protect consumers from surprise medical bills

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra,

    The No Surprises Act will go into effect in January 2022 to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. We need you to write strong rules to protect us from out-of-network medical bills that we cannot avoid. And we need rules that give the states clear enforcement power to stop providers from sending these unfair and expensive bills. Because we don't want to see increases in our insurance premiums, we also need you to establish a smart arbitration system that won't inflate health care costs which would simply shift costs right back on us. We're calling on you to close the loopholes and protect us from surprise medical bills.

  • Tell your U.S. representative to support the Postal Vehicle Modernization Act

    The Postal Vehicle Modernization Act would set aside $6 billion to replace 75 percent of the Postal Service's mail delivery trucks with zero-emission models.

    Will you join us in urging your U.S. House representative to help our country pollute less and save money in the long term by quickly approving this bill?

  • Tell Whole Foods: Take single-use plastic packaging off your shelves

    The plastic pollution crisis is worsening, and if companies like Whole Foods don't do their part and take decisive action, the amount of plastic waste polluting our communities will only grow.

    Send a message to Whole Foods today to urge the company to take harmful single-use plastics off of its shelves. If you'd like, you are welcome to add to or replace this template with a personalized message of your own!

  • Add your name to expand broadband access in America

    In the 21st century, the internet is an essential utility -- but too many Americans don't have access to fast, reliable or affordable broadband.

    President Biden's plan to fund nationwide broadband improvements will help us close this digital divide -- but for that plan to become a reality, Congress needs to pass it into law.

    That's where you come in. Will you send an urgent message today telling your federal lawmakers to help our country achieve universal broadband access?

  • Make polluters pay for hazardous waste cleanup

    One in 6 Americans lives within three miles of a site so toxic it has been proposed or approved for cleanup under the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program. But right now there's not enough funding to clean up these sites.

    For the past 25 years, the industries that produce and profit off polluting products haven't been paying a tax to fund cleanup of the toxic waste their products create. Instead, the cost of cleanup often falls on the taxpayers.

    The industries that create so much of our pollution should also have a leading role in paying for the cleanup. Tell your U.S. House representative: Make polluters pay for Superfund cleanup by passing the Superfund Reinvestment Act.

  • Tell your U.S. representative: Support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act.

    The companies that make single-use plastics don't have to pay for their products to be picked up and processed. That cost falls to us as ratepayers, instead. But what if single-use plastics makers were held financially responsible for their products' end-of-life costs?

    The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act would ban certain single-use plastics entirely and would shift more financial responsibility for cleaning up the others onto the companies that make them.

    Add your name to send a message to your U.S. representative.

  • Submit your comment: Keep toxic "forever chemicals" out of our waterways

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    Dear EPA Administrator Regan,

    I am calling on you to stop companies from dumping all PFAS "forever chemicals" into our waterways.

    Cancers, low fertility, endocrine disruption, autoimmune diseases, birth defects; PFAS have been linked to all these health problems and more. And they're everywhere, used all over the country to make everything from firefighting foam, to raincoats, to nonstick pans and fast food takeout containers.

    As a result, these toxic chemicals have now contaminated the drinking water of millions of Americans. It has to stop.

    Ultimately, we should work to phase out the use of these dangerous chemicals wherever possible. Barring companies from dumping them directly into our waterways is an urgently needed first step.

  • Tell the EPA: Restore pesticide safety requirements

    Pesticides can be toxic, so federal safety measures regulating pesticide use are vital to public health. Unfortunately, the Trump administration's EPA weakened the rules that protect pesticide handlers and nearby communities from pesticide exposure.

    With a new administration in office, we have a chance to reverse these changes. Tell the EPA to restore pesticide safety requirements.

  • Tell L'Oréal to Pledge to be Toxic-Free

    Why on earth would any company use chemicals that can disrupt our hormones or cause cancer in the products we put on our bodies every day? We should be able to trust that the products we buy are safe -- especially ones our families use every day, directly on our bodies. That's why we're calling on L'Oréal to Pledge to be Toxic-Free.

    With the help of our coalition partners, we've already delivered more than 150,000 petition signatures calling on the multinational cosmetic giant to eliminate cancer causing chemicals and to disclose its secret "fragrance" chemicals.

    Sign our petition to L'Oréal, and show them that consumers want them to be a leader, and Pledge to be Toxic-Free.

  • Tell our senators: Support the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

    To make sure our children have food that's safe to eat, we need to close the gaping regulatory gaps that allow significant levels of heavy metals in baby food.

    Passing the critical Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 would be a major step in protecting our children from the harmful impacts of heavy metals on their developing brains.

    Send a message to our U.S. senators today.

  • Call on your governor to improve towing laws in your state to better protect consumers

    When your vehicle is towed involuntarily, some states set limits on the towing rate or storage fees. Some states guarantee you can get access to important belongings such as your wallet, house keys, medication or car seat, even if you can't afford to pick up your car yet. But many states don't offer any of these protections or other important measures to shield consumers from predatory or unfair practices.

  • Call on your governor to improve towing laws in your state to better protect consumers

    When your vehicle is towed involuntarily, some states set limits on the towing rate or storage fees. Some states guarantee you can get access to important belongings such as your wallet, house keys, medication or car seat, even if you can't afford to pick up your car yet. But many states don't offer any of these protections or other important measures to shield consumers from predatory or unfair practices.

  • Tell your governor: Support producer responsibility legislation

    If plastic producers have to pay to clean up their single-use plastic pollution, they'll start to make more durable, less wasteful products. This, in turn, leads to less plastic pollution making its way to our landfills, communities and oceans.

    Urge your governor to support producer responsibility legislation today, which would hold plastic producers accountable for the financial costs of cleaning up plastic pollution.

  • Tell the Biden administration: Permanently ban oil and gas leasing on public lands

    Thank you for instating a moratorium on fossil fuel leasing on public lands. I urge the Biden administration to take further action on climate change by turning this temporary moratorium into a permanent ban.

    If the world's existing fossil fuel infrastructure keeps operating throughout its expected lifetime, global temperatures will rise above 1.5 degrees Celsius -- which scientific studies show we need to prevent.

    From worsening air quality to natural disasters fueled by global warming, the effects of fossil fuel pollution are all too clear. A healthier, safer future is possible -- but we have to take swift action on climate change now.

    To take a meaningful step toward preserving a livable planet, clean air and clean water for generations to come, I urge the Biden administration to ban all new oil and gas drilling on public lands.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell airlines: Refund customers who canceled flights due to COVID-19

    Over the past year, as public health officials urged us to avoid all unnecessary travel, many Americans scrubbed travel plans and canceled their plane tickets to protect their own health and help flatten the curve of infection rates. But all they could get in return was a voucher for a future flight.

    What good is a voucher, rather than a full refund, in a time when so many consumers are facing unprecedented financial vulnerability due to the pandemic? And furthermore, what are people supposed to do when their vouchers are about to expire, yet many Americans are still canceling or delaying travel plans for their health and safety?

    I urge you to give full refunds to all customers who canceled flights due to COVID-19 before their vouchers expire.

  • Tell your Representative in Congress: Put a price on carbon

    To protect our health and the health of the planet, U.S. policymakers must use every practical policy tool to make a zero-carbon transformation a reality -- promoting rapid deployment of renewable energy sources, investing in research and development of clean energy technologies and energy efficiency and taking regulatory actions to push polluters away from using dirty fossil fuels. A central element in this strategy should be putting a price on carbon pollution (known as carbon pricing) to push polluters to cut emissions and switch to clean energy. Tell your representative in Congress to make polluters pay for the damage they cause; incentivize them to use energy more efficiently; and shift from oil, coal and natural gas to clean, renewable energy.

  • TELL THE EPA TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND STOP SPRAYING CITRUS CROPS WITH LIFESAVING ANTIBIOTICS

    EPA Administrator Michael Regan:

    Antibiotic resistance threatens the very fabric of modern medicine. Without effective antibiotics, common infections could become life-threatening illnesses -- simple surgeries, childbirth, chemotherapy all become more deadly.

    If we don't course correct soon, we risk losing 10 million people per year globally to drug-resistant infections by 2050. That is nearly five times the loss of life experienced from the current COVID-19 pandemic.

    Given the stakes, we simply cannot allow citrus growers to spray crops with antibiotics considered important to human medicine.

    I urge you to reverse the decision to approve the use of streptomycin and oxytetracycline as pesticides on citrus crops.

  • Tell your U.S. representatives to support the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021

    Our children should have food that's safe to eat -- but we can't count on companies to adhere to health-based standards themselves. We need laws that protect our youngest from heavy metals with rigorous, enforceable limits.

    Join us in calling on our U.S. representatives to support the Baby Food Safety Act of 2021.

  • Tell the FTC: People just want to fix their stuff!

    U.S. PIRG, Repair.org and iFixit are calling on the FTC to take real action to protect your right to repair, including:

    • Enforce the law against companies who use illegal tying arrangements to force consumers to purchase connected repair services.
    • Enforce the law against companies who violate the Magnuson Moss Warranty Act by voiding warranties when a consumer fixes something themselves or uses third-party parts or repair services.
    • Enforce the law against companies who refuse to sell replacement parts, diagnostic and repair tools, or service information to independent repair providers.
    • Publish new guidance on unfair, deceptive, and abusive terms in end user license agreements (EULAs) that: restrict independent or self repair; restrict access to parts and software; prohibit the transfer of user licenses; and that purport to void warranties for independent or self repair.
    • Issue new rules prohibiting exclusivity arrangements with suppliers, customers, and repair providers that exclude independent repair providers and suppress competition in the market for repair services.
    • Issue new rules prohibiting companies from deceiving customers by selling products which cannot be repaired without destroying the device or cannot be repaired outside of the company's own service network, without disclosing that fact at the point of sale.
  • Tell your legislators: Protect public health - ban toxic PFAS

    PFAS chemicals are used in some food packaging, where they can leach out of the packaging, into the food, and then into our bodies. Research has linked PFAS to serious health risks, including liver damage, birth defects and cancer. To make matters worse, PFAS have been nicknamed "forever chemicals" because they don't break down in our bodies or in the environment.

    We should be phasing out PFAS wherever possible, starting with our food packaging. Send a message to your state legislators now, telling them to ban toxic PFAS.

  • Tell Congress: Take action to stop the dangerous overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture.

    Nearly 3 million Americans get sick each year from antibiotic-resistant infections. At least 35,000 die.

    Experts warn that these kinds of infections will become more prevalent without swift action, and one of the main causes is the overuse of our medically important antibiotics on factory farms. Now, research shows that workers on these farms are up to 15 times more likely to pick up a potentially dangerous strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria than individuals who don't work with animals. For the health of livestock workers and the general public, that's got to change.

  • Tell your U.S. representative: Corporate wrongdoing shouldn't be a tax write-off

    There's a problem with our tax laws: A settlement that pays out "restitution" to those harmed by a company's actions makes that company eligible for a tax deduction.

    That means pharmaceutical companies Johnson & Johnson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson are allowed to deduct from their taxes money they've proposed paying to compensate communities impacted by the opioid epidemic.

    We're calling on Congress to pass legislation compelling the Internal Revenue Service to revise the rule allowing companies to claim tax write-offs for money paid in restitution. Will you join us?

  • Call on your governor to prioritize more vaccines for nursing homes

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set up a program to do 3 vaccination clinics in nursing homes nationwide starting in December -- but no provisions were made for those who didn't get vaccinated on those days, or for new residents admitted since then. Nursing homes and consumer advocates say there's a bunch of red tape and a lack of vaccines. There should be no higher priority until every nursing home resident is vaccinated.

    Tell your governor to prioritize nursing homes for vaccines until all existing residents and workers are fully vaccinated.

  • Tell your U.S. representative: Baby food shouldn't be toxic

    Arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals shouldn't be showing up in the food young children eat. But alarmingly, four of the top baby food manufacturers have knowingly sold products with high levels of toxic heavy metals.

    These companies should never have let these products on store shelves to begin with. But the best way to ensure it doesn't happen again is to close the regulatory gaps that allowed it to happen.

    We need federal across-the-board limits on toxic heavy metals in baby food to ensure our children's food isn't putting their health at risk.

  • Tell our U.S. senators to co-sponsor the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act

    Single-use plastics are everywhere. But it's primarily consumers who pay for the cleanup. Instead, the companies that make products designed to be thrown away should be financially responsible for the plastic waste their products become.

    Our national network has championed the introduction of legislation that would turn that idea into federal policy. We're calling on our U.S. senators to co-sponsor this bill to slash plastic waste -- will you send a message today?

  • Tell Burger King: PFAS aren't worth the risk

    A recent study released by Illinois PIRG Education Fund and its coalition partners found that Burger King uses packaging likely treated with PFAS. Also called "forever chemicals," PFAS build up in the body, which can cause serious health problems for customers like me.

    PFAS-treated wrappers also pollute the environment with "forever chemicals" that never fully degrade. Once we throw away PFAS-treated wrappers, the chemicals can make their way into our water, soil and air, which spreads toxics across the country.

    I don't want to worry whether my Burger King Whopper is wrapped in "forever chemicals" that damage my body and the environment. Burger King already uses PFAS-free packaging for many of its products, but the company needs to eliminate PFAS-treated packaging entirely. Other fast food chains like Chipotle and Taco Bell already use PFAS-free packaging, and Burger King should switch to a safer alternative, too.

  • Tell the EPA: Turning plastic into fossil fuels isn't recycling

    Recycling is meant to protect the environment -- but there's a practice that companies try to pass off as recycling that actually does more harm than good.

    It's called "chemical recycling." This process converts plastic into waste fuel, releasing toxic substances and greenhouse gases.

    "Chemical recycling" isn't actually recycling at all -- and we need to make sure that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doesn't count this practice while measuring the recycling rate.

    Submit a public comment before March 8 to help us convince the EPA that plastic-to-fuel practices aren't recycling.

  • Tell Amazon: No price gouging during a pandemic

    Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos:

    As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, critical supplies, including face masks, surgical gloves and hand sanitizer, remain essential to American families. However, price gouging on these products persists on Amazon's marketplace, creating unnecessary, unfair barriers to accessing these products. An analysis from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund compared pre-pandemic prices to those in December 2020 and found price increases of more than 20 percent across 409 listings.

    Amazon must do everything possible to ensure that all essential products on its site are fairly priced. We ask you to strictly enforce your Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy and remove all cases of excessively priced essentials.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the EPA: Ban this brain-damaging pesticide

    The Environmental Protection Agency must ban chlorpyrifos to protect public health.

    Chlorpyrifos exposure is linked to lower IQs in children, as well as learning issues, memory issues, and prolonged nerve and muscle stimulation.

    Chlorpyrifos is potentially dangerous for farmworkers, communities near where the pesticide is sprayed, and consumers who buy produce that was sprayed with the pesticide.

    This neurotoxin isn't worth the risk. I urge the EPA to ban chlorpyrifos.

  • Tell our U.S. senators to end fossil fuel subsidies

    Every year, $20 billion of taxpayers' money goes to propping up the fossil fuel industry in the form of tax breaks, incentives and other subsidies.

    These subsidies don't just keep us locked into fossil fuels -- they give them an unwarranted advantage over renewable energy sources. With a new legislative session underway, we have a chance to end these subsidies once and for all.

    Call on our U.S. senators to support legislation to end fossil fuel subsidies today.

  • Tell Congress: We need federal price-gouging legislation to protect consumers

    The disaster in Texas is the latest example of why we need federal legislation to protect consumers from price gouging. We're hearing reports of ridiculous prices on everything from bottled water to hotel rooms. While Texas and 36 other states have laws that are generally supposed to kick in when there's a disaster declaration, enforcement is often difficult without the teeth of the federal government.

    That's why we need Congress to pass legislation to prohibit price gouging that takes advantage of consumers during times of desperation. Send a message to Congress now, telling them to pass price-gouging legislation.

  • Tell your state senator to support producer responsibility legislation

    Single-use plastics are nearly impossible to avoid. But it's consumers who foot the bill for cleaning them up.

