Thanks to dedicated online forums, many people have been able to use crowdsourced, publicly available software to resuscitate otherwise-bricked devices.

Skyrocketing electricity demand from data centers is slowing our nation's transition to clean energy, and putting consumers and communities at risk, all for questionable benefit.

An executive order in the final days of the Biden administration could fast-track the construction of brand-new data centers for AI computing -- and the polluting power plants that fuel them.

The teabags that were found to release the most microplastics were– perhaps unsurprisingly– the teabags that were made ...

For the last century, humans have produced man-made “stuff” at such a rate that it now weighs more than all life on earth. When our society produces stuff that causes more harm than good, PIRG takes ...

It’s simple: when more people have the ability to fix their own stuff, everyone benefits. That’s why we’re counting on you to amplify our advocacy and spread the Right to Repair to as many communities ...

The Federal Trade Commission, along with the attorney generals of Illinois and Minnesota, are suing Deere for restricting ...

Per the FDA’s announcement, manufacturers have until Jan. 15, 2027 to remove Red No. 3 from foods. For ingested drugs, ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Equifