Chairman, U.S. PIRG; President and Executive Director, The Public Interest Network
MORE STORIES
5/15/2022
Donald Ross passed away on May 14 after a recent illness. He was 78 years old.
5/10/2022
Last year, the Supreme Court eliminated the FTC's key authority to disgorge ill-gotten gains from corporate wrongdoers and use the money to compensate their victims. It was an unfortunate decision that benefited a convicted payday lender who fleeced thousands of victims and will allow brand name Big Pharma firms that block lower-cost generic competitors and other wrongdoers to escape billions of dollars in restitution. The Senate Commerce Committee is voting tomorrow on a bill to restore FTC powers.
-- Cover graphic of FTC Building via Flickr, by Boston Public Library, Some rights reserved.
5/3/2022
Today U.S. PIRG Education Fund and NRDC launched a campaign to urge Columbia Sportswear to eliminate toxic PFAS in their products and supply chain by 2024. The campaign will engage everyday consumers through a petition drive and mobilize the public impacted by PFAS contamination.