    We're calling for a new approach: "producer responsibility." Companies that make products designed to become waste should also be financially responsible for the cleanup.

    Add your name to tell your state senator to support producer responsibility legislation in Arizona.

  • Tell Boeing to protect public health by installing air sensors on its planes

    Airplane "fume events" pose a serious threat to our health and safety. Heated jet oil released during these events can cause damage to the nervous system when inhaled and even produce carbon monoxide.

    With nearly 400 pilots, flight attendants and passengers having needed medical attention due to hundreds of fume events between January 2018 and December 2019, it's long past time for measures that will keep toxic substances out of the air we breathe on flights.

    So we're calling on Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, to install air sensors on its planes. Will you join us?

  • Tell the EPA: Ban this deadly paint remover

    No one should have to lose a loved one to paint removers that contain methylene chloride. Since 1980, at least 64 people have died from exposure to this toxic substance -- and workers are still exposed while on the job. I urge the EPA to ban methylene chloride from commercial uses.

  • Tell the new FDA: End the Nicotine Trap

    In 2020, nearly 1 in 5 high schoolers and 1 in 20 middle schoolers reported using e-cigarettes, commonly known as vapes. An entire generation is at risk of lifelong tobacco addiction, and millions of kids are already hooked on tobacco products with serious implications for their health and future. We can do better than this.

    It's time for the FDA to end the nicotine trap.

  • Make polluters pay for toxic waste cleanup

    At least 53 million Americans live within three miles of a proposed or designated Superfund site, where hazardous waste has been dumped, spilled or left out. And the federal Superfund program that's working on cleaning these sites is funded by taxpayer dollars -- so Americans are paying to clean up polluters' messes.

    Polluters should pay for toxic waste cleanup. Tell your U.S. representative: Reinstate a Polluter Pays Tax in the Superfund toxic waste program.

  • Tell the FTC: Consumers' Personal Data Needs Protection

    Many apps available on the market today may use deceptive practices to collect and share consumer data with third-party companies outside of the app developer. With limited regulations on how this data is collected and used, consumers are virtually powerless when it comes to controlling their personal information, putting Americans' privacy at risk. In particular, apps that collect and share highly sensitive data, such as dating apps like Grindr, pose threats to those consumers.

    The Federal Trade Commission should write rules to protect consumer data, and hold those who abuse it accountable.

  • Tell our governor: Act on clothing waste

    Every second, the equivalent of one dump truck filled with clothing and other textiles is sent to a landfill or incinerator. Part of this waste comes from destroying overstock, unsold items that were never even worn.

    Arizona PIRG is calling on our governor to ban companies from sending overstock clothing to an incinerator or landfill. Tell our governor to act on clothing waste today.

  • Tell the EPA: Consumers have a right to know the risks of spraying glyphosate

    Roundup's main ingredient -- glyphosate -- is classified as a probable cancer agent by the World Health Organization's cancer research agency. But, despite that fact, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Trump administration announced it would no longer approve warning labels for products that contain glyphosate, including Roundup.

    We're calling on the Biden administration to do better. Will you join us in urging the EPA to approve warning labels for Roundup and other glyphosate-based weed killers?

  • Call on your representatives in Congress to support more COVID funding for nursing homes

    More than 3,000 U.S. nursing homes last month had a shortage of nurses or other direct-care staff, and it's a crippling problem that has existed since last May. For most of last year, more than 200,000 people at any given time were in nursing homes suffering from staff shortages, which caused patient care to suffer, COVID cases to spread and more workers to get infected, or get stressed and quit.

  • Add your name: Our tax dollars shouldn't be fueling the climate crisis

    Our taxes are being used to fuel the climate crisis. Every year, the U.S. gives the fossil fuel industry $20 billion in tax breaks, incentives and subsidies.

    Our tax dollars shouldn't be propping up an industry that's contributing to global warming. We're calling on Congress to end these subsidies -- but we need your help. Tell your U.S. House representative: End fossil fuel subsidies.

  • Tell the EPA: Ban glyphosate

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    Glyphosate isn't worth the harm to our environment or the potential risk to our health.

    The WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer determined that glyphosate is "probably carcinogenic" for humans, and the weed killer has also been linked to reproductive health problems.

    Other countries have already moved to federally phase out all glyphosate use, and the U.S. needs to ban glyphosate as well.

    To protect our communities and endangered species, I urge the EPA to ban glyphosate.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Congress: Approve funding to combat COVID-19

    President Joe Biden requested billions of dollars to kickstart the nation's federal COVID-19 response efforts. Now it's time for Congress to act.

  • Make polluters pay to clean up toxic waste sites

    Tell your legislators to prioritize cleaning up toxic waste in our communities by reinstating a Polluter Pays Tax in the Superfund toxic waste cleanup program.

  • Tell our governor: Commit to an all-electric bus plan

    Transitioning from diesel-powered to electric buses isn't just good for our planet -- it's also good for our health. Diesel exhaust, which fuels most buses, pollutes the air and is linked to serious health problems.

    Tell our governor: Transition to all-electric city and school buses to protect public health and mitigate climate change.

  • Tell Whole Foods to zero out single-use plastic packaging

    Whole Foods CEO John Mackey:

    Our plastic waste crisis poses an enormous threat to our communities and the environment. And it's only getting worse -- Americans throw out enough plastic to fill 1.5 football stadiums every day.

    If we're going to turn the tide on plastic pollution, we need prominent supermarket chains such as Whole Foods to play a major role. Whole Foods can make an impact right now by setting a bold example that others in the industry can follow -- starting with getting rid of harmful, unnecessary single-use plastics.

    I urge you to commit to eliminating single-use plastic packaging from your stores.

  • Tell Amazon to further prevent price gouging on its site

    Jeff Bezos,

    Americans are struggling with their health and finances during this pandemic, and products like disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizers are essential to keeping our communities safe. Consumers should not have to make a choice between safety and affordability. As the largest online marketplace, Amazon must do everything possible to ensure that all essential products on its site are fairly priced. We ask you to strictly enforce your Marketplace Fair Pricing Policy and remove all cases of excessively priced essentials.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell our governor: Stop fashion waste from piling up in landfills

    Many clothing retailers destroy, landfill or incinerate unsold clothing to make way for new merchandise, creating a serious waste management problem. The solution is simple: Clothing manufacturers and retailers should not be overproducing clothing just to throw it out. Urge our governor to take action on the growing problem of fashion waste.

  • Tell the EPA: Don't expand the use of this "extremely hazardous" pesticide

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    I strongly oppose expanding the use of the pesticide aldicarb to 400,000 acres of citrus trees in Florida and Texas.

    Decades of evidence demonstrate aldicarb's dangers to public health. The insecticide is known to contaminate drinking water and leave residues on food. High levels of exposure to aldicarb can cause brain damage in children.

    Aldicarb is banned in 100 countries, and it's considered "extremely hazardous" by the World Health Organization. The U.S. must maintain aldicarb restrictions to keep the public safe.

    I urge the Environmental Protection Agency to deny this application and maintain current restrictions on aldicarb.

  • Tell our governor: Ban single-use polystyrene products

    The United States contributed between 1.1 and 2.2 million metric tons of plastic waste to the world's oceans. That's enough trash to form a pile of plastic that covers the area of the White House Lawn and reaches as high as the Empire State Building.

    This shouldn't be the case, nor does it have to be. We can move beyond plastic -- and we're starting by calling for an end to the most harmful and unnecessary single-use plastics. Tell our governor to ban single-use polystyrene today.

  • Take action: Tell Coca-Cola to break free from plastic

    Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey:

    For the third year in a row, Coca-Cola has been named the world's top plastic polluter -- worse than the next two biggest polluters combined.

    To address the plastic waste that is piling up at a record pace in our communities and environment, we need companies like yours to play a major role in moving our country beyond plastic. Coca-Cola should commit to reducing the amount of plastic used, as part of a greater effort to take responsibility for the entire life cycle of your products.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Whole Foods to zero out single-use plastic

    Whole Foods CEO John Mackey:

    Our plastic pollution crisis poses an enormous threat to our communities and environment -- for example, we're on pace to put more than 53 million metric tons of plastic into our oceans and waterways each year by 2030.

    If we're going to turn the tide on plastic waste, we need prominent supermarket chains such as Whole Foods to play a major role. Whole Foods can make an impact right now by setting a bold example on plastic waste reduction that others in the industry can follow -- and that starts with getting rid of harmful, unnecessary single-use plastics.

    We urge you to commit to eliminating single-use plastic packaging from your stores.

  • Tell our senators: Vote "yes" on the Critical Medical Infrastructure Right-to-Repair Act

    Too often, medical repair professionals can't access the service information they need to fix essential medical equipment because of restrictions set up by the manufacturer.

    Arizona PIRG is calling on our U.S. senators to pass a bill that would help our medical repair technicians bust through manufacturer barriers and fix the machines they need to fix. Will you join us?

  • Add your name: Fund the replacement of dangerous lead water lines

    In a recent study, almost 80 percent of nearly 800 homes tested across the U.S. had detectable levels of lead in their tap water, and 15 percent had levels high enough to damage the IQ of bottle-fed babies.

    We must not allow this harmful substance to continue contaminating our drinking water, and removing lead service lines is a commonsense solution that can make a difference right now.

    As the House negotiates putting as much as $11 billion toward clean water infrastructure -- including the replacement of lead service lines -- in the new federal budget, you can help make cleaner, lead-free water a reality by sending a message urging your U.S. House representative to pass this crucial funding.

  • Tell Whole Foods to zero out single-use plastic

    Whole Foods CEO John Mackey:

    Our plastic pollution crisis poses an enormous threat to our communities and environment -- for example, we're on pace to put more than 53 million metric tons of plastic into our oceans and waterways each year by 2030.

    If we're going to turn the tide on plastic waste, we need prominent supermarket chains such as Whole Foods to play a major role. Whole Foods can make an impact right now by setting a bold example on plastic waste reduction that others in the industry can follow -- and that starts with getting rid of harmful, unnecessary single-use plastics.

    We urge you to commit to eliminating single-use plastic packaging from your stores.

  • Tell Congress: End surprise medical bills

    One in 5 insured adults is getting stuck with a surprise medical bill for hundreds or even thousands of dollars. No one should be forced to pay these outrageous fees that they thought were covered by their insurance. Congress must pass the bipartisan bill that will end this problem for everyone. With COVID-19 cases spiking, there's no time to wait.

    Send this urgent email to Congress today. Tell it to include protections from surprise bills in the next COVID-19 relief package or budget bill.

  • The Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee needs to give Americans the protections they deserve

    Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao:

    Americans who cancel travel plans due to COVID-19 are still having trouble getting refunds for their flights -- in fact, a record 50,000 consumers have filed complaints with the DOT about being refused airline refunds. That's exactly the kind of issue that your agency's Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee should be addressing, especially as we approach the holiday season and people make hard decisions about whether to cancel flights in the midst of new surges in coronavirus cases.

    Yet the DOT's committee specifically intended to protect airline customers is ignoring this and other pressing concerns such as whether all airlines are following consistent safety protocols to protect customers who do choose to fly.

    We urge you to set uniform enforceable requirements that consumers can rely on regarding airlines' refund policies and safety precautions.

  • Sign Our Open Letter to Election Workers

    To Poll Workers and Election Administrators,

    We, the undersigned, would like to thank you all for your dedication and commitment in ensuring the ability to participate in our democracy amidst a global pandemic. It is because of your hard work that the 2020 election was secure, fair and accurate.

    Thank you for braving the risk of contracting coronavirus to check-in millions of voters. Thank you for your time in setting up polling locations and closing them at the end of a long day. Thank you for accepting the stress and responsibility of counting all the votes during an election with record turnout.

    Please accept our sincere gratitude for all that you and our nation's team of poll workers and election administrators have done to make this election a success.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Congress: Hospitals should be allowed to repair lifesaving equipment

    If a trained hospital technician can repair a lifesaving piece of medical equipment, such as a ventilator, they should be allowed to do so -- especially during a global pandemic.

    But manufacturers often restrict access to service information for the devices they make, making it unnecessarily difficult for hospitals to maintain their own equipment and even causing delays in patient procedures.

    It's crucial that hospital technicians are allowed access to the service materials that will help them save lives. Tell your U.S. representative to support medical right to repair legislation in the next coronavirus aid package.

  • Test More, Save Lives

    The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is still raging across much of the country. Health experts have been clear that testing is a key part of containing the virus, saving lives, and getting some pieces of our lives back. We're calling on state governors to commit to ramping up testing and ensuring results come back quickly.

  • Together Against COVID

    The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading unchecked throughout much of the country. More than 400,000 Americans have died, hundreds more are dying every day and the death rate will continue to climb until our leaders fully commit to defeating the virus.

  • Call on your representatives in Congress to support the Medical Supply Transparency & Delivery Act

    The nation's 15,000 nursing homes are enduring horrible shortages of PPE to protect patients and workers. This has been going on since at least May. It doesn't have to be this way -- actions can be taken to produce more PPE and get it to the health care facilities that need it most.

  • Call on your U.S. senators to act on plastic pollution

    Approximately 9,200 truckloads of plastic pellets are dumped into our oceans every year. There, they pollute our beaches, harm wildlife and threaten public health.

    In order to prevent further plastic pellet pollution, we need to build support in the Senate for the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act. If passed, this legislation would require the Environmental Protection Agency to prohibit corporations from dumping plastic pellets into our waterways.

  • Tell your senators: Help put us on a path to a cleaner, healthier future

    Few other events have confronted us with the urgency of climate change quite like the ongoing wildfire crisis in the West. If we want a healthier future for our communities and climate, we need to do everything we can to zero out harmful emissions from our transportation systems and energy sources.

    The U.S. House of Representatives took bold action to address this issue when it passed the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act. Now it's time for the Senate to do the same. Will you join us in urging your senators to support this bill to protect our health and our planet?

  • Tell EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler: Get the lead out of our drinking water

    The EPA is preparing to update the Lead and Copper Rule. But so far, the agency has left out expert recommendations to require the replacement of lead service lines -- which still service an estimated 9.3 million homes, child care centers and small businesses.

    Will you call on the EPA to require the replacement of all lead service lines in the United States within 10 years?

  • Tell McDonald's: Stop packaging your food in pollution

    Over a million Big Mac boxes are used and discarded each day. And new test results show that those boxes may be contributing to the PFAS "forever chemicals" pollution crisis.

    Corporations add PFAS forever chemicals to food packaging to make it grease-resistant. The packaging is used once, but toxic PFAS chemicals last forever in the environment.

    New testing of paper food packaging from top fast-food chains found fluorine levels suggesting PFAS treatment in nearly half of samples -- including a Big Mac box as well as a McDonald's fry bag and cookie bag. We're not lovin' it.

    PFAS have been linked to increased risk for certain cancers, immune system suppression, and reduced birth weight. When people eat food from this packaging, they may end up ingesting some of these chemicals too.

    And when McDonald's toxic trash goes into a landfill or incinerator, it can contaminate our air and water.

    Tell McDonald's: Your customers don't want these chemicals in their food.

  • Tell Congress to ban chlorpyrifos

    Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide used on a variety of crops -- yet it poses a threat not only to public health, but to children and farmworkers especially, through residue and runoff.

    It was even banned for household use in the U.S. in 2000 due to its toxicity -- studies found lower IQs in children who had been exposed compared with children who hadn't.

    It's long past time to ban this dangerous chemical, and Congress has a chance right now to do so. Take action today by telling your senators to ban chlorpyrifos.

  • Tell Apple CEO Tim Cook to respect our right to repair

    In order for Apple to meet its commitment to carbon neutrality, it's time for it to rethink its approach to the right to repair. Expanding repair access will reduce the amount of electronic waste that accumulates in our environment and the emissions released during the manufacturing of new devices.

    Join Arizona PIRG and thousands of supporters like you in calling on Apple CEO Tim Cook to support our right to repair today.

  • Tell the EPA: Don't put our health at risk

    Coal plants are dumping billions of gallons of toxic wastewater into our rivers. Yet the EPA just decided to allow power plants to continue dumping more of this pollution. Arsenic, lead and mercury do not belong in America's waterways, especially our drinking water sources.

