News Releases

MoPIRG releases 23rd annual Toy Safety Survey 11/25/08

House addresses high gas prices by investing close to $2 billion in public transportation 6/26/08

Squandering the Stimulus: Average American Households Spent Economic Stimulus on Gas 6/25/08

Washington, D.C.: Statement of Consumer and Scientific Groups On House Passage of CPSC Reform Bill 12/19/07

Senate Panel Passes Global Warming Bill: Environment America Applauds Progress 12/6/07

Letter to Senate Panel: Call For Strong Action on Global Warming 12/5/07

New Report: Extreme Downpours Up 24 Percent in U.S. 12/4/07

Statement of U.S. PIRG Consumer Program Director Ed Mierzwinski on Latest Mattel/China Recall 12/2/07

Historic First Step on Global Warming Needs Strengthening 12/1/07

Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards 11/20/07

Congress Grants Grand Canyon Protection From Mining Pollution 11/1/07

Consumer Groups Applaud Senate Commerce Committee Passage of Comprehensive Product Safety Bill 10/30/07

Statement of U.S. PIRG Consumer Program Director Ed Mierzwinski on Latest Mattel/China Recall 8/10/07

Statement of Dan Jacobson on the House and Senate�s Push to Protect Our Last Wild Forests5/24/07

Colorado�s Congressional Leaders unite to protect Rocky Mountain National Park5/14/07

ConocoPhillips Shareholders Cast Historic Pro-Conservation Vote 5/9/07

House And Senate Introduce Legislation To Protect Our Natural Heritage 5/4/07

New Analysis: Government Data Shows Missouri River Water Availability Threatened By Global Warming 9/21/05

New Report Finds Missouri Ranks 9th in Power Plant Mercury Emissions Nationwide 9/8/05

New Report Finds 'Clear Skies' Bill Would Exempt 32 Percent of Missouri's Power Plant Units 4/7/05

Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards 11/23/04

Conservationists Release Report on Value of Missouri�s Wild Forests and Announce Unprecedented Opposition to Bush Plan to Repeal Forest Protections 11/15/04

Bush Administration Air Policies Allow Nearly 10 Million Tons Of Excess Soot And Smog Pollution 10/30/03

Mercury Making Missouri's Fish Unsafe To Eat 10/2/03

Highway Lobby Spends Millions To Elect Key Members Of Congress And Drive Through Destructive Transportation Policies 9/22/03

Missouri Ranked 21st Nationwide In Toxic Pollution Linked To Cancer, 18th In Pollution Linked To Neurological Damage 1/22/03

Consumer Group Warns Shoppers About Hidden Toy Dangers: Releases New Toy Buying Tips for Consumers 11/26/02

Missouri Residents Face 301 Times Greater Cancer Risk From Air Pollution: New Report Ranks Missouri Nationwide For Increased Risk 10/3/02

Bush Administration Should Make Polluters, Not Taxpayers, Pay To Clean Up Toxic Waste 4/15/02

House Energy Legislation Forces Taxpayers to Pay for Pollution 11/8/01

National Survey Shows Rising Fees At Big Banks: Missouri Consumers Pay $170 Dollars Per Year In Checking Fees 11/1/01

Reports

Trouble In Toyland 2008 11/25/08

Squandering the Stimulus 6/26/08

Trouble in Toyland: The 22nd Annual Survey of Toy Safety 11/20/07

Trouble in Toyland: 21st Annual Toy Safety Survey11/21/06

Toxic Baby Bottles 2/27/07

When it Rains, It Pours: Global Warming and the Rising Frequency of Extreme Precipitation in the United States 12/04/07

Cleaner, Cheaper, Smarter: The Case For Auctioning Pollution Allowances In A Global Warming Cap-and-Trade Program 9/20/07

An Analysis of Potential Heat-Related Mortality Increases in U.S. Cities Under a Business-as-Usual Climate Change Scenario 9/04/07

Feeling the Heat: Global Warming and Rising Temperatures in the United States 7/27/07

A Blueprint for Action: Policy Options to Reduce Maryland�s Contribution to Global Warming 6/06/07

Toxic Pollution And Health: An Analysis of Toxic Chemicals Released in Communities across the United States 3/22/07

Honest Enforcement: What Congress Can Learn From Independent State Ethics Commissions 2/06/07

The Road to a New Energy Future: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies for a Cleaner, More Secure Energy Future 10/26/06

Student Debt and Consumer Costs 6/27/06

2006 Congressional Scorecard 5/16/06

Less Snow, Less Water: Climate Disruption in the West 9/21/05

Made in the U.S.A.: Power Plants and Mercury Pollution Across the Country 9/8/05

The Fine Print: How a Loophole in the �Clear Skies� Bill Lets Power Plants Off the Hook for Their Mercury Emissions 4/7/05

Trouble in Toyland 11/23/04

Our Natural Legacy: The Value Of America's Roadless National Forests 11/15/04

Paying the Price: The High Cost of Prescription Drugs for Uninsured Americans 10/21/04

Lethal Legacy: A Comprehensive Look At America's Dirtiest Power Plants 10/28/03

Fishing for Trouble: How Toxic Mercury Contaminates Our Waterways and Threatens Recreational Fishing 10/2/03

Driven By Dollars: How The Road To Destructive Transportation Policy Is Paved With Special Interest Money 9/22/03

Toxic Releases and Health: A Review of Pollution Data and Current Knowledge on the Health Effects of Toxic Chemicals 1/22/03

Trouble In Toyland 11/26/02

Dangers Of Diesel: How Diesel Soot And Other Air Toxics Increase Americans' Risk Of Cancer 10/3/02

Can Superfund Continue To Protect Public Health? How the Bush Administration Has Slowed the Pace of Cleanup at the Nation�s Worst Toxic Waste Sites 4/15/02

Polluter Payday: How The House Energy Plan Benefits Big Oil And Other Polluters At Taxpayers' Expense 11/8/01

Big Banks, Bigger Fees 11/1/01