I suspect that almost anyone could use help sorting out the inscrutable details of their medial bills. Here are two good resources: pirg.org/updates/new-...

Residents of 14 states drove fewer miles per capita in 2023 than they did in 1996, according to our newly updated explainer and data visualization, "Less Driving is Possible," authored by my colleague @frontiereliz.bsky.social. Lots of good data to explore. frontiergroup.org/resources/wh...

RIP the man in the greatest one-shot five-minute phone call to Minnesota in movie history m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qeem...

CTA staff prefer Wisconsin to Indiana, it seems

Fell into a rabbithole. Spoke with interesting people. Wrote this piece about the saga of Moxie, the robot friend for children. Please enjoy. pirg.org/articles/mox...

One Maine town’s effort to make pricey items accessible and encourage people to buy less stuff seems to be catching on. Part of the 50 States, 50 Fixes series .... www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...

Congrats to my colleagues at PennPIRG and PennEnvironment, and to our counsel, coaltion partners, and allied parties for reaching a proposed settlement with Philly Gas Works that limits the rate hike and drops the proposed revenue guaruntee. Onwards in our campaign for Safer, Cleaner Energy

Had a great time with the CA Alliance for Children’s Environmental Health, bringing together parents, medical professional, and young people to lobby to ban toxic PFAS, tackle microplastics and extreme heat, and make our kid’s food safe #SB682 #AB1264 #AB823 #SB646 #SB655

Reddy Kilowatt!! Just found this stuff at an auction, it’s such good marketing: Be modern, cook electrically Beat the heat/kill the chill Flameless electric living is safe living Position as modern, safe, comfortable. Mainstream. Love it!

Today is the day State Farm's $523M homeowners insurance rate hike goes into effect for existing customers. If you are one of the almost 1.5M Illinoisan's whose home is insured by State Farm, your rates could go up 40% Tell your legislator we need Insurance Reform Now pirg.org/illinois/tak...

Today, State Farm's $523M homeowners insurance rate hike goes into effect. Action opportunity: pirg.org/illinois/tak...

Hospitals can charge patients hundreds of dollars in facility fees, even for routine outpatient appointments. Some residents of Florida’s Treasure Coast have had enough. nbcnews.to/4kRPZRR

A different kind of report card is taking electronics and appliance companies back to school — assigning their products grades, based not on quality or aesthetics, but on how readily available they make repair materials. www.kqed.org/news/1204960...

New data reveals widespread bacterial contamination at U.S. coastal and Great Lakes beaches, prompting a Congressional response. environmentamerica.org/updates/from...

"It’s like an oil spill, only it’s solid instead of liquid. This might be worse. Animals don’t accidentally mistake oil spill liquid for food, but they do eat these tiny plastic pellets, thinking they are part of the food chain." www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ju...

"Europe’s electricity mix is getting cleaner, and with it, the climate advantage of electric cars is growing," finds @theicct.org. "Battery electric cars sold today produce 73% less life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than their gasoline counterparts." theicct.org/pr-electric-... 🔌💡

Today, on a hot, steamy day in New England, grid electricity demand is expected to peak at 23.8 GW. That's more than 4 GW *below* the all-time system peak way back in 2006. The region's investments in distributed solar and energy efficiency are paying dividends. frontiergroup.org/articles/let...

I'm in favor of reducing the national debt and budget deficit. There are SO many better ways to do that than selling off our public lands. Fortunately, many people across the political spectrum agree. environmentamerica.org/articles/why...

in other Los Angeles news... Federal judge tasks Port of Los Angeles with cleaning up contaminated water thehill.com/policy/energ...

“Battery energy storage helps to support the use of more renewable energy and keep the lights on during extreme weather and times of grid stress,” environmentamerica.org/center/updat...

Peoples Gas is (still) not being transparent about its new safety risk methodology pirg.org/illinois/upd...

Coup de GRAS? pirg.org/articles/why...

This muddy car plus your wolf family will make for a pretty incredible #weekend-pics Slack post come Monday.

"There are also advantages to generating energy close to where it's used. Neumann said 9 out of 10 Americans live within 10 miles of a Walmart. If they all had solar and battery storage, she said Walmarts could become resilient community hubs." www.wfyi.org/news/article...

Appreciated the chance to talk about how our cars can collect far more data about us than we realize with Spotlight on America. Like, way more than you realize.

On April 30, Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll called for the Army to “[s]eek to include right to repair provisions in all existing contracts and also ensure these provisions are included in all new contracts.” pirg.org/resources/mi...

It’s time to remove unnecessary barriers so more Illinoisans can access the benefits of #solar power. #morerooftopsolarlessredtape www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/19/o...

“Americans die earlier and are sicker than people in other high-income countries. This has been true for a long time, and the trend is getting worse.” gift link www.wsj.com/health/welln...

Consumer advocates tell regulators to slash rate hike requests from Ameren, Nicor capitolnewsillinois.com/news/consume...

Wild look at fires in northern Minnesota as the sun went down on Monday evening. #MNwx

How much of what would be on those ships is cheap crap people would use for 10 minutes before it falls apart and ends up in a landfill for hundreds of years

In 2024, the US produced more than three times as much solar, wind, and geothermal power as it did in 2015. That’s according to a new interactive dashboard...tracks the growth of clean energy and EVs in all 50 states — and it shows that progress has happened everywhere. electrek.co/2025/05/08/4...

Our 8th annual State of Renewable Energy dashboard is now live! Check out how your state ranks in adoption of wind, solar, electric vehicles and more. frontiergroup.org/resources/th...

Beyond cost and missed opportunities for training, these restrictions put lives at risk...Master Sgt. Wesley Reid, who was tasked with fixing and maintaining medical equipment while deployed in Afghanistan...was denied access to what he needed from the manufacturer. pirg.org/resources/th...

You might be surprised by the enormous amounts of information they're gathering and sharing. Still, despite warnings from experts and lawmakers, there's no universal protection for drivers. ktvl.com/news/spotlig...

#FossilFuelsAreStrandedAssets 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋 electrek.co/2025/04/21/f...

A U.S. Public Interest Research Group report published in 2023 estimated that farmers lose $3 billion to tractor downtime and pay $1.2 billion more in excess repair costs every year as a result of needing to rely on dealerships for repairs. www.nbcnews.com/business/con...

Plastics are turning up everywhere, even pre-production plastic pellets... pirg.org/edfund/artic...

“It’s good for a business to be able to monopolize repair,” Blessing said. “But it is most certainly not pro-free market. It’s not pro-competition.” grist.org/politics/rig...

The mom spoke for a certain population segment that often gets neglected in society: The person who thinks that what we have is already good enough, who isn’t convinced by things like whiz-bang graphics or cool accessories. tedium.co/2025/04/14/w...

Those well-meaning agitators at the Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) are back, this time with an interactive "Electronic Waste Graveyard" cataloging a range of devices tossed aside after software support expires or cloud connections flatline. www.theregister.com/2025/04/11/e...

Good news, and yet despite recent growth, America’s solar potential is still largely untapped....counting just utility-scale and rooftop PV have the technical potential to produce 284 million GWh of electricity each year, equivalent to 78 times U.S. elect. use environmentamerica.org/center/updat...

On this date: April 3, 1970, music hit the stage for the first time at The Depot. Joe Cocker was the headliner. Subsequent names for the venue included Uncle Sam’s, Sam’s, and First Avenue. Happy birthday, @firstavenue.bsky.social!