    We're calling on the EPA to reverse this reckless rollback and protect our health from toxic pollution. Add your name today.

  • Home Safe for the Holidays

    The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is still raging across much of the country. If we want to see our families for the holidays, attend religious services, or eat out at a restaurant without fear of contracting or spreading the virus, we need to dramatically increase the amount of testing we are doing.

  • Tell your U.S. senators: No bailout for the plastics industry

    The plastics industry is lobbying Congress for a $1 billion bailout it doesn't need. To prevent a future flooded with plastic pollution, we need to speak up, too -- and fast.

    Tell your U.S. senators to protect public health -- not a polluting industry -- by blocking this plastics bailout.

  • Tell Congress: Don't let the coronavirus ruin Americans' credit scores

    As millions of Americans continue to face job losses and other financial hardships on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress shouldn't allow credit reporting agencies to penalize people for mistakes by credit bureaus or for negative items caused by circumstances outside their control. Consumers certainly shouldn't suffer long-standing credit damage for choosing to pay for food and other essentials instead of paying credit card bills on time during this crisis.

    That's why we're calling for federal legislation to ban negative credit reporting during the COVID-19 crisis. Send a message to your senators today.

  • Tell your state representative: We must preserve our most important pollinators

    One of the factors contributing to the alarming decline in bee populations is a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, or neonics. With a pollinator this important to our food supply, we need to do everything we can to protect them from toxic pesticides.

    Help us protect bees by urging your state representative to ban the consumer sale of toxic neonicotinoid pesticides today.

  • Tell your state senator to support a ban on glyphosate-based weed killers in Arizona

    A chemical that puts our health at risk has no place in our food. But a new study has found glyphosate -- the toxic main chemical ingredient in Roundup -- in popular brands of hummus.

    Arizona PIRG is calling on Arizona lawmakers to ban Roundup and other glyphosate-based weed killers unless and until they're proven safe. Join us today.

  • Tell your state representative: Support the right to repair

    Fifty-nine million tons of e-waste were produced globally last year -- but manufacturers still make it unnecessarily difficult for us to fix our electronic devices rather than replace them with new ones. Not only do these repair restrictions create extra cost for consumers, but they feed into massive amounts of waste.

    We're calling on state legislators to support our right to repair so that we can reduce our e-waste. Will you join us?

  • Tell Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to support our right to repair, not stifle it

    Microsoft's new commitment to achieving zero waste in its operations by 2030 is laudable, but it's missing one key component: right to repair.

    By supporting right to repair legislation -- instead of opposing it -- Microsoft could empower consumers to fix their electronics rather than replace them from the ground up. Join Arizona PIRG in calling on CEO Satya Nadella to support our right to repair today.

  • The FDA can help protect consumers from toxic hand sanitizers

    Since June, more than 80 brands of hand sanitizer and counting have been flagged as potentially toxic by the FDA.

    With cases of severe illness, blindness and even death reported this summer in connection with contaminated hand sanitizers, it's clear we need stronger measures to stop this public health threat.

    Join us in calling on the FDA to require companies that produce hand sanitizer with alcohol from outside sources to conduct thorough tests before selling their product.

  • Tell the U.S. Senate: Support emergency funding for the USPS

    The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to give emergency funding to the U.S. Postal Service. Now, it's up to the Senate to follow their lead. Call on our senators to provide the USPS with much-needed funding today.

  • Tell your U.S. House representative to vote yes on the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020

    More than 90 percent of plastic waste in the United States is never recycled. But new federal legislation would help slash that number by compelling large plastic producers to design, manage, and finance waste and recycling programs, and would reduce and/or ban plastic items that are simply not recyclable.

    Tell your representative to vote yes on the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 today.

  • Take action to save the USPS

    The U.S. House of Representatives has been called back into session and will be holding a vote that could determine the future of the USPS. Call on your representative to support emergency funding for the Postal Service.

  • Tell your governor: Ban single-use polystyrene products in your state

    Plastic waste particles have been found in seemingly every corner of our planet -- from the bottom of the Mariana Trench to the highest peaks of the Pyrenees Mountains. And now, researchers have confirmed that even the air we breathe every day is polluted with microplastics.

    It has never been more urgent to move beyond plastic -- in particular, the single-use products that are already overrunning our landfills, littering our communities and burning up in incinerators. Take action today by telling your governor to ban harmful and unnecessary single-use polystyrene products.

  • Tell the U.S. Senate to support bold infrastructure reform

    The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Moving Forward Act, which would increase funding for clean energy, expand access to safe drinking water, and more. Now we need your help to urge the U.S. Senate to do the same.

  • Tell Congress: Don't bail out the plastics industry

    Plastic waste is piling up in our landfills, littering our communities, and polluting our environment. But the plastics industry is lobbying Congress for a $1 billion bailout.

    Our taxpayer dollars shouldn't be spent propping up polluters. Call on your U.S. representative to oppose bailing out the plastics industry.

  • Tell your senators: Approve funding to replace lead service lines

    There are still up to an estimated 9.3 million lead service lines piping drinking water into homes across the country and threatening our families' health.

    Now, the U.S. House has approved $22.5 billion for removing and replacing lead service lines around the country. We need our senators to approve similar funding so we can take this crucial step toward getting the lead out of our drinking water.

  • Tell L'Oréal: Get talc out of our personal care products

    Dear L'Oréal USA CEO Frédéric Rozé,

    Many of L'Oréal's products contain talc, which can be contaminated with the carcinogen asbestos because the two materials are often intermingled underground.

    Our personal care products shouldn't come with undue risks to our health. Johnson & Johnson just announced it would stop selling talc-based baby powders -- a major step in the right direction when it comes to making consumer products safer and toxic-free.

    I urge you to follow Johnson & Johnson's lead and protect the health of your customers by getting talc out of your makeup and other powder-based products.

  • Tell the EPA to keep rocket fuel chemicals out of our drinking water

    The Trump administration's EPA just dropped plans to regulate the widespread drinking water contaminant perchlorate, which is used in rocket fuel and has been linked to brain damage in infants.

    We're calling on the EPA to reverse this dangerous and misguided decision. Add your name today.

  • Tell Congress: Don't bailout the plastics industry

    Our taxpayer dollars shouldn't be spent propping up polluters. Call on your U.S. representative to oppose bailing out the plastics industry.

  • Tell your state representative: Roundup must go

    Bayer has announced it will pay $10 billion to settle with more than 95,000 plaintiffs who claim Roundup causes cancer -- but the company still refuses to acknowledge the dangers of glyphosate, Roundup's main ingredient.

    We're calling on state legislatures to ban Roundup and other glyphosate-based weed killers. Will you join us?

  • Pres. Trump wants to zero out funding for vital COVID-19 testing

    President Trump wants to zero out funding for vital coronavirus testing nationwide, but we desperately need more testing if we're going to overcome this pandemic. Tell your senators that funding for testing must be included in the next stimulus bill.

  • Help stop President Trump from zeroing out funding for vital COVID-19 testing

    COVID-19 cases are surging in several states. Americans are dying. We need more resources for testing, and fast -- but President Trump wants to zero out funding for vital coronavirus testing nationwide.

    Without adequate resources to conduct testing and process results quickly, decision-makers are left in the dark about the scope of the pandemic and how best to contain it. Tell your senators that funding for testing must be included in the next stimulus bill.

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  • Tell your senators: We need carbon solutions, not more of the same

    As the United States cautiously begins to reopen, traffic congestion and emissions are starting to climb back up to pre-lockdown levels -- worsening our air quality and contributing to climate change.

    We need Congress to support policies that prioritize fixing and maintaining existing infrastructure before funding new projects, expanding access to clean and efficient transit options, and putting more electric vehicles on the road by building up charging stations.

    That's why we're calling on the Senate to include these policies in its transportation spending bill, currently under consideration.

  • Tell Congress: Repeal the Dirty Water Rule

    The Trump administration's Dirty Water Rule wipes out protections for wetlands, streams and headwaters that provide drinking water for millions of Americans -- and it has even been criticized by the EPA's own science advisors.

    Tell Congress to repeal the Dirty Water Rule.

  • Help get critical medical supplies directly to areas in need

    America has surpassed 3 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and much of the country has seen alarming spikes in recent weeks. And our health care workers still don't have enough of the equipment that they need to protect themselves and care for their patients.

    To make matters worse, rather than coordinating the supply chain and getting materials directly to areas in need, the federal government is funneling supplies to private companies. And in some cases, suppliers are charging outrageous prices as states, local governments and hospitals are forced to bid against each other over equipment.

    We're calling on Congress to immediately pass the Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act, which would establish a central, transparent system for procuring and distributing critical medical supplies directly to impacted areas. Add your name today.

  • Tell your U.S. representative to shut down unlined coal ash storage ponds

    The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency wants to allow hundreds of coal ash ponds to continue operating without any lining -- putting our groundwater at serious risk of toxic contamination.

    This proposal puts our health and the health of our communities at risk. Take action: Let's tell Congress to mandate the closure of all unlined coal ash ponds.

  • Tell the USDA: Say "no" to increased use of toxic herbicides

    Docket #: APHIS-2020-0021-0001

    We the undersigned oppose Monsanto's petition to deregulate its genetically engineered corn, which is tolerant to multiple toxic herbicides, including dicamba and glyphosate. Deregulating this corn will increase the use of these herbicides, which threatens public health and our environment. Exposure to dicamba and glyphosate has been linked to an increased risk of cancer.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell President Trump: Get emergency funding for the U.S. Postal Service

    The U.S. Postal Service is suffering from sharply declining demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. USPS has warned Congress that it will run out of cash by September 2020 if the federal government doesn't step in with financial assistance.

    Fortunately, it's not yet too late for the U.S. Postal Service. In order to protect this essential service from insolvency, join us in calling on President Trump to support emergency funding for the U.S. Postal Service.

  • Tell President Trump: Get emergency funding for the U.S. Postal Service

    The U.S. Postal Service is suffering from sharply declining demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. USPS has warned Congress that it will run out of cash by September 2020 if the federal government doesn't step in with financial assistance.

    Fortunately, it's not yet too late for the U.S. Postal Service. In order to protect this essential service from insolvency, join us in calling on President Trump to support emergency funding for the U.S. Postal Service.

  • We need more funding for vital coronavirus testing

    As states across the country tentatively begin to reopen businesses and relax social distancing measures, it will become more important than ever to continue a robust testing program -- and states can't get all the way to a nationwide solution without some federal coordination.

    The Senate can make a big difference by pushing for more national coordination and funding for testing in the next stimulus bill, expected this July. Tell your U.S. senators that you support more funding for vital coronavirus coordination and testing.

  • Tell your U.S. senators: It's time to move beyond plastic

    We need your voice to help us move our country beyond plastic pollution. Congress has a chance to take bold action to reduce waste by making plastic producers financially responsible for their discarded products.

    Send a message to your senators: Support ambitious nationwide legislation to move us beyond single-use plastics and increase the availability of reusable and recyclable alternatives.

  • Tell Congress: Taxpayers deserve to see the receipts of COVID-19 emergency spending

    Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has announced that Americans may never find out how over $500 billion of taxpayer money has been awarded to businesses.

    Tell Congress to pass the PPP Transparency Act and get taxpayers the receipts.

  • Tell the EPA: Protect public health from soot pollution

    Docket number EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0072-0293

    Soot pollution is deadly. It contributes to tens of thousands of deaths each year, and new research finds it could exacerbate cases of COVID-19.

    Freezing standards on soot pollution at their current level is an unsafe, unsound decision. In order to protect the public from the dangers of exposure to airborne soot -- including lung disease, bronchitis and cancer -- I urge you to tighten standards on industrial pollution.

    Sincerely,

  • Healthier farms, healthier Arizonans

    Pesticides are too deeply ingrained in our farming system. The seeds farmers buy often come pre-treated with chemicals -- and sometimes, farmers don't even know it. We don't need to use so many chemicals to farm our food. We need to cut down on chemical use to promote healthier farms, less toxic residue on the food we buy, and healthier lives for all Arizonans.

  • Tell your U.S. senators: Support funding for contact tracing to contain COVID-19

    As our country begins to reopen, we need to be sure that our government and health care system are equipped to keep us safe and contain the spread of COVID-19.

    Public health experts agree that, along with a dramatic increase in our country's testing capabilities, contact tracing will be essential if we want to catch any future coronavirus outbreaks early.

    This can't happen without proper funding from Congress. Tell your U.S. senators to support funding for contact tracing and voluntary isolation measures so that we can contain COVID-19.

  • Tell Congress: Require the EPA to clean up toxic waste sites

    Exposure to toxic waste at Superfund sites, including dioxin, lead and radiation, can cause cancer, birth defects and rare disease. Yet, the backlog of Superfund sites in need of cleanup is the biggest it has been in at least 15 years. Call on Congress to use its oversight authority to direct the EPA to address this backlog now.

  • TELL YOUR GOVERNOR: INVEST IN CLEAN, ELECTRIC SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES

    Dear Governor,

    It's time for our state's transit and school bus systems to stop using dirty, diesel buses that endanger our health, our children and our communities. Electric buses are here, and they're cleaner, healthier and often cheaper in the long run. Thanks to the $14.7 billion Volkswagen emissions scandal settlement, we have a historic opportunity to reduce transportation pollution in our state. I urge you to use our state's portion of the Volkswagen funds to purchase all-electric school and transit buses for our children and our communities.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell your U.S. House representative: Help protect against identity theft

    It's clear that the companies that hold massive amounts of our personal data aren't doing enough to keep it safe. And we aren't waiting for companies to get their act together.

    Arizona PIRG and our national network helped win a federal law to give every citizen access to free credit report freezes in the wake of the Equifax hack. The next step is to make these freezes the default setting.

    Tell your U.S. House representative to support this common-sense step to protect consumers.

  • Label toxic ingredients in cleaning products

    For millions of us, spending more time at home and more time cleaning our homes due to the COVID-19 crisis has heightened our risk of exposure to potentially dangerous chemicals found in everyday cleaning supplies.

    The labels on some of these cleaning products don't mention that many of their chemical ingredients are toxic and are even associated with cancer, asthma, reproductive harms and other serious health issues. At a time when cleaning products are flying off store shelves, and millions of children are spending their days at home and are more exposed to those products, consumers should have the information they need to choose products that are right for their health and the health of their families.

    We're calling on Congress to pass legislation requiring that any health risks associated with the chemicals in a cleaning product be disclosed on the product's label. Add your name today.

  • Take action to ensure refunds for canceled air travel

    Thousands of Americans have canceled travel plans as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the country -- but it's still nearly impossible to get money back from airlines for canceled tickets.

    This bill will change that, requiring airlines to offer full refunds to all travelers who cancel their plans. Send a message urging your U.S. senators to support the Cash Refunds for Coronavirus Cancellations Act of 2020.

  • Help get critical medical supplies directly to areas in need

    In late April, America surpassed 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. But our health care workers don't have enough of the equipment that they need to protect themselves and care for their patients.

    To make matters worse, rather than coordinating the supply chain and getting materials directly to areas in need, the federal government is funneling supplies to private companies. And in some cases, suppliers are charging outrageous prices as states, local governments and hospitals are forced to bid against each other over equipment.

    We're calling on Congress to immediately pass the Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act, which would establish a central, transparent system for procuring and distributing critical medical supplies directly to impacted areas. Add your name today.

  • Help get critical medical supplies directly to areas in need

    In late April, America surpassed 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. But our health care workers don't have enough of the equipment that they need to protect themselves and care for their patients.

    To make matters worse, rather than coordinating the supply chain and getting materials directly to areas in need, the federal government is funneling supplies to private companies. And in some cases, suppliers are charging outrageous prices as states, local governments and hospitals are forced to bid against each other over equipment.

    We're calling on Congress to immediately pass the Medical Supply Transparency and Delivery Act, which would establish a central, transparent system for procuring and distributing critical medical supplies directly to impacted areas. Add your name today.

