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Costco should stop supersizing wasteful packaging
Statement: New rule will aid PFAS clean-ups
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Lobby day secures bipartisan support for the Plastic Pellet Free Water Act
Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics
Panera Bread backs off of no antibiotics policy
Energy Conservation & Efficiency
Groups urge Biden to ‘Finish the job’ on appliance efficiency
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Ditch plastic packaging: Shop at your local refillery
A wave of new retail businesses are eliminating single-use plastic packaging entirely, showing us what a future with dramatically less plastic could look like.
OSPIRG Federal Lobby Day: Bills in Congress would tackle microplastic pollution and health care price transparency
On April 10th, our national network held a federal lobby day and met with over 70 congressional legislators and staff to urge bipartisan support for microplastic-free waters and more transparency in our health care system.
The weed killer Roundup has been linked to cancer. It’s time to ban it.
Roundup's main ingredient is a probable human carcinogen, yet it continues to be the most widely used herbicide in the world. The EPA must ban it, unless and until independent research proves it safe.
We’re campaigning for Microplastic Free Waters
Tiny plastic pellets, called “nurdles,” are being dumped into our waterways. A new bill could make this microplastic pollution illegal.
Agilyx, the “chemical recycling” facility in Tigard, is closing its doors. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
“Chemical recycling” is a term invented by the oil, gas and petrochemical industries to hide where plastic is actually going: the incinerator.