An estimated 10 trillion plastic pellets now enter our oceans each year. Take action to keep this plastic pollution out of ...
It’s harder and harder to find food that isn’t wrapped in plastic, even produce like cucumbers or bananas that don’t require ...
Trillions of plastic pellets — sometimes called “nurdles” — are spilling into our environment. Sometimes, they’re even being ...
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Lily Fang

I would like to see them [the fast fashion industry] make real changes in reducing production, using more natural fibers, and taking responsibility for the things that they produce.
Senior Director, Campaign for the Right to Repair, U.S. PIRG Education Fund Has this ever happened to you? You spend good money on a new device, expecting years of use—then it breaks, and fixing it is ...
Chemical manufacturers were supposed to provide the EPA with unpublished health and safety data about 16 hazardous substances ...
WASHINGTON – In August 2012, a family reported that their 2-year-old son was admitted to the hospital after nearly drowning in a 48-inch-tall pool. “On these Intex pools,” the parent wrote in a ...
Close Tell the FTC: Stop tech companies from selling kids’ data Tell the FTC: Stop tech companies from selling kids’ data Look online and you’ll find a growing number of AI toys – talking stuffed ...
Many aspects of our food safety and recall notification system don’t instill confidence. Case in point: In June 2025, the U.S Department of Agriculture announced recalls involving three ready-to-eat ...
The F-35 fighter jet, used by the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is one of the Pentagon’s most advanced weapons systems. It is also over budget, behind schedule, and rarely works. $1.58 trillion ...
People should be able to fix their stuff: It’s an old idea which is catching on anew. Products used to come with service manuals and readily available spare parts, but over the years, manufacturers ...
BOSTON — A day after U.S. PIRG Education Fund released its 40th annual Trouble in Toyland report, FoloToy, which produces toys featuring AI chatbots (including some from OpenAI) has delisted all of ...