  • Protect consumers from debt collection harassment during the coronavirus crisis

    CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger:

    At a moment of intense financial vulnerability for millions of Americans, harassment from debt collectors is one more stress consumers don't need. Yet, since March 1, more than 6,000 complaints about issues with debt collection have been submitted to your agency's online database.

    Americans have enough to worry about without debt collectors harassing them or garnishing their much-needed stimulus payments from the CARES Act. I urge you to respond to the COVID-19 crisis by cracking down on any debt collectors that ignore forbearance or loan modification policies designed to give consumers a break.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the EPA: Clean up toxic Superfund sites

    Under EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler's watch, the EPA has allowed the largest buildup of unfunded, toxic Superfund sites in 15 years, putting the health of our communities at risk.

    Join us in calling on the EPA to do its job and prioritize cleaning up these toxic waste sites.

  • Tell the White House: Coordinate the purchase and distribution of medical equipment

    An investigation by ProPublica has revealed that suppliers of medical equipment and protective gear are using the COVID-19 crisis to drive up prices. As a result, some states -- including New York, one of the hardest hit by the pandemic -- are having to purchase lifesaving supplies at prices up to 15 times higher than normal.

    We're calling on the White House to help prevent price hikes and needless competition when it comes to crucial medical equipment by coordinating a transparent, equitable and centralized system for the purchase and distribution of supplies directly to areas in need. Add your name today.

  • Monsanto should warn buyers about Roundup's link to cancer

    The World Health Organization has declared that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, is a "probable human carcinogen." But Monsanto, the company that produces Roundup, does not include this crucial information in the weed killer's warning label.

    In a lawsuit settlement in March, Monsanto agreed to remove certain language from Roundup's label after consumers alleged that glyphosate attacks an enzyme in humans as well as plants. But even with that language removed, Roundup's label still fails to warn consumers about glyphosate's link to cancer.

    We're calling on the EPA to order Monsanto to include glyphosate's identification as a probable human carcinogen on Roundup's warning label. Add your name today.

  • We must remove barriers to ventilator repair in Arizona immediately

    Thanks to the public pressure created by people like you, manufacturers GE, Medtronic, Zoll, and Fisher & Paykel are loosening repair restrictions on ventilators to help hospitals respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Now, we're calling on our governor to issue an executive order compelling holdouts such as Dräger and Vyaire to do the same. With your help, we know we can win here, too.

  • Congress must get emergency funding to the U.S. Postal Service

    As COVID-19 keeps Americans confined to their homes, the U.S. Postal Service has been an essential service, delivering medicine, voting ballots and emergency relief checks to our homes every day.

    But now, as the coronavirus pandemic slashes mail volume, this vital service is in danger of insolvency. Tell your U.S. senators to support legislation to get emergency funding to the U.S. Postal Service immediately.

  • COMPREHENSIVE COVID-19 TESTING

    Health professionals and experts say we don't have enough fast and accurate coronavirus tests to meet the current need.

    A chorus of experts, including former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, are also saying that fast, accurate and widespread testing will be key to moving safely out of social distancing and engaging in public life.

    We are calling on Adm. Brett Giroir, the testing chief in the U.S., to work with federal and state agencies and health experts to build up the fast, accurate and comprehensive testing infrastructure we need, including:

    1. Expanding testing capacity and expediting test processing, using the Defense Production Act to get the tests and supplies that health professionals need, set clear standards for quality, and expand testing options through newly authorized labs, drive-through and home testing options.

    1. Making serological antibody tests widely available, so we can know who has already had COVID-19 and can use that information to make decisions to move out of social distancing.

    1. Setting up a national, coordinated network that can identify and trace small future pockets of infection before they multiply into larger outbreaks.
  • Call on the EPA to ban bee-killing pesticides

    Docket #EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0844-1608

    Millions of bees are dying off, with alarming consequences for our food supply. We rely on bees to pollinate 71 of the 100 crops that provide 90 percent of the world's food supply.

    Researchers point to neonicotinoids as a leading cause of colony collapse. Neonicotinoids attack bees' central nervous systems, causing brain damage, paralysis and death. I urge you to protect bees by banning the worst uses of all neonicotinoids, including all yard, garden and landscaping uses of neonicotinoids and the use of neonicotinoid-coated seeds in any setting.

    Sincerely,

  • Make sure everyone who needs a test gets a test

    Health professionals say they don't have enough coronavirus tests available to test everyone who needs it, and so they're left largely in the dark on the scope of the problem and how to contain it.

    That's why we're calling on Admiral Brett Giroir, the new head of the coronavirus testing response, to immediately adopt a plan to make sure that everyone who needs a test gets a test. Add your name now.

  • Tell Amazon: Protect consumers from price gouging

    As coronavirus has become an increasingly global threat, prices for supplies like hand sanitizer, sold on Amazon, have spiked.

    The world's leading online marketplace, Amazon, should be able to protect consumers in emergency situations from being taken advantage of. Tell Amazon to stop the price gouging before it happens.

  • Comprehensive COVID-19 Testing

    Health professionals and experts say we don't have enough fast and accurate coronavirus tests to meet the current need- treating everyone with symptoms and health professionals.

    A chorus of experts, including former Food and Drug Administration Commissioners like Scott Gottlieb, are also saying that fast, accurate, accurate and widespread testing will be key to moving safely out of social distancing and engaging in public life.

    We are calling on Admiral Giroir, the testing chief in the U.S, to work with federal and state agencies and health experts to build up the fast, accurate and comprehensive testing infrastructure we need including:

    *Expanded testing capacity and expedited test processing- using the Defense Production Act to get the tests and supplies that health professionals need, set clear standards for quality and expand testing options through newly authorized labs, drive-through and home testing options.

    *Making serological antibody tests widely available, so we can know who has already had COVID-19 and can use that information to make decisions to move out of social distancing.

    *Set up a national, coordinated network that can identify and trace small future pockets of infection, before they multiply into larger outbreaks.

  • Tell Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to support repair

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella,

    The idea that we should be able to fix our machines is not new -- using our electronic products for longer and upgrading them instead of replacing them dramatically cuts climate pollution and produces less waste.

    When products cannot be fixed, or the only option for repair is a manufacturer-approved location, that means many products that could be reused are thrown away.

    Microsoft has historically opposed Right to Repair, but your recent decision to make the Surface products more repairable is a critical step forward. Given your recent pledge to have Microsoft become carbon negative by 2030, and your leadership as a leading global technology company, we are calling on Microsoft to reverse its position on Right to Repair -- and start a new trend in more sustainable electronic devices.

  • Support the Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act

    Many Americans will be running up their credit card balances or paying bills late just to get by until the coronavirus crisis is under control. This bill will ensure extended protections for people who face lasting financial hardship from the outbreak.

    Send a message to your U.S. senators today urging them to support the Disaster Protection for Workers' Credit Act.

  • Call on your state attorney general to investigate Amazon price gouging

    After the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency, U.S. PIRG Education Fund found severe price gouging for hand sanitizer and face masks on Amazon's online marketplace. Nearly 1 in 6 of the products sold directly by Amazon had price spikes 50 percent higher than the average price.

    Despite efforts by online marketplaces and attorneys general, these problems continue. I urge you to protect consumers from being taken advantage of during this pandemic by investigating Amazon and other online marketplaces for enabling price gouging.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell airlines: Refund passengers for coronavirus cancellations

    Deciding not to fly is a healthy choice during the novel coronavirus pandemic, as the CDC recommends we all practice social distancing. Travelers who cancel their plans to protect their health shouldn't have to take a financial hit for making a responsible choice. I urge you to provide full refunds, not only travel vouchers, to customers who cancel their plans due to the coronavirus outbreak.

  • Double our ventilator supply now

    Experts are predicting a critical shortage of ventilators to deal with the projected number of COVID-19 patients, while still being able to meet the needs of all of the other patients who need ventilators to stay alive. Health care providers should not be forced to choose which patients under their care get lifesaving treatment, and which ones don't.

    It's time to use federal emergency powers to ramp up ventilator supply so that we can double the available number in the next four weeks. We're calling on you to use the Defense Production Act to generate manufacturing orders for new ventilators, require manufacturers to make repair information available, and coordinate the refurbishment of tens of thousands of older ventilators in storage across the country.

  • Tell President Trump to ramp up ventilator production

    Health professionals warn we don't have enough ventilators to treat the projected number of COVID-19 patients. To save lives, the Trump administration should use its emergency powers to dramatically ramp up ventilator production over the next four weeks.

  • Add your name: Remove barriers to fixing ventilators

    U.S. hospitals do not have enough ventilators to meet the spike in cases of respiratory failure that the novel coronavirus is projected to create.

    As ventilators are pressed into round-the-clock use, repair and maintenance issues will increase. While some ventilator manufacturers provide the service information that biomedical technicians need, other manufacturers make it hard to access manuals, read error logs or run diagnostic tests. We need to remove those barriers now.

    Join us in calling on manufacturers to release the vital service information hospitals need to service and maintain all viable ventilators in the United States.

  • Tell Congress: Freeze student loan repayment during the COVID-19 pandemic

    In order to stop the COVID-19 pandemic from getting worse, every single American must stay home and follow social distancing guidance from experts and elected officials. But it's clear that following that advice is going to have a severe economic impact on many, including leaving millions of student loan borrowers without income for months.

    We shouldn't force student loan borrowers to choose between their family's health, putting food on the table, or paying the bills. That's why we need Congress to cancel student loan payments until this crisis is over.

  • Tell the FTC: Stop price gouging during emergencies

    As more and more governors declare states of emergency over COVID-19, some businesses continue to significantly inflate prices for critical supplies.

    We need stronger action from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prevent sellers from taking advantage of consumers, potentially putting their health at risk.

  • Tell the governor to support our right to repair

    Every day, we throw away hundreds of thousands of resource-intensive phones and replace them from the ground up, in part because of unnecessary obstacles to repair put up by manufacturers.

    That's why we're calling on governors to support legislation that will make it easier for people to repair their devices, so that we spend less and waste less.

  • Make sure everyone who needs a test gets a test

    Health professionals say they don't have enough coronavirus tests available to test everyone who needs it, and so they're left largely in the dark on the scope of the problem and how to contain it.

    That's why we're calling on Admiral Brett Giroir, the new head of coronavirus testing response, to immediately adopt a plan to make sure that everyone who needs a test gets a test.

    The plan, put forward by former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner David Kessler, MD, includes four crucial provisions:

    • Expand testing locations by granting universities and private institutions the ability to test, using drive-through testing, and getting Department of Defense medics to staff mobile testing units.
    • Expedite testing by directing UPS, Amazon, FedEx and USPS to coordinate on shipping.
    • Improve data management by getting Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others to consult on managing the huge flow of new data.
    • Communicate clearly by coordinating with the American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other medical experts to give clear guidance on who needs a test, where to get the test, and what to make of the results.

    Beyond Commissioner Kessler's recommendations, Arizona PIRG is calling on Adm. Giroir to increase the amount of test kits sent out into the field, and ensure that each testing location has the necessary tools to process the results swiftly.

    Send your message now.

  • Make sure everyone who needs a test gets a test

    Health professionals say they don't have enough coronavirus tests available to test everyone who needs it, and so they're left largely in the dark on the scope of the problem and how to contain it.

    That's why we're calling on Admiral Brett Giroir, the new head of coronavirus testing response, to immediately adopt a plan to make sure that everyone who needs a test gets a test.

    The plan, put forward by former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner David Kessler, MD, includes four crucial provisions:

    • Expand testing locations by granting universities and private institutions the ability to test, using drive-through testing, and getting Department of Defense medics to staff mobile testing units.
    • Expedite testing by directing UPS, Amazon, FedEx and USPS to coordinate on shipping.
    • Improve data management by getting Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others to consult on managing the huge flow of new data.
    • Communicate clearly by coordinating with the American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other medical experts to give clear guidance on who needs a test, where to get the test, and what to make of the results.

    Beyond Commissioner Kessler's recommendations, Arizona PIRG is calling on Adm. Giroir to increase the amount of test kits sent out into the field, and ensure that each testing location has the necessary tools to process the results swiftly.

    Send your message now.

  • Make sure everyone who needs a test gets a test

    Health professionals say they don't have enough coronavirus tests available to test everyone who needs it, and so they're left largely in the dark on the scope of the problem and how to contain it.

    That's why we're calling on Admiral Brett Giroir, the new head of coronavirus testing response, to immediately adopt a plan to make sure that everyone who needs a test gets a test.

    The plan, put forward by former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner David Kessler, MD, includes four crucial provisions:

    • Expand testing locations by granting universities and private institutions the ability to test, using drive-through testing, and getting Department of Defense medics to staff mobile testing units.
    • Expedite testing by directing UPS, Amazon, FedEx and USPS to coordinate on shipping.
    • Improve data management by getting Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and others to consult on managing the huge flow of new data.
    • Communicate clearly by coordinating with the American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other medical experts to give clear guidance on who needs a test, where to get the test, and what to make of the results.

    Beyond Commissioner Kessler's recommendations, Arizona PIRG is calling on Adm. Giroir to increase the amount of test kits sent out into the field, and ensure that each testing location has the necessary tools to process the results swiftly.

    Send your message now.

  • Tell Congress: Stop reckless deregulation

    To prevent economic disaster in the face of the disease's spread, we need strong regulation more than ever -- but big banks are using the coronavirus as an opportunity to call for reckless deregulation. Send a message to Congress to help ensure that we don't ease up on vital rules when we need them most.

  • Protect frontline workers from coronavirus

    We're calling on the Secretary of Labor to enact an emergency standard to protect frontline workers, including first responders and health care workers, from the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Ensuring their safety will help ensure all of ours.

  • Tell Amazon: Protect consumers from price gouging

    As coronavirus has become an increasingly global threat, prices for supplies like hand sanitizer, sold on Amazon, have spiked.

    The world's leading online marketplace, Amazon, should be able to protect consumers in emergency situations from being taken advantage of. Tell Amazon to stop the price gouging before it happens.

  • Tell Amazon: Protect consumers from price gouging

    As coronavirus has become an increasingly global threat, prices for supplies like hand sanitizer, sold on Amazon, have spiked.

    The world's leading online marketplace, Amazon, should be able to protect consumers in emergency situations from being taken advantage of. Tell Amazon to stop the price gouging before it happens.

  • Ask your state senator: Support a ban on single-use polystyrene foam

    Not only have we generated so much plastic trash that we need to send it overseas; now, the countries we've been sending it to have stopped taking it.

    Recycling isn't enough anymore. We need to start sharply reducing our plastic consumption -- and that means banning the worst forms of single-use plastic outright, state by state.

    Let's start with single-use polystyrene foam, one of the most environmentally destructive and hardest-to-recycle plastics out there. Tell your state senator to support a statewide ban today.

  • Tell your senators to get PFAS pollution out of our drinking water

    Toxic PFAS contamination threatens the drinking water of millions of Americans. The U.S. Senate can help end this public health crisis by passing the PFAS Action Act. Tell your senators to protect our drinking water.

  • No pyrethroids until they're proven safe

    New research has revealed that exposure to pyrethroids -- pesticides commonly used in homes and in agriculture -- may increase the risk of premature death by up to 56 percent. Dangerous chemicals have no place in our homes and on our food. I strongly support a moratorium on pyrethroids unless and until these chemicals are proven safe.

  • Toxic chemicals have no place in our personal care products

    When the FDA discovers toxic chemicals in our personal care and beauty products, the decision to pull the product is left to the company that sells it. This needs to change.

    Ask your governor to support legislation that will ban toxic chemicals from personal care and beauty products, and give your state the authority to issue recalls.

  • Tell the CPSC to ban dangerous inclined infant sleepers

    Acting Chairman Adler and Commissioners Kaye, Baiocco and Feldman,

    Years of expert medical advice and independent research prove that inclined infant sleepers pose a serious suffocation threat to babies. These products are dangerous for use under any circumstances, and we can't risk putting one more infant's life at risk. We ask that you expand safe sleep guidelines to cover all infant sleep products and issue a full recall of any inclined sleepers already in stores, homes and day care facilities.

