We're calling on our state Legislature to pass the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, which would reduce plastic waste in California by 75 percent and require all single-use plastics to be recyclable or compostable by 2032.
We're calling on our state Legislature to pass the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act, which would reduce plastic waste in California by 75 percent and require all single-use plastics to be recyclable or compostable by 2032.
COVID-19
CALPIRG urges Gov. Newsom to maintain stay-at-home orders
Gov. Gavin Newsom has canceled regional stay-at-home orders in favor of a tiered system of COVID-19 restrictions based on county-by-county transmission data. But with Southern California ICUs full and our state's testing capacity still lagging, CALPIRG called on Gov. Newsom to reinstate stay-at-home orders to save lives until vaccines are more widely available.
COVID-19
Nursing Home Safety During COVID
Ongoing research by U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group, analyzing government data, shows that too many of the 1.3 million Americans residing in the nation’s 15,000 nursing homes are at risk due to dangerous shortages of personal protective equipment and/or staff.
Transportation
California commits to go all-electric on vehicles by 2035
Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order requiring that all new cars and passenger trucks in California be zero-emission vehicles by 2035, and banning the sale of new gas-powered cars after that year. Coming as wildfires continue to rage across California and other western states, this is the country’s most ambitious plan for electrifying transportation.
Consumer Protection
California persists with new protections in face of fires, COVID-19
Included in the windfall of CALPIRG-supported legislative victories this year are a law creating a California consumer watchdog, a first-in-the-nation ban on 12 toxic chemicals in personal care products sold in California, and a law prohibiting flavored tobacco products in the state, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed hours after it passed the Legislature.
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News & Research
Report | CALPIRG Education Fund
Here in California, we want to fix our stuff – even during the COVID‑19 pandemic.
As people try to stay at home as much as possible, it’s more important than ever that our home appliances and devices are working. From kitchen appliances to laptops, gaming systems and televisions, our tech helps us stay home, stay safe, and stay sane.
Blog Post
Once again, product testing demonstrates that the risk of asbestos contamination in talc-based cosmetic products is simply too high to accept.
Blog Post
Farmers need software tools to fix their tractors but manufacturers such as John Deere won’t sell them, despite a 2018 agreement
Blog Post
We need to make it easier for clothing companies to reuse and recycle. Policy, data collection and nonprofits can help.
News Release | CALPIRG
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put extreme stress on the U.S. healthcare system and workers, California introduced the Medical Device Right to Repair Act (SB 605). The bill, authored by state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, would require manufacturers of critical medical equipment, such as ventilators, to provide repair parts and information to hospital technicians and other third-party servicers.
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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.