We're calling on our state Legislature to pass the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, which would reduce plastic waste in California by 75 percent and require all single-use plastics to be recyclable or compostable by 2032.
We're calling on our state Legislature to pass the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, which would reduce plastic waste in California by 75 percent and require all single-use plastics to be recyclable or compostable by 2032.
Solid Waste
Trash in America
The United States produces too much waste. Find out more about what’s in our trash, where it goes — and what we should do with it.
Public Health
Victory! CALPIRG backed bill to strengthen lead restrictions clears state Senate
In past years, California received an F for its state policies on lead in the water at schools. This year will hopefully prove to be the year that California passes this examination with flying colors by approving a CALPIRG-backed ban on the sale of water faucets and fixtures that leach excess lead.
Solid Waste
Can you recycle that? CALPIRG-backed bill is poised to set the record straight.
Californians have been misled by the misuse of the "chasing arrows" recycling symbol. The California Assembly recently voted to prohibit manufacturers from using the recycling symbol on non-recyclable materials. CALPIRG will encourage Gov. Newsom to sign the bill if and when it reaches his desk.
Public Health
CALPIRG supports new bill to greatly reduce lead exposure
As kids return to school this fall, it's up to us to make sure they aren't returning to water fountains and other fixtures that contaminate their drinking water with lead. CALPIRG is urging the state Senate to pass legislation that minimizes lead exposure in drinking water by banning the sale of water faucets and fixtures that leach lead.
We can't do it without you.
CALPIRG is your advocate for the public interest, speaking out for healthier, safer, more secure lives for all of us.
News & Research
News Release | US PIRG Education Fund
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday evening that a nationwide Salmonella outbreak stems at least in part from whole onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico, and distributed in this country by ProSource Inc.
News Release | US PIRG Education Fund
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday evening that a nationwide Salmonella outbreak stems at least in part from whole onions imported from Chihuahua, Mexico, and distributed in this country by ProSource Inc.
Blog Post
Advance directives are legal instructions that include a living will (different from a regular will) and a health care proxy. In them, you state what treatments you do or don’t want at the end of your life and who you want making health care decisions for you if you can’t.
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Coronavirus update
In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, we’ve taken steps for all of our staff to work remotely for safety reasons. But rest assured, we’ll keep advocating for you as we work for a healthier, safer world.
Learn more about how we can work together to address the COVID-19 pandemic.