    Sincerely,

  • End Predatory Lending: Pass the Veterans And Consumers Fair Credit Act

    Payday, installment and car title loans with astronomical interest rates trap millions of Americans in debt every year.

    Congress is considering H.R. 5050, the bipartisan Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act. The VCFCA would put an end to predatory lending by capping interest rates on these types of loans at 36 percent APR -- a proven method that's already working in more than a dozen states. But the predatory lending industry is fighting tooth and nail to stop the bill.

    Make your voice heard: Urge your member of Congress to end predatory lending by supporting H.R. 5050.

  • Food Recall Failure: Will your supermarket warn you about hazardous food?

    Millions get sick every year from foodborne illnesses like E. coli, Listeria, and Salmonella that have contaminated our food. All too often, this happens after food has been recalled. shouldn't have to go on a scavenger hunt to find out if the food I purchased was recalled. I want you to use the best recall notification tools possible to warn me including direct notifications and visible in-store posters as outlined by Arizona PIRG Education Fund.

    Sincerely,

  • It's time for Arizona to ban Roundup

    In 2015, the World Health Organization deemed Monsanto's Roundup a "probable human carcinogen." It's absurd that a weed killer, designed to make our lives more convenient, should be allowed to put public health at risk. It simply isn't worth it.

    Urge the governor to ban Roundup now.

  • It's time to ban DEHP

    We've known for years that the common plastic additive DEHP (di-ethylhexyl phthalate) is linked to serious health effects, including reproductive problems.

    No product should put you or your loved one's health at risk. Join us in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to ban DEHP in all plastics manufacturing.

  • Tell your state senator to pass right to repair legislation

    Nikon's decision to revoke authorized repair is just the canary in the coal mine. We're counting on states to act to secure our right to repair before even more of our devices, tools and appliances become subject to unnecessary obstacles to repair.

    Tell your state senator to pass right to repair legislation.

  • Ask your governor to support funding for electric buses

    In recent years, electric buses have seen major gains in battery life and durability. Now, cities around the country are replacing their polluting diesel transit fleets with electric models, and seeing the benefits of reduced greenhouse gas emissions and cleaner air.

  • Tell the EPA: Protect kids' health. Ban chlorpyrifos.

    The EPA's own scientists have linked chlorpyrifos to serious health problems for children, including brain damage. The agency has even banned it from most household uses because it's so toxic.

    But under the Trump administration, the EPA has walked back efforts ban this pesticide nationwide -- putting more children at risk. Send a message to the EPA now.

  • Tell your senators and representative: Co-sponsor the Expanded Food Safety Inspection Act of 2019

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned the public in the winter of 2019 not to eat romaine lettuce from Salinas, California, because of yet another E. coli outbreak -- the fifth in two years. But, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still lacks the authority it needs to keep us safe.

    Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.) recently introduced the Expanded Food Safety Inspection Act of 2019. The legislation would give the FDA the authority to follow the clues wherever they lead in foodborne illness outbreak investigations, including to factory farms. Ask your U.S. senators and representative to co-sponsor.

  • Tell Congress: Remove gag on product injury data

    Safety regulators are consistently prohibited from releasing injuries and deaths tied to specific consumer products, such as toys, cribs, appliances and consumer electronics. This leaves dangerous products on the market like inclined sleepers, even when the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission knows dozens of infants suffocated in them.

    It's time Congress lifted the gag order on critical product injury data so everyone can be safer.

  • Electric buses for our state

    All-electric buses are here -- and they're cleaner, healthier and often cheaper to run in the long-term.

    Call on our state legislators to make every school and transit bus in our state electric by 2030.

  • Tell your governor to ban dicamba

    For the third year in a row, the toxic weed killer dicamba has been drifting, getting into the air we breathe, and damaging or destroying everything in its path except the one soybean plant that has been modified to be resistant to its chemicals. This pesticide is putting our health and our communities at risk. Call on your governor to support a ban on dicamba.

  • Tell the governor to support our right to repair

    Every day, we throw away hundreds of thousands of resource-intensive phones and replace them from the ground up, in part because of unnecessary obstacles to repair put up by manufacturers.

    That's why we're calling on governors to support legislation that will make it easier for people to repair their devices, so that we spend less and waste less.

  • Tell the EPA to get the lead out of our drinking water

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    EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler:

    For the sake of our drinking water and our children's health, I urge you to order the replacement of all lead service lines within 10 years or less, as part of EPA's update to the Lead & Copper Rule.

    The drinking water of millions of Americans is being contaminated with lead. EPA's own research confirms that lead service lines are a primary cause of this contamination. That is why experts have been calling for the full replacement of these toxic pipes as soon as possible.

    To be sure, EPA's proposals to strengthen testing and corrosion control are steps in the right direction. But these modest measures pale in comparison to the importance of removing the sources of contamination.

    The tragic truth is that, over the course of decades, we built parts of our water infrastructure with a potent neurotoxin. There is no shortcut to solve this problem. It's time to get the lead out.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell your senators and representative: Co-sponsor the Expanded Food Safety Inspection Act of 2019

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning the public not to eat romaine lettuce from Salinas, California, because of yet another E. coli outbreak -- the fifth in two years. But, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still lacks the authority it needs to keep us safe.

    Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (C.T.) recently introduced the Expanded Food Safety Inspection Act of 2019. The legislation would give the FDA the authority to follow the clues wherever they lead in foodborne illness outbreak investigations, including to factory farms. Ask your U.S. senators and representative to co-sponsor.

  • Call on Coca-Cola to take the lead and move beyond plastic

    Dear Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey,

    We're in the midst of a plastic pollution crisis, and Coca-Cola was just named the top global corporate plastic polluter for the second year in a row. It's time to change that.

    Coca-Cola should commit to reducing the amount of plastic used, as part of a greater effort to take responsibility for the entire life cycle of your products.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the Trump administration to protect kids from nicotine addiction

    One in 4 high school students are using e-cigarettes, with damaging consequences for their futures and their health. Vaping often delivers a highly addictive dose of nicotine, which can impact brain development, impair learning and contribute to mood disorders.

    Tobacco companies use flavors to target kids. Flavors make it easier for young people to start using tobacco products because they hide the bad taste of tobacco, and make the practice seem harmless. According to the Food and Drug Administration, 70 percent of current youth e-cigarette users said that they used e-cigarettes "because they come in flavors I like."

    That's why I'm writing to urge you to follow through on your announcement to take all flavored e-cigarettes off the market, including mint and menthol.

  • Tell Apple to make its products repairable

    Apple CEO Tim Cook,

    Because they are difficult to repair, and because the batteries wear out, Apple'S wireless headphones are essentially disposable. This has a big toll on the environment.

    I urge you to redesign AirPods so that they can be fixed, and to commit to release only repairable products in the future.

    By offering products that are easier to repair, Apple has an opportunity to use its resources and popularity to shift the tech industry toward more sustainable products, which will stay in our hands and on our desks -- not in our trash.

    Sincerely,

  • Call on the EPA to get "forever chemicals" out of our drinking water

    Toxic "forever chemicals" -- also known as PFAS -- have found their way into the soil, groundwater and, especially in certain regions, our drinking water. No dangerous chemical should be allowed to threaten our health and pollute our future for hundreds of years. Tell the EPA today to ban further use of PFAS chemicals until and unless any specific one is proven safe.

  • Tell the EPA: Ban plastic pollution from the fossil fuel industry

    Last year, plastic plants discharged more than 128 million pounds of pollutants into U.S. waterways -- including approximately 78,000 pounds of the most toxic chemicals. Unless swift and sweeping action is taken, this plastic pollution crisis will only get worse. Join Arizona PIRG and our national network today in calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to ban plastic pollution in our waterways.

  • Tell your senators to protect your credit

    After numerous security breaches at major firms like Equifax and Capital One, hundreds of millions of Americans have had their financial data compromised.

    Tell your senators to support the Consumer Credit Control Act to help prevent identity theft by freezing your credit reports by default, free of cost.

  • Defend net neutrality

    The internet belongs to everyone and every idea. That's what net neutrality protects. Without it, the internet will be under the control of powerful telephone and cable company gatekeepers.

    A federal court of appeals just upheld the Trump administration's repeal of net neutrality protections. But there was also some good news: It also said that states and local governments can write their own rules. Call on the governor to pass net neutrality legislation now.

  • Tell Apple to make its products repairable

    Apple CEO Tim Cook,

    Because they are difficult to repair, and because the batteries wear out, Apple's wireless headphones are essentially disposable. This has a big toll on the environment.

    It's becoming all-too-common for modern devices to be difficult or impractical to fix, leading to a high rate of obsolescence and a growing electronic waste problem. By offering products that are easier to repair, Apple can use its resources and popularity to shift the tech industry toward more sustainable products, which will stay in our hands and on our desks -- not in our trash.

    I urge you to implement sustainable designs that will allow customers to fix their Apple hardware, and to offer the replacement parts, tools, repair software and manuals necessary to carry out these repairs at fair prices.

    Apple's commitment to repairable design will help make our world a cleaner, safer, and healthier place.

    Sincerely,

  • What does cheaper meat really cost?

    Every year, our antibiotics become less effective due to overuse, costing thousands of lives in the U.S. Without intervention, experts estimate that by 2050, deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections will surpass present-day cancer deaths.

    By limiting the length of time for which meat producers can administer antibiotics to 21 days or less, the U.S. Senate can help minimize the risk of antibiotic-resistance from farms, and help preserve our antibiotics for future generations.

  • It's time to get toxic chemicals off our farms

    Dicamba hurts farms that don't use Monsanto's resistant seeds, and harms wild plants. Evidence suggests that it can even increase cancer risk. So why do we use it -- and so many toxic chemicals like it -- to grow our food?

    We know a better way to farm. Call on your legislators to invest in programs that help farmers reduce their chemical use.

  • Reject the APS Rate Increase

    Arizona Public Service received approval to raise rates in 2017. Now APS is asking the Arizona Corporation Commission to grant yet another rate increase.

    The APS rate increase in 2017 was unjustified. The recently proposed APS rate increase is also unjustified.

    Please add your name to the list of ratepayers who want to send a message to the Arizona Corporation Commission and APS' new CEO that enough is enough.

  • Tell the FDA to stop allowing the routine use of medically important antibiotics

    More than 23,000 Americans die every year from antibiotic-resistant infections. Stopping the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms will help us keep our life-saving medicines effective.

    Add your name to our petition to the Food and Drug Administration, asking them to take stronger action to preserve our life-saving antibiotics.

  • Ban salmonella in meat

    A fast-moving outbreak of antibiotic-resistant salmonella has already infected more than 250 people. The USDA should ban the sale of meat contaminated with dangerous salmonella.

  • Tell UPS: It's time to go electric

    A few weeks ago, Amazon set the bar when it announced plans to roll out 100,000 electric delivery vans by 2024.

    Now imagine if UPS, with its fleet of 123,000 vehicles, did the same. Tell UPS to commit to replacing its polluting diesel vehicles with clean, electric ones.

  • Tell the EPA to ban spraying antibiotics on citrus trees

    The Environmental Protection Agency ignored warnings from federal scientists when it proposed spraying two types of antibiotics used in human medicine -- to treat pneumonia and syphilis (among other infections) -- in U.S. citrus groves. The widespread application of these important medicines risks creating antibiotic-resistant "superbugs."

    A new study focusing on one of those antibiotics found that spraying the drug on citrus trees has almost no effect on the citrus infection growers hope to treat known as "greening" -- The effects of the drug's overuse on human health, however, could be serious. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn that using antibiotics in this way can breed antibiotic resistant bacteria that may pose serious risks to human health.

    Our antibiotics are too critical to throw away spraying them on oranges. Tell the EPA to rescind its approval for spraying our life-saving medicines on citrus trees before they lose their effectiveness.

  • Stop the sale of dangerous recalled cars

    Executive Chairman Michael J. Jackson,

    Research by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund found unsafe recalled used cars for sale at every AutoNation location surveyed. Notifying customers they may be purchasing a dangerous, unrepaired recalled car is insufficient, and puts their lives at risk. AutoNation should reinstitute its 2015 policy of not selling used cars with unrepaired recalls. Lives depend on it.

    Sincerely,

  • Stop the Sale of Dangerous Recalled Cars

    Michael J. Jackson, Executive Chairman,

    Research by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund found unsafe, recalled used cars for sale at every AutoNation location surveyed. Notifying customers they may be purchasing a dangerous, unrepaired recalled car is insufficient, and puts their lives at risk. AutoNation should re-institute its 2015 policy of not selling used cars with unrepaired recalls. Lives depend on it.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the EPA not to relax coal ash storage regulations

    The EPA wants to roll back regulations on coal ash storage sites -- a decision which will increase the risk of toxic ash contaminating nearby water sources -- despite the fact that more than a hundred coal ash sites exist in high-risk flood zones.

    Coal ash spills due to flooding have caused billions of dollars in damage, have been linked to cancer and other diseases in workers who clean them up, and pose an imminent threat to public health.

    Weigh in before the comment period closes. Tell the EPA not to relax coal ash storage protections.

  • Limit the use of medically important antibiotics to 21 days or less in food-producing animals

    Acting FDA Commissioner Norman Sharpless,

    Every year, thousands of people die in the U.S. because of antibiotic resistant infections, caused in large part by the overuse of medically important antibiotics. Industrial farms account for the majority of medically important antibiotics sold in the United States, and meat producers often use the drugs to compensate for unsanitary, overcrowded, and stressful conditions. That routine antibiotic use makes industrial farms hotbeds for antibiotic resistant bacteria.

    I urge you to set duration limits of 21 days or less on all medically important antibiotics used in food-producing animals, which will minimize the risk of breeding resistant strains of bacteria.

    We cannot afford to lose this bedrock of modern medicine.

  • Call on the CFPB to investigate Wells Fargo for its latest wrongdoing

    CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger,

    The CFPB has taken action against Wells Fargo to protect consumers in the past, and the bureau needs to do so again.

    Bank customers and employees have reported that accounts customers closed were kept open two months after their closing date -- and Wells Fargo charged these accounts overdraft fees as the bank continued to honor withdrawals.

    When Wells Fargo closes an account, it should be closed. Period. I urge the CFPB to investigate Wells Fargo for wrongdoing now.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Congress: Companies shouldn't regulate themselves

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has slowly but surely been passing regulatory duties over to Boeing for years. Now, it turns out that the FAA never independently assessed the risks of the dangerous system that caused two deadly Boeing crashes at all.

    With lives at stake, companies shouldn't regulate themselves. Tell Congress to pass legislation banning the FAA from handing off any testing responsibility to companies.

  • Tell Congress: Act on plastic pollution

    It's time to move beyond single-use plastic, starting by getting rid of the most harmful waste and stopping the use of things we truly don't need.

    Send a message to Arizona's federal legislators: Support ambitious nationwide legislation to move us beyond single-use plastics and increase the availability of reusable and recyclable alternatives.

  • Tell Congress: Act on plastic pollution

    It's time to move beyond single-use plastic, starting by getting rid of the most harmful waste and stopping the use of things we truly don't need.

    Send a message to Arizona's federal legislators: Support ambitious nationwide legislation to move us beyond single-use plastics and increase the availability of reusable and recyclable alternatives.

  • Tell the UDSA: put public health and food safety first.

    We should all be able to be confident that the pork (or other meat) we buy for our families won't make us sick.

    Unfortunately, the USDA's proposed Swine Slaughter rule to increase line speeds at pork slaughterhouses will undermine food safety by reducing inspections. Americans' health will suffer. I urge you not to implement it.

  • Tell your U.S. House representative: Don't let the USDA slash food safety inspections

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture is about to approve a regulation cutting back on safety inspections at pork processing plants and letting pork company employees to do most of the inspecting. We should be more careful with our food, not less.

    Tell your U.S. House representative: Don't let the USDA slash food safety inspections.

