ComEd's bribery and corruption cost its customers millions. We're calling for restitution, restored oversight, and reforms to ensure they can't do it again.
ComEd's bribery and corruption cost its customers millions. We're calling for restitution, restored oversight, and reforms to ensure they can't do it again.
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.
Consumer Protection
Illinois energy bill fails to stand up for consumers; maintains pro-utility status quo
The Illinois Assembly has passed a sweeping energy bill that extends "formula rate" policies, which guarantee utility profits. The legislation dismisses key reforms that Illinois PIRG, other consumer advocates, and even Gov. J.B. Pritzker have called for, such as limitations on utility bill surcharges.
Transportation
Proposed federal Clean Car standards are a step toward cleaner air
The Biden administration has announced plans to strengthen fuel economy and emissions standards for vehicles, despite industry lobbyists' push for weaker emissions rules. The transportation sector is America's No. 1 source of greenhouse gas pollution, which continues to threaten public health and contribute to global warming.
Consumer Protection
Chicagoans continue to pick up the tab for failing Peoples Gas program
Peoples Gas, a gas utility subsidiary in Chicago, continues to mismanage its pipe replacement project, and its customers are still picking up the financial slack. Illinois PIRG is calling on the company to take responsibility for the project's shortcomings and end the utility bill surcharges.
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News & Research
Blog Post
Until recently, I did not have estate and end-of-life planning in mind, but it was the natural next step in my quest to be a responsible adult, with a nudge from the existential threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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
The EPA has banned chlorpyrifos from our food. It doesn’t belong where Americans golf either.
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.