nhpirgedfund.org

nhpirg.org

Following the Money 2015 | NHPIRG

http://www.nhpirg.org/reports/nhp/following-money-2015

Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Following the Money 2015. How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data. Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Every year, state governments spend hundreds of billions of dollars through contracts for goods and services, subsidies to encourage economic development, and other expenditures. Accountability and public scrutiny are necessary to ensure that the public can trust that state funds are spent as well as possible. Continued to improve on its pr...

nhpirg.org

Top 10 List: How the CFPB Works for Consumers | NHPIRG

http://www.nhpirg.org/news/usp/top-10-list-how-cfpb-works-consumers

Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Top 10 List: How the CFPB Works for Consumers. USPIRG Celebrates CFPB’s 4th Birthday on Tuesday, July 21, with New Webpage. Monday, July 20, 2015. Washington, D.C. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) turns 4 on July 21st. To celebrate and increase public awareness of the agency, U.S. PIRG Education Fund released a new webpage, Meet the CFPB: Just Ten of the Ways It Works for You. Some key accomplishments and resources highlighted on the list:. Access the web...

nhpirg.org

Paving the Way for 21st Century Transportation | NHPIRG

http://www.nhpirg.org/results/nhp/paving-way-21st-century-transportation

Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Paving the Way for 21st Century Transportation. Passenger rail travel will improve, and America will begin investing in a new generation of high-speed rail thanks to a NHPIRG-backed law that authorizes $13 billion in spending over the next five years, a small step in a shift toward public transit and away from wasteful new highway projects. Stop the Overuse of Antibiotics. Stop the Highway Boondoggles. Democracy For The People. Making Health Care Work. Get our RSS feed.

nhpirg.org

Stop Highway Boondoggles | NHPIRG

http://nhpirg.org/issues/nhp/stop-highway-boondoggles

Standing Up To Powerful Interests. More and more of us are moving off the roads. Yet we’re still spending billions to expand roads and build new highways every year, even as other needs from expanding public transportation to critical bridge repairs go unmet. Across the country there are countless proposed highway projects that are not just expensive they’re outright boondoggles. We need your help to stop them. It's time to shift our transportation priorities. That are not just expensive they’re outright...

nhpirg.org

Public Health | NHPIRG

http://www.nhpirg.org/topics/public-health

Standing Up To Powerful Interests. News Release U.S. PIRG. More Than 350,000 Urge KFC to Prevent Abuse of Antibiotics in Its Chicken Supply. Read more about More Than 350,000 Urge KFC to Prevent Abuse of Antibiotics in Its Chicken Supply. News Release U.S. PIRG. Taco Bell Moves Away From Chicken Raised on Medically Important Antibiotics. From Taco Bell’s parent company Yum! Read more about Taco Bell Moves Away From Chicken Raised on Medically Important Antibiotics. Covering Up Radon in Drinking Water?

nhpirg.org

Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics on Factory Farms | NHPIRG

http://nhpirg.org/issues/nhp/stop-overuse-antibiotics-factory-farms-1

Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Stop The Overuse Of Antibiotics on Factory Farms. A GROWING THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that at least 23,000 Americans die every year from antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and warns that the widespread overuse of antibiotics on factory farms is putting our health at risk. WHAT IF ANTIBIOTICS STOPPED WORKING? ANTIBIOTIC OVERUSE ON FACTORY FARMS. But, instead of treating sick animals with antibiotics when they get an inf...

nhpirg.org

How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score | NHPIRG

http://www.nhpirg.org/media/usp/how-companies-turn-your-facebook-activity-credit-score-0

Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score. Astra Taylor and Jathan Sadowski. In their story appearing in the 15 June issue of The Nation Magazine, "How Companies Turn Your Facebook Activity Into a Credit Score: Welcome to the new Wild West of data collection without regulation," authors Astra Taylor and Jathan Sadowski explain the world of digital data tracking and digital redlining made possible by secret Big Data algorithms:.

nhpirg.org

Over 7,000 Comments Submitted to Department of Labor | NHPIRG

http://www.nhpirg.org/news/usp/over-7000-comments-submitted-department-labor

Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Mario K. Salazar. Over 7,000 Comments Submitted to Department of Labor. Consumers Support Closing Retirement Advice Loophole. Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Today the U.S. Public Interest Research Group submitted comments to the Department of Labor from 7,244 consumers across the country in support of a strong rule that would require financial professionals to act in the best interests of the hard-working Americans that turn to them for retirement advice. A strong rule from th...

nhpirg.org

Democracy For The People | NHPIRG

http://nhpirg.org/issues/nhp/democracy-people

Standing Up To Powerful Interests. Democracy For The People. US PIRG is pushing back against big money in our elections and working to institute a system of small donor incentive programs, to amplify the voices of the American people over corporations, Super PACs and the super wealthy. Image: Flickr User: Joe Shlabotnik - Creative Commons. Super PACs and Super Wealthy Dominate Elections. This disparity was also on full display in the 2012 presidential election. Donors who each gave less than $200. Ho...