  • Tell Congress: Act on plastic pollution

    Every day, people throw away tons of plastic "stuff" -- cups, bags, containers and more. All of this waste not only clogs our landfills, trashes our parks, and litters our streets, but it also washes into our rivers and oceans, where it can harm wildlife.

    It's time to move beyond single-use plastic, by getting rid of the most harmful waste, and stopping the use of things we truly don't need.

  • Tell McDonald's: Cut back on plastic

    As the planet chokes on an ever-increasing amount of plastic waste, we need to cut back our plastic use everywhere we can. McDonald's serves up 1.2 billion Happy Meals each year -- that's a lot of toys that, for the most part, will be played with for just a few minutes and thrown away. I strongly urge you to stop including plastic toys with your Happy Meals to cut back on plastic waste and build a more sustainable business.

    Sincerely,

  • Urge the FTC to investigate deceptive apps

    The popular photo-altering app FaceApp uploaded the photos it manipulates to external servers without asking for the user's consent. To use the app, users also granted FaceApp a license over their photos that is "perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, [and] fully-paid." Millions of Americans' photos and data could potentially have been put at risk by FaceApp -- and other deceptive applications like it. I strongly urge you to investigate FaceApp's privacy risks, and the risks of other apps that misuse our data.

    Sincerely,

  • Support the Climate Risk Disclosure Act

    The Climate Risk Disclosure Act would provide transparency about the dangers that climate change poses for American businesses, their employees and investors. Tell your U.S. representative to vote "yes" today.

  • Tell the EPA: Require warning labels on Roundup

    EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler,

    Glyphosate is classified by the World Health Organization's cancer agency as a "probable carcinogen." As long as glyphosate remains available on the shelf, consumers have the right to know that this herbicide is dangerous. I strongly urge you to require warning labels on products containing glyphosate.

  • Tell your U.S. senators to restore net neutrality

    Internet Service Providers (ISPs) now have the power to slow down or charge extra for websites and email deliveries they don't like. That's not fair. The House of Representatives recently passed the Save The Internet Act of 2019 (H.R. 1644), which restores net neutrality -- the policy that says internet service providers have to treat all websites equally.

    The bill is now in the hands of the Senate, which passed a similar bill last year. But there's no guarantee that the Senate leadership will allow H.R.1644 to come to a vote this year. Please send a message to your senators, urging her or him to encourage Roger Wicker, the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee.

  • Amazon: Take Responsibility for Toxic Products

    Amazon customers are being exposed to toxic or hazardous products without being warned that their purchase could put them at risk. Without Amazon's marketplace, many of these toxic products would not be able to reach consumers. It's time for you to take responsibility and ensure that potentially hazardous products in your marketplace are clearly labeled.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Keep kids safe from recalled products

    A new survey reveals 1 in 10 child care facilities are still using dangerous recalled sleepers like the Fisher-Price Rock 'N Play or the Kids II Rocking sleeper because many parents or caretakers never heard about the recall.

    You should require companies to directly notify customers about recalls, including these, by working with retailers to identify who bought the products and targeted marketing on social media like companies do when they want to sell a product.

  • Tell the EPA: We should be making it more difficult to pollute, not easier.

    We know that water and air pollution is incredibly hazardous to our health. I strongly oppose taking away the rules that give my community a voice in deciding how much pollution may legally be released by nearby power plants and factories. I urge the EPA to make it harder to pollute our air and water, not easier.

  • Tell our governor to prioritize composting programs

    Each year, America landfills and incinerates enough organic material to fill a line of 18-wheelers stretching from New York to Los Angeles 10 times over.

    It's time to curb our waste. Call on our governor to commit to compost by setting a 100 percent organic waste diversion goal.

  • Tell the FDA to keep our food safe

    Dear FDA Chairman Norman Sharpless,

    In the 21st century, Americans shouldn't have to question the safety of their food, much less spend days in the emergency room because of produce contaminated with dangerous bacteria like E. coli and salmonella. I urge the FDA to immediately implement regulations limiting dangerous bacteria in the water used on our crops and food.

    Sincerely,

  • Take action to prevent data breaches and protect consumers

    Two years ago, Equifax's data breach exposed 147 million Americans to potential identity theft. We need Congress to take action to protect us from future breaches.

    The Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act will help ensure that credit bureaus are keeping our sensitive information safe, and will impose fines on bureaus that fail to protect our data. Tell your senators today to pass this legislation now.

  • Ask your representative to support the Campus Hunger Reduction Act

    Hunger can be found across America -- even on college campuses, where 1 in 5 students report not having enough to eat on a regular basis.

    At the same time, college campuses generate 142 pounds of food waste per student. We're literally throwing away the solution to student hunger -- but the Campus Hunger Reduction Act can help.

    Tell your representative to support the Campus Hunger Reduction Act today.

  • Take action to prevent data breaches and protect consumers

    Two years ago, Equifax's data breach exposed 147 million Americans to potential identity theft. We need Congress to hold Equifax accountable and take action to protect us from future breaches.

    The Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act will help ensure that credit bureaus are keeping our sensitive information safe, and will impose fines on bureaus that fail to protect our data. Tell your senators today to pass this legislation now.

  • Tell your U.S. senators to support the Clean School Bus Act

    The bus ride to school shouldn't come with a daily dose of toxic pollution. But more than 25 million American children are exposed to diesel pollution daily, putting them at risk of worsened asthma, stunted lung development and even cancer.

    Ask your senators to support the Clean School Bus Act today to help school districts transition to all-electric buses.

  • Our safety shouldn't just be a request. Tell Congress to give the FDA the authority to remove asbestos-laced products from store shelves

    Despite the known dangers of asbestos, it's still being found in far too many products.

    If the FDA is supposed to be responsible for protecting public health, they need the power to demand a recall when they find a cancer-causing toxin in a product.

  • It's time to let us fix our stuff

    Dear FTC Chairman Joseph Simons,

    It's getting harder and harder for consumers to fix our products. We support your agency's work to investigate barriers to repair -- such as companies denying access to parts and service information to limit consumer repair choices. We also urge you to act on those findings and empower repair.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Wendy's to help stop the overuse of antibiotics

    Dear Wendy's CEO Todd Penegor,

    McDonald's recently committed to reducing medically important antibiotic use across its beef supply chain. Wendy's can help accelerate an industry-wide shift away from overusing antibiotics to produce beef if it follows McDonald's lead.

    We need you at Wendy's to protect public health and commit to sourcing all of your beef from suppliers that only use medically important antibiotics to treat sick animals or to control a verified disease outbreak.

    Sincerely,

  • Amazon: It's time to quit plastic

    As an industry leader, Amazon has not only the ability but the responsibility to move away from the overuse of unrecyclable, single use plastic packaging. Your new lightweight mailers are efficient, but far too often go unrecycled -- or are rendered unrecyclable by their paper labels.

    You claim to have "a fully recyclable cushioned mailer that is recyclable in paper recycling streams" in development. I strongly urge you to prioritize that technology, and move away from packaging your shipments in plastic as soon as possible.

  • Call on Your Senators to Support the Transition to Electric School Buses

    Over 25 million American children, as well as thousands of school bus drivers, breathe polluted air on traditional diesel yellow school buses every day. Diesel pollution stunts the growth of kids' lungs and worsens asthma symptoms, and has also been linked to poorer academic performance.

    Fortunately, there is a better solution: electric school buses. Electric buses don't emit any tailpipe pollution, eliminating exhaust that is linked to asthma attacks, respiratory illness and cancer. While electric school buses are available, school districts often need help financing the switch away from diesel. The Clean School Bus Act will help school districts get the resources they need to ensure that every child has healthy air to breathe and a safe ride to school.

    Tell your senator to co-sponsor the Clean School Bus Act to help bring electric school buses to your community.

  • Amazon: It's time to quit plastic
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    Amazon has been spearheading a shift from bulky cardboard boxes to lightweight plastic mailers -- a good move for their efficiency, but bad for the plastic waste catastrophe choking the planet. As a shipping industry giant, Amazon can shape the entire shipping landscape. It's important for them to cut down on plastic with innovative solutions.

    Send a message to Amazon today urging them to lead the way to a plastic-free future of shipping.

  • Ask Your Senators to Ban Chlorpyrifos

    Chlorpyrifos is a dangerous pesticide that can damage children's brains -- and the EPA knows it. But under the leadership of President Trump's political appointees, the agency is refusing to act to protect our health and that of our kids and grandkids.

    While federal regulators drag their feet, Congress can provide a solution. Send a message to your senators urging them to support S. 921, which will ban chlorpyrifos once and for all.

  • It's time to let us fix our stuff

    Dear FTC Chairman Joseph Simons,

    It's getting harder and harder for consumers to fix our products. We support your agency's work to investigate barriers to repair -- such as companies denying access to parts and service information to limit consumer repair choices. We also urge you to act on those findings, and empower repair.

    Sincerely,

  • Stop price-gouging for prescription drugs

    Raising drug prices threatens the health and safety of millions of Americans.

  • Tell the EPA: Asbestos-laden products have no business being back on store shelves

    EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler:

    The Environmental Protection Agency has been tasked to protect human health and our environment. And yet, your agency ignored the advice of its own scientists when it decided against a full ban on asbestos -- and left the door open to bringing asbestos-laden products back onto the market.

    This is outrageous. It's 2019 -- asbestos is a known carcinogen, and it should have no place in any product that humans are exposed to. I urge you to listen to your agency's own scientists and ban asbestos outright, as do more than 50 other industrialized nations.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the USDA: Test for Roundup in Food and Drinks

    A new report by U.S. PIRG Education Fund revealed that 19 out of 20 tested samples of beer and wine contained glyphosate. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in the ubiquitously used weed-killer Roundup, is classified as a probable carcinogen -- it doesn't belong in the things we eat and drink. I strongly urge you to do glyphosate testing of food and drinks before they are sold in stores to protect people from this probable carcinogen.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Apple: It's time to expand our right to repair

    Dear Apple CEO Tim Cook,

    We should be able to repair the Apple products that we own, or take them to the repair shop of our choice.

    I urge you to make the tools, diagnostic software and genuine Apple parts we need to repair our devices available to everyone.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the EPA: Stop spraying antibiotics on citrus trees

    The EPA allowed citrus growers to spray antibiotics on trees, but the CDC says it can fuel the spread of drug-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic resistant superbugs already sicken millions, and kill thousands of Americans every year. The EPA shouldn't allow citrus growers to gamble with our life-saving medicines.

  • Tell the CFPB to help put a stop to predatory auto lending

    To the CFPB:

    For most of us, it's next to impossible to work, shop or go to school without a car. And auto lenders are taking full advantage of that, trapping car buyers into loans with high interest rates and inflated costs. Auto debt in this country is higher than it has ever been before. Americans should be confident they will not face a lifetime of debt because they didn't have the protections they needed when buying a car. Help protect the public by enforcing stronger protections against predatory auto lending.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell our Arizona legislators to ban dicamba

    When it comes to pesticides, we should exercise caution. We shouldn't allow the use of potentially toxic pesticides unless and until they are proven safe. And it is unwise to continue spraying dicamba -- and other toxic pesticides -- when they can drift for miles from their source. That's why we're calling on Arizona legislators to ban dicamba now.

  • Tell the EPA: Asbestos-laden products have no business being back on store shelves

    EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler:

    The Environmental Protection Agency has been tasked to protect human health and our environment. And yet, your agency ignored the advice of its own scientists when it decided against a full ban on asbestos -- and left the door open to bringing asbestos-laden products back onto the market.

    This is outrageous. It's 2019 -- asbestos is a known carcinogen, and it should have no place in any product that humans are exposed to. I urge you to listen to your agency's own scientists and ban asbestos outright, as do more than 50 other industrialized nations.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Education Secretary Betsy DeVos: Investigate Campus Debit Cards

    There is ample evidence that banks are charging students with campus debit cards exorbitant fees. Debit cards should rarely have any fees at all, and yet some college students who are already strapped for cash are paying twice as much as their peers. We're calling on you to investigate these debit card relationships between banks and schools and hold banks accountable if they're in violation of these rules.

  • Ask Your Senators to Ban Chlorpyrifos

    Chlorpyrifos is a dangerous pesticide that can damage children's brains -- and the EPA knows it. But under the leadership of President Trump's political appointees, the agency is refusing to act to protect our health and that of our kids and grandkids.

    While federal regulators drag their feet, Congress can provide a solution. Send a message to your senators urging them to support S. 921, which will ban chlorpyrifos once and for all.

  • Filing your taxes doesn't have to be this hard

    The U.S. Senate is considering legislation to prevent the IRS from making its own tool to let us file our taxes easily and for free online. Tell your senators: Don't stop the IRS from making tax filing as easy as possible.

  • Commissioners: Please Advance A Strong Energy Efficiency Standard

    Energy efficiency, which reduces electricity waste, saves money for consumers.

    Through Arizona's Energy Efficiency Standard, the Arizona Corporation Commission has set our state on a path which is not only good for our pocketbooks but also for air quality and public health.

    With the end date for Arizona's Energy Efficiency Standard approaching, now is the time for the elected members of the Commission to take the next step.

    Please ask Commissioners to advance Arizona's Energy Efficiency Standard.

  • Stand up against predatory payday loans

    Submit your public comment before time runs out to tell the CFPB to stop its rollback of protections from predatory payday lending.

  • SRP Board: Please Vote Yes on 2035 Sustainability Goals

    SRP's Management is proposing to reduce waste and water consumption while increasing commitments to energy efficiency and electric vehicles. Now it is up to the SRP Board to vote.

    Please ask the SRP Board to vote yes on efforts to reduce waste, invest in energy efficiency, and save money for consumers.

  • Tell the EPA: Ban Roundup Unless and Until It's Proven Safe

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    Countries around the world have restricted or banned the sale of Roundup.

    Meanwhile, in the U.S., 26 million pounds of Roundup are being sprayed on school property, playgrounds, public parks and gardens every year. That's a big problem, since the evidence linking glyphosate to serious health problems, including cancer, is piling up.

    To protect our health, the EPA should ban Roundup unless and until it's proven safe by independent research.

  • Stand up against predatory payday loans

    Submit your public comment before time runs out to tell the CFPB to stop its rollback of protections from predatory payday lending.

  • IT'S TIME FOR STATES TO BAN ROUNDUP

    In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) deemed Monsanto's Roundup a "probable human carcinogen." It's outrageous that a weed killer, designed to make our lives more convenient, should be allowed to put public health at risk. It simply isn't worth it.

    Countries around the world have banned Roundup. Now it's time for states to follow their lead.

  • Tell Apple: It's time to expand our right to repair

    Dear Apple CEO Tim Cook,

    We should be able to repair the Apple products that we own, or take them to the repair shop of our choice.

    I urge you to make the tools, diagnostic software and genuine Apple parts we need to repair our devices available to everyone.

    Sincerely,

  • End the Nicotine Trap

    Vaping among America's youth has reached epidemic levels. Call on the Food and Drug Administration to act now by banning flavored e-cigarettes and pulling the products off the market pending the appropriate review.

  • End the Nicotine Trap

    Dear Acting FDA Commissioner Norman Sharpless,

    It's time for the FDA to end the nicotine trap. The research is clear: Flavored nicotine products get kids hooked. I urge you to immediately ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products.

    In addition, you should also pull e-cigarettes that have not undergone the required public health assessment off the market, and regulate e-cigarettes at least as tightly as we do combustible cigarettes.

    Sincerely,

  • TELL YOUR SENATORS TO VALUE THE NEEDED WORK OF CAREGIVERS BY EXPANDING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT TODAY.

    Today, more than 40 million Americans spend time caring for children or elderly family members without pay -- and it's a choice that millions more of us will face as our country's population ages.

    Families who want to take care of their loved ones should have all the support they need. We can start by overhauling our policies to recognize the work of caregivers as valuable contributions to their loved ones and communities -- beginning with the Earned Income Tax Credit.

    Congress is currently considering legislation that would allow unpaid caregivers to benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Urge your senators to support it today.

