The Public Interest Network
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The Public Interest Network runs organizations committed to our vision of a better world, a set of core values, and a strategic approach to getting things done.
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https://publicinterestnetwork.org/ 24-10-2017 17:47:21
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The researchers Frontier Group are the wizards behind the curtain @TPINnetwork, U.S. PIRG & @envam. Good to see them get more visibility for their crucial work on the environment & other issues. Check out this post from TPIN head Douglas Phelps & Frontier Group head Susan Rakov.
"It’s time for Congress to reform our patent process to ensure that Louisianans’ physical and mental health don’t come at the expense of their financial health." #DrugPriceReform Patricia Kelmar our health care campaign director. U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. nola.com/opinions/guest…
"Congress can create a lasting answer to patent thickets, product-hopping and pay-for-delay schemes. Sen. Grassley can help lead that charge." Patricia Kelmar our health care campaign director. Sen. Grassley Press #patentthickets thegazette.com/guest-columnis…
New clean car rules came out on Wednesday. Sebastian Blanco @caranddriver quoted our SVP/COO @AndreDelattre: caranddriver.com/news/a60255477…
Every year, more states are codifying our #RightToRepair. The Public Interest Network's President & Executive Director Douglas Phelps tells us what the latest victory in #Oregon means for you, me and a more sustainable future. publicinterestnetwork.org/articles/orego…
PFAS have become pervasive. The toxic "forever chemicals" used, among other ways, to waterproof clothing & food packaging, don't break down & end up in our water & bodies. Now, the govt. is cracking down. See CNN article feat. Lisa Frank from Environment America. us.cnn.com/2024/04/19/hea…
Recent study shows high levels of resistant bacteria in uncooked meats, dog food. As @USPIRG COO Andre Delattre told Melissa Rudy Fox News, "An inevitable byproduct of #antibiotic overuse is resistance to these drugs." More: foxnews.com/health/high-le…
Recently, the #SupremeCourt affirmed the constitutionality of the funding mechanism for America's top #consumer watchdog -- the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Our President & Exec. Dir. Douglas Phelps explains why that's so important. publicinterestnetwork.org/articles/the-r…
.The Washington Post took the @envam, U.S. PIRG report "Return, Refill, Reimagine" &, well, reimagined it. .Allyson Chiu visited Trace the Zero Waste Store in Vienna, Va., to see how a refillable store works & how it minimizes the use of #plastic packaging. washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…
Do we really need a "festival of consumption" like Prime Day? As Celeste Meiffren-Swango told @fastcompany, increasingly rapid cycle buying, using, disposing goods “costs families a lot... also growing landfills, depleting natural resources & warming our climate.” fastcompany.com/91156249/amazo…
The Biden administration is sending states a total of $26 million to help get the #lead out of schools' #water. That should mean healthier kids in safer #schools. Environment America's John Rumpler talked to Hannah Brandt from Nexstar D.C. Bureau. wfxrtv.com/news/washingto…