  • Let's set a goal of Zero Hunger in Arizona
    We produce more than enough food in America to feed everyone, but 40 percent of it never makes it to the dinner table. At the same time, millions of Americans struggle with hunger. A country with enough food to go around should not tolerate anyone going hungry. We're calling on our governor to set a goal of Zero Hunger. Will you join us?
  • Tell your governor: It's time to solve our plastic waste problem
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    Across the United States, only 34.7 percent of our waste gets recycled -- meaning two-thirds of the trash we produce goes straight to the landfill and the natural environment. The best way to reduce the amount of trash clogging our landfills is to simply produce less of it.

    Tell your governor today: Support a ban on the worst single-use plastic items that are polluting our planet.

  • Tell your senators: Support the Medicare X Choice Act

    Everybody in America should have the opportunity to receive excellent medical treatment at a fair cost. The Medicare X Choice Act will reduce health care expenses for Americans and spur innovation in the industry.

    This bill could usher in cheaper, better healthcare nationwide -- if it passes. Send a message to your U.S. senators today in support of the Medicare X Choice Act.

  • Tell the NHTSA: Recall all cars with unsafe airbags now

    Dear Deputy Administrator Heidi King,

    Millions of cars are being recalled over defective and dangerous airbags in the latest phase of the Takata recall. But thousands more drivers are still at risk as the final phase of the recall isn't scheduled to happen until 2020.

    Since the Takata defect grows more dangerous as the airbag inflators age, each additional year the recall takes raises the risk for consumers. I urge you to recall all remaining vehicles with dangerous Takata airbags now.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Education Secretary Betsy DeVos: Investigate Campus Debit Cards

    There is ample evidence that banks are charging students with campus debit cards exorbitant fees. Debit cards should rarely have any fees at all, and yet some college students who are already strapped for cash are paying twice as much as their peers. We're calling on you to investigate these debit card relationships between banks and schools and hold banks accountable if they're in violation of these rules.

  • Tell Education Secretary Betsy DeVos: Investigate Campus Debit Cards

    There is ample evidence that banks are charging students with campus debit cards exorbitant fees. Debit cards should rarely have any fees at all, and yet some college students who are already strapped for cash are paying twice as much as their peers. We're calling on you to investigate these debit card relationships between banks and schools and hold banks accountable if they're in violation of these rules.

  • Give the FDA enforcement power to protect us from asbestos on store shelves

    Take action today to give the FDA the power it needs to keep us safe from asbestos in consumer products.

  • Tell Wendy's to help stop the overuse of antibiotics

    Dear Wendy's CEO Todd Penegor,

    McDonald's committed to reducing medically important antibiotic use in its beef supply chain. Wendy's can help accelerate an industry-wide shift away from overusing antibiotics to produce beef if it follows McDonald's lead.

    We need you at Wendy's to protect public health and commit to sourcing all of your beef from suppliers that only use medically important antibiotics to treat sick animals or to control a verified disease outbreak.

    Thank you,

  • Tell Wendy's to help stop the overuse of antibiotics

    Dear Wendy's CEO Todd Penegor,

    McDonald's just committed to reducing medically important antibiotic use in its beef supply chain. Wendy's can help accelerate an industry-wide shift away from overusing antibiotics to produce beef if it follows McDonald's lead.

    We need you at Wendy's to protect public health and commit to sourcing all of your beef from suppliers that only use medically important antibiotics to treat sick animals or to control a verified disease outbreak.

    Thank you,

  • Safety Should Never Be Optional

    The two Boeing jets involved in recent, tragic crashes both lacked key safety features in the cockpit that might have helped avert disaster. And this isn't the only safety system airline manufacturers have deemed "optional," such as backup fire suppression systems.

    To fulfill its mission of providing Americans with the safest air flight system in the world, the FAA should err on the side of passenger safety by requiring planes to include safety features that could mean the difference between life and death. Safety should never be optional. I strongly urge you to require key safety features in all aircraft.

  • Tell the EPA: Set safe limits for all PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act

    There are thousands of highly toxic, everlasting PFAS chemicals threatening our water. Now, the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to limit just two of them.

    These toxic chemicals harm human health and don't belong in our drinking water -- and the solution is simple. The EPA can require utilities to test for all PFAS and remove the chemicals from drinking water supplies by regulating them under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Tell the EPA to regulate PFAS under the Safe Drinking Water Act today.

  • Tell your governor: It's time to solve our plastic waste problem
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    Across the United States, only 34.7 percent of our waste gets recycled -- meaning two-thirds of the trash we produce goes straight to the landfill. The best way to reduce the amount of trash clogging our landfills is to simply produce less of it.

    Tell your governor today: Support a ban on the single-use plastic items that are polluting our planet.

  • ADD YOUR NAME: TELL THE EPA NOT TO JEOPARDIZE LIFE-SAVING MEDICINES

    Overuse of antibiotics in factory farms is a major contributor to the rise of antibiotic resistant infections -- and spraying hundreds of thousands of pounds of antibiotics onto orchards could be just as dangerous as overusing them in factory farms.

    Stop the expansion of spraying antibiotics on citrus trees.

    Sincerely,

  • Add your name: Ban single-use polystyrene cups and containers

    Americans throw away an estimated 25 billion polystyrene cups every single year, contributing to our growing plastic waste crisis. Nearly every piece of polystyrene ever made is still out there, clogging our landfills, littering our streets, or polluting our parks, rivers and oceans.

    Nothing we use for a few minutes should pollute our future for hundreds of years. Tell your state decision-maker to ban single-use cups and containers today.

  • Add your name to save antibiotics

    To the FDA:

    Overall sales of medically important antibiotics for use on livestock may have decreased by 33 percent from 2016 through 2017, but there's still a long way to go to protect our life-saving medicines.

    I urge you to protect public health and set ambitious reduction targets for antibiotic use in the meat industry.

    Sincerely,

  • STOP PRICE-GOUGING FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

    Raising drug prices threatens the health and safety of millions of Americans.

  • Arizona can ban Roundup

    In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) deemed Monsanto's Roundup a "probable human carcinogen." It's outrageous that a weed killer, designed to make our lives more convenient, should be allowed to put public health at risk. It simply isn't worth it.

    France just banned Roundup. Now it's time for Arizona to lead the way.

  • Tell Burger King to help combat antibiotic resistance.

    Dear CEO Daniel Schwartz,

    In the Chain Reaction Burger Scorecard, Burger King received a failing grade for lacking any meaningful policy to restrict antibiotic use to raise the beef it serves. A strong antibiotics policy on beef from your company can help protect public health by shifting the beef industry -- the largest purchaser of medically important antibiotics -- away from overusing these life-saving medicines. I urge Burger King to listen to its consumers and eliminate routine antibiotic use in its beef supply chain.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the USDA: Test for Roundup in Food and Drinks

    A new report by Arizona PIRG Education Fund revealed that 19 out of 20 tested samples of beer and wine contained glyphosate. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in the ubiquitously used weed-killer Roundup, is classified as a probable carcinogen -- it doesn't belong in the things we eat and drink. I strongly urge you to do glyphosate testing of food and drinks before they are sold in stores to protect people from this probable carcinogen.

    Sincerely,

  • Pledge to "Skip the Straw"

    There's no time to wait when it comes to getting a handle on the plastic catastrophe that's choking our planet. Plastic pollution is a big problem, but part of the solution starts small: We need to use less plastic stuff every day. Cutting down on disposable single use plastic products in daily life is an important place to start.

    For National Skip the Straw day this year, I pledge to say "no" to plastic straws.

  • Tell your representative: Support a bill to ban chlorpyrifos

    Tell your representative to protect our children and support the Ban Toxic Pesticides Act of 2019 to ban chlorpyrifos.

  • Tell L'Oreal to Go Toxic-Free

    Dear L'Oréal USA CEO Frederic Roze,

    I'm concerned about the safety of ingredients in personal care products. There should not be chemicals linked to negative health effects like cancer, developmental and reproductive problems, in the products we apply to our bodies every day.

    L'Oréal can be an industry leader by going toxic-free. Please identify and eliminate from your products chemicals linked to negative health effects, and replace them with safer alternatives.

    These changes will not only address a growing public health threat, they will meaningfully respond to the strong and increasing consumer demand for safe personal care products.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the FDA to set standards on the water used to grow our food

    To the FDA:

    At least one major outbreak of E. coli in romaine lettuce last year was linked to contaminated agricultural water. The longer you wait to set limits on bacterial levels in the water used on produce, the more people could get sick and even die from disease outbreaks.

    I urge you to protect public health and stop food producers from using contaminated water.

    Sincerely,

  • Domino's has the power to help preserve our life-saving antibiotics

    Tell Domino's CEO Richard Allison to do the right thing and address the problem of antibiotic overuse in the company's beef and pork supply chains.

  • Add your name: Tell the EPA not to jeopardize life-saving medicines

    Overuse of antibiotics in factory farms is a major contributor to the rise of antibiotic resistant infections -- and spraying hundreds of thousands of pounds of antibiotics onto orchards could be just as dangerous as overusing them in factory farms.

    Stop the expansion of spraying antibiotics on citrus trees.

    Sincerely,

  • Students are paying millions in dubious debit card fees

    To the Department of Education:

    There is ample evidence that banks are charging students with campus debit cards exorbitant fees. Debit cards should rarely have any fees at all, and yet some college students who are already strapped for cash are paying almost three times more than their peers.

    This is likely in violation of the 2015 "cash management" rules. We're calling on you to investigate these debit card relationships between banks and schools and hold institutions accountable if they're in violation of these rules.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the FTC: Investigate Marriott's Massive Data Breach

    Marriott hotels recently announced a data breach that compromised the personal information -- including birthdays, addresses and credit card information -- of up to 500 million of their guests. I strongly urge you to investigate this breach, to hold Marriott accountable and protect consumers from their mistake.

  • Tell the USDA: Ban the sale of contaminated meat

    JBS Tolleson Inc. recalled 5 million more pounds of beef due to Salmonella contamination. That brings their grand total of recalled beef to 12 million pounds just in the last three months.

    Even if beef processors find Salmonella in their meat, they can sell it until there's a major disease outbreak. Tell the USDA to ban the sale of meat with dangerous Salmonella.

  • Tell the FTC to investigate Facebook and hold the company accountable if it violated a data privacy agreement.

    According to a New York Times investigation, Facebook was allegedly giving more than 150 corporations access to users' private data without their consent. If this is true, Facebook may be in direct violation of the company's 2011 FTC consent decree meant to clean up its act and keep our data safe.


    We urge the FTC to first conduct its own investigation into whether Facebook did violate the consent decree, and second, hold Facebook accountable with fines if it did.

    Sincerely,

  • TELL THE USDA: BAN THE SALE OF CONTAMINATED MEAT

    JBS Tolleson Inc. recalled 5 million more pounds of beef due to Salmonella contamination. That brings their grand total of recalled beef to 12 million pounds just in the last three months.

    Even if beef processors find Salmonella in their meat, they can sell it until there's a major disease outbreak. Tell the USDA to ban the sale of meat with dangerous Salmonella.

  • Tell Major Burger Chains: Follow McDonald's Lead and Hold the Antibiotics

    Roughly 70% of medically important antibiotics sold in the U.S. are for livestock and poultry. These antibiotics are often given to animals that aren't sick, breeding superbugs that can infect people with illnesses that today's medicine might not be able to cure.

    After running a yearlong campaign that demonstrated support from consumers and the medical community, we helped convince McDonald's, the largest beef buyer in the United States, to monitor and reduce the use of medically important antibiotics in its beef supply chain.

    But there's more work to do. Other burger chains should take notice and follow McDonald's lead in reducing the amount of medically important antibiotics used to raise the beef they buy. The surest way to get Wendy's, Burger King, and other major burger chains to take significant action is to demonstrate just how much support there is for change and how big of an impact this could have on this growing public health threat.

    Will you tell other burger chains to hold the antibiotics?

  • Tell the USDA: Ban the sale of contaminated meat

    JBS Tolleson Inc. recalled 5 million more pounds of beef due to Salmonella contamination. That brings their grand total of recalled beef to 12 million pounds just in the last three months.

    Even if beef processors find Salmonella in their meat, they can sell it until there's a major disease outbreak. Tell the USDA to ban the sale of meat with dangerous Salmonella.

  • Tell the FTC: Investigate Facebook's data sharing and issue fines if wrongdoing is found.

    Dear Federal Trade Commission: Please investigate whether Facebook violated the terms of the consent decree number 09 23148, 29 November 2011 by sharing personal data with tech partners like Netflix and Spotify as described in the New York Times article "As Facebook Raised a Privacy Wall" December 18, 2018. If violations of the consent decree are confirmed, the FTC should enforce the decree with fines for Facebook.

  • Tell The Consumer Product Safety Commission: Label Toxic Toys!

    CPSC Commissioner:

    A recent survey by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund found significant concentrations of boron, as high as 4,700 parts per million (ppm) in popular slime toys -- 15 times the limit in the European Union. Boron at these levels can sicken children, and many other countries have already taken action to limit or ban these dangerous toy slimes. Protect our children by adequately labeling toys that contain a boron concentration of 300 ppm or higher.

  • Thank McDonald's for taking action to preserve our life-saving medicines

    After McDonald's announced it would purchase only chicken raised without medically important antibiotics, Subway and KFC made similar commitments. McDonald's has now expanded its commitment with a new policy that will restrict medically important antibiotic use in its beef supply chain. This could spark industry-wide change and help protect public health.

    Thank McDonald's for its leadership to hold the antibiotics.

  • Ban single-use plastic foam items in your state

    One of the best ways to reduce the amount of trash headed to landfills is to ban items that are used once and immediately thrown away. Tell your governor to ban single-use polystyrene foam items today.

  • Tell Our Governor To Ban Roundup

    A new correction issued by the scientific journal, Critical Reviews in Toxicology, tells an alarming story of alleged ghostwriting and calls into question the "studies" Monsanto points to when claiming that Roundup is safe. Help us ban Roundup unless and until truly independent research proves it's safe.

  • Tell Coca-Cola: Do your part to reduce plastic pollution

    Dear Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey,

    We have a plastic pollution problem -- and plastic Coca-Cola products are a part of it. Coca-Cola should take the lead in not just promoting recycling, but taking responsibility for the entire life cycle of your products and reducing the amount of plastic used.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell the FTC and CFPB to investigate Experian

    In October, a security flaw in Experian's system allowed identity thieves to access frozen credit reports. Join us in calling on the FTC and CFPB to investigate Experian and hold them accountable for their mistake.

  • Tell commercial pet stores to stop using antibiotics in healthy puppies

    Dear Pet Store CEOs,

    Antibiotics are meant to treat infections, not prevent disease in healthy animals. When antibiotics are overused, it increases the likelihood that all kinds of bacteria, including the ones that make people sick, will develop resistance, and our life-saving medicines won't work. If we don't take action, public health experts warn we could be headed for a "post-antibiotic era."

    Nobody wants their pet to be a source of antibiotic resistant bacteria. To protect these life-saving medicines and promote healthy practices, your company should commit to no longer using antibiotics on healthy animals.

    Sincerely,

  • Let's commit to a sustainable future:

    The European Union recently voted to ban single-use plastics completely by 2021. The bold progress on plastic across the pond proves the time is right for us to clean up our act stateside. We need to call on our leaders to take the next step and get single-use plastics out of our waste stream as soon as possible.

  • Ban Dicamba In Our State

    Dicamba can drift for miles from its source, damaging or destroying every plant in its path. That's why we're calling for a ban on dicamba in Arizona now. Tell your governor: ban this dangerous herbicide.

  • Commit To Zero Hunger

    One in 5 students do not know where their next meal will come from. At the same time, college campuses create an average of about 142 pounds of food waste per student on campus. We can end student hunger in your community if we save the food and resources that would otherwise be wasted and get it to the people who need it. Help make your community a leader in addressing student needs by committing to a goal of Zero Hunger.

  • Ban Roundup

    The World Health Organization has linked glyphosate -- the main chemical in Roundup -- to cancer. Despite this, Roundup is sprayed across the country. We should ban the use of Roundup unless and until it's proven safe.

  • Call on General Mills to do better and get toxic pesticides out of its supply chain

    Dear General Mills CEO Jeff Harmening,

    Traces of a possibly-carcinogenic weed killer have no place in anybody's breakfast, and certainly not children's.

    But a recent two-part study found glyphosate -- the active ingredient in Monsanto's Roundup -- in a number of oat-based breakfast foods marketed to kids, including General Mills' Cheerios.

    We know that oats and grains can be grown without the use of toxic pesticides. That's why we're calling on General Mills to do better and get toxic pesticides out of its supply chain.

    Sincerely,

  • TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO CLOSE THE FRAGRANCE LOOPHOLE

    Due to a loophole and lax regulations, companies can hide thousands of chemicals on the ingredients list by listing them simply as "fragrance." This is true even for chemicals that have been linked to serious health problems. We're calling on Congress to close this loophole.

  • Protect Clean Car Standards

    The pollution from cars and trucks can have other frightening impacts on our health and environment, causing asthma, allergies, acid rain and smog. Freezing car emissions standards at 2020 levels for the next six years will allow billions of tons of dangerous pollution to continue to enter our atmosphere. Keeping the standards in place will save U.S. consumers about $500 million over the next three decades. For the sake of the air we all breathe, I strongly urge you not to roll back the national clean car standards that protect our health and pocketbooks.

  • Enough price-gouging, it's time for Right to Repair

    On Oct. 20, we are celebrating International Repair Day. But independent repair is getting harder and harder as manufacturers block access to parts and manuals.

    Independent repair is critical to fixing our relationship with throwaway products and our throwaway culture -- repair cuts waste and costs. When the only option for repair is going to the companies that made the product, there is a perverse incentive to get the customer to upgrade to the newest version.

  • URGE YOUR GOVERNOR TO GET THE LEAD OUT

    A recent government report found that more than 16 million students attend school districts with water contaminated with lead, a toxic metal that harms brain development. We need to get the lead out. Tell your governor to act now.

  • Tell Apple To Make Repairs Easier

    CEO Tim Cook,

    At the unveiling of the iPhone XS, Apple's vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives said that the best thing for the environment was to keep using your old phone. Despite this, Apple makes it difficult to do so.

    I urge you to provide the public with the parts, manuals and tools we need to keep our old devices running.

    Sincerely,

  • Tell Darden to get our life-saving antibiotics out of its entire meat supply chain now

    Dear Darden Restaurants CEO Eugene I. Lee Jr.,

    Every day, the consequences of antibiotic overuse on industrial farms gets more serious. At least 23,000 people die every year in the United States of antibiotic resistant infections. In late September, your shareholders sent you a message: It's time to be a leader and get medically important antibiotics out of Darden's meat supply chain.

    We're calling on you to take this step and act now, before it's too late.

  • Tell McDonald's To Hold The Antibiotics

    CEO Steve Easterbrook,

    The misuse and overuse of medically important antibiotics on factory farms is creating a public health crisis that the Food and Drug Administration has struggled to address. As an industry leader, McDonald's has the power to help end the routine use of our life-saving medicines on healthy animals.

    I urge you to commit McDonald's to phasing out the routine use of antibiotics from its entire meat supply chain by the end of 2018.

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  • Tell Mick Mulvaney: The Consumer Bureau Should Be Protecting Consumers

    We need Mick Mulvaney -- and eventually, his replacement -- to hear loud and clear that the public is watching, and holding the bureau accountable to its mission. Take action now.

  • Tell McDonald's To Help Save Antibiotics

    CEO Steve Easterbrook,

    The misuse and overuse of medically important antibiotics on factory farms is creating a public health crisis. As an industry leader, McDonald's has the power to help end the routine use of our life-saving medicines on healthy animals.

    I urge you to commit McDonald's to phasing antibiotics out of its supply chain by the end of 2018.

    Sincerely,

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  • URGE YOUR GOVERNOR TO GET THE LEAD OUT OF SCHOOL DRINKING WATER

    A recent government report found that more than 16 million students attend school districts with water contaminated with lead, a toxic metal that harms brain development. We need to get the lead out. Tell your governor to act now.

  • Tell The USDA To Test For This Dangerous Pathogen

    Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue,

    New research links the E. coli strain ST131-H22 found in chicken to health problems in humans. Even though the pathogen could be causing up to 40,000 infections a year, the USDA is not testing meat for it. I urge you to have the USDA start testing chicken for ST131-H22.

    Sincerely,

  • Ban Single-Use Plastic Foam Items In Arizona

    One of the best ways to reduce the amount of trash headed to landfills is to ban items that are used once and immediately thrown away. Tell our governor to ban single-use polystyrene foam items today.

  • Tell Congress: Protect Americans, Not Equifax

    The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is recommending weakening data breach laws -- just one year after Equifax announced a data breach that exposed nearly 150 million Americans to potential identity theft. Tell Congress to oppose any bill that would protect Equifax instead of consumers.

  • Let's Tell National Grocery Chains to Ditch Single-Use Plastic Bags

    Americans throw out 300 million plastic bags every day. This is pollution that persists in our environment forever, posing serious health risks to both people and wildlife. Kroger Co. has taken the lead in putting a dent in our plastic waste problem by committing to phase out single-use plastic bags in their stores by 2025. I strongly urge you to make a similar commitment and protect the public health of your consumers.

  • Ban Toxic Paint Strippers

    Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler,

    Paint strippers containing methylene chloride and N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) have resulted in dozens of accidental injuries or deaths over the years. The health risks are so severe that the EPA proposed banning them, yet has not followed through on its proposal. I urge you to implement a ban on paint strippers that contain methylene and NMP to protect consumers' health.

    Sincerely,

  • Urge the CPSC to take urgent action and get asbestos-laced crayons off store shelves.

    Ann Marie Buerkle, Acting Chairwoman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:

    A new study from Arizona PIRG Education Fund found asbestos in common Playskool brand crayons. The CPSC has the power to get these products off store shelves and put in place safety measures to ensure more crayons aren't laced with asbestos. We urge you to take these steps to protect our children, families and communities now.

  • Tell The EPA To Abandon The Dirty Power Plan

    The Trump administration is planning to eliminate federal limits on power plant pollution and give that regulatory decision making authority to the states. According to the EPA's own analysis, this will lead to thousands of premature deaths and even more health problems by 2030. Make your public comment to the EPA today and urge the government to abandon this deadly plan.

  • Take Action To Prevent Data Breaches

    One year ago, Equifax announced a data breach that exposed 147 million Americans to potential identity theft. We need Congress to hold Equifax accountable and take action to protect us from future breaches.

    The Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act will help ensure that credit bureaus are keeping our sensitive information safe, and will impose fines on bureaus that fail to protect our data. Tell your senators today to pass this important legislation.

  • Ban dicamba in Arizona

    When it comes to pesticides, we should exercise caution. We shouldn't allow the use of potentially toxic pesticides unless and until they are proven safe. And it is unwise to continue spraying dicamba -- and other toxic pesticides -- when they can drift for miles from their source. That's why we're calling for a ban on dicamba in Arizona now.

  • Tell Your Representative: Restore Net Neutrality

    Last year the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed net neutrality protections. Net neutrality prevents internet service providers from slowing undesired content or creating paid "fast lanes" for content they want to promote.

    The absence of net neutrality suppresses consumer choice and fair competition, and can endanger public health. Firefighters struggling to contain a deadly California wildfire faced terrible danger when Verizon slowed their internet access to a crawl and encouraged the fire department to upgrade to a more expensive plan.

    The Senate voted to restore net neutrality, and now it's the House's turn. Call on your representative today to keep the internet free and accessible for all.

  • Tell The FDA To Strengthen Its Antibiotics Plan

    Dear FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb,

    Antibiotics are simply too important to lose. According to the World Health Organization, if we want to avoid ruining the effectiveness of antibiotics, we need to stop the use of these drugs on healthy animals. However, in the FDA's recent plan to save antibiotics, you allow this dangerous practice to continue.

    I urge you to listen to these experts and ban the use of medically important antibiotics on healthy animals.

    Sincerely,

  • Urge Congress To Ban Asbestos Once And For All

    We've known for decades that asbestos is dangerous -- exposure has been linked to lung cancer, mesothelioma and more. But the EPA's new rule could open up back-door ways to sneak asbestos into our products, our homes and our communities.

    Act now to urge Congress to ban asbestos for good.

  • Tell the EPA: Prevent Chemical Catastrophe

    Millions of Americans live, attend school, and work within the zone of vulnerability of hazardous chemical facilities, putting them at risk of disaster in the event of a chemical release incident. The Risk Management Plan Amendments include rules and regulations invaluable to the safety of families and communities all over the country. I strongly urge you not to rescind and modify the RMP Amendments, to keep Americans safe from chemical catastrophe.

    Sincerely,

  • It's Time To Ban Roundup

    A California man will receive $289 million from Monsanto after a jury linked Roundup to his terminal cancer. Now is the time for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finally take action to ban this toxic pesticide. Tell Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler: Ban Roundup now.

  • Tell Mick Mulvaney: The Punishment Should Fit The Crime

    Dear CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney,

    The Consumer Bureau's recent actions of reducing fines against companies accused of wronging consumers have not gone unnoticed. The bureau was set up to defend consumers, not coddle criminals. I urge you to support enforcement that stops bad behavior, holds wrongdoers accountable, deters others and fully compensates all victims.

  • Tell Congress To Pass The FAIR Fees Amendment Today

    The FAIR Fees amendment would help protect consumers from unreasonably high airline fees, and it's under consideration in Congress right now. Tell our lawmakers to pass the FAIR Fees amendment today.

  • Ban Single-Use Plastic Foam Items In Our State

    One of the best ways to reduce the amount of trash headed to landfills is to ban items such as plastic foam cups and takeout containers. Tell our state legislators to ban single-use polystyrene items today.

  • Tell Lawmakers: Pass A Farm Bill That Supports Healthy Food, Land And Communities

    Congress is working to build a final version of the farm bill -- the legislative heart of American agriculture -- this summer. The stakes are high -- the farm bill that Congress agrees on will remain in place for the next five years. Tell lawmakers now: We need a farm bill that promotes healthy, sustainable agriculture.

  • Ban Roundup Now

    It's absurd that a weed killer, designed to make our lives more convenient, and food production more efficient, should be allowed to put public health at risk. That's why we need to ban Roundup now.

  • Pizza Restaurants Should Buy All Meat From Farms That Use Antibiotics Responsibly

    Pizza Hut just joined other major pizza restaurants in pledging to end sales of chicken raised on medically important antibiotics -- a commendable commitment in the fight to preserve the effectiveness of our life-saving medicines. But with at least 23,000 Americans dying of antibiotic-resistant infections every year, I urge pizza restaurants like yours to commit to buying all meat from farms that use antibiotics responsibly.

  • Tell Congress To Pass The Strengthening Antibiotic Oversight Act

    In June, a group of senators put forward a bill that would address antibiotic resistance, a growing public health crisis that the World Health Organization calls "one of the biggest threats to global health, food security and development today."

    Tell our senators now: Protect public health by passing the Strengthening Antibiotic Oversight Act before antibiotics lose their effectiveness.

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  • Electric bills are up; energy efficiency funding is down. What's wrong here?

    Even though APS and TEP recently had rate increases approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission, they have failed to maintain adequate opportunities for ratepayers to save money.

    Please ask the Arizona Corporation Commission to restore and increase funding for energy efficiency programs.

    A couple sentences in your own words can make a real impact. Below are some suggested points. We encourage you to be respectful.

    INTRODUCE YOURSELF & EXPLAIN YOUR PURPOSE
    - Thank the Chairman and the Commissioners for the opportunity to provide comment. Let Commissioners know if you are an APS or TEP customer.
    - Provide any other details you think might be helpful: where you work, if you're a parent, veteran, business owner, etc.
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    Ask the Commissioners to prioritize energy efficiency in the 2018 Demand Side Management Plans.

    PICK A TALKING POINT(S) BELOW (BUT PLEASE PUT IN YOUR OWN WORDS)
    - Now is the perfect time to invest more in energy efficiency. Rates for APS and TEP customers recently went up. We're entering the hottest months of the year and many Arizona families and businesses are getting hit by high electric bills. People need more tools to control costs.
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    Energy efficiency programs are cost effective. It is less expensive to provide people with rebates and tools to save energy than it is to build and operate more power plants.
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    Energy efficiency creates jobs. Energy efficiency jobs typically pay well, are local, and are in hands-on fields like installation, so they cannot be easily outsourced. When we invest in energy efficiency, we invest in local businesses, we invest in our economy, and we invest in Arizona.

    THANK THE COMMISSIONERS & REMIND THEM TO PRIORITIZE ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

  • Tell Gov. Ducey: Ban Chlorpyrifos

    Hawaii just became the first state to prohibit the pesticide chlorpyrifos -- a toxic chemical that ends up in our food and threatens our health. In 2018, there are better methods for growing the food we need than toxic pesticides that can end up in our bodies. That's why we're working to convince Gov. Ducey to follow Hawaii's lead and ban chlorpyrifos in Arizona.

  • Add Your Name To Save Our Antibiotics

    Antibiotics are a pillar of modern medicine, saving countless lives since being introduced in the 1940s. But the overuse of these medicines -- particularly on industrial farms -- has led to a rise in antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" that kill more than 23,000 Americans every year, with experts warning it could get a lot worse. I strongly urge top restaurant chains like McDonald's, Burger King and Wendy's to help combat antibiotic resistance and save lives by eliminating the routine use of antibiotics from their meat supply chains.

  • Tell Congress: Pass A Consumer-Friendly Budget

    Some proposals hidden in next year's federal budget could weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other consumer protections. Tell Congress: Pass a consumer-friendly budget that doesn't weaken critical protections for millions of Americans.

  • Tell Home Depot: No more deadly paint strippers

    Dear Home Depot CEO Craig Menear,

    I urge your company to stop selling paint removers containing the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and NMP. At least 50 people in the U.S. have died after using paint removers containing methylene chloride, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and NMP is linked to miscarriages, fetal developmental impacts and neurotoxicity. Please take these dangerous products off of your stores' shelves within the next six months.

    Sincerely,

  • Ban Roundup Unless And Until It's Proven Safe

    Recent research, including some done by the World Health Organization and the state of California, has linked the chemicals in Monsanto's Roundup to serious health risks, including cancer. Even so, 26 million pounds of Roundup are sprayed on public parks, playgrounds, schools and gardens every year.

    Tell our governor to protect public health by banning Roundup unless and until it's proven safe.

  • TELL CONGRESS: DON'T WEAKEN THE CONSUMER BUREAU

    Dear Legislator,

    As Congress hashes out the next budget, I urge you to support spending legislation that preserves important consumer protections. Currently, one proposal attached to the budget would prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau -- our greatest Wall Street watchdog -- from holding companies like Wells Fargo and Equifax accountable for wrongdoing. Please commit to passing a budget that doesn't weaken critical consumer protections.

    Sincerely,

  • The Farm Bill Should Protect Public Health And The Environment

    We don't need to choose between having enough food and protecting our families from exposure to toxic chemicals. Sustainable farming has been proven to work, but bad farm policies have pushed farmers toward relying on more agricultural chemicals. Tell lawmakers now: We want a farm bill that promotes healthy farms and healthy families.

  • Tell The EPA: Don't Scrap Chemical Plant Safety Rules

    Dear EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt,

    Safety rules at chemical plants are in place to save the lives of nearby residents and first responders in the event of a disaster. As the 2018 hurricane season begins, I urge you to consider the millions of Americans living in the shadow of chemical plants in communities around the country. Please move forward with strengthening the Risk Management Plan Rule before another deadly catastrophe strikes.

    Sincerely,

  • The Farm Bill Should Protect Public Health And The Environment

    We don't need to choose between having enough food and protecting our families from exposure to toxic chemicals. Sustainable farming has proven to work, but bad farm policies have pushed farmers toward relying on more agricultural chemicals. Tell lawmakers now: We want a farm bill that promotes healthy farms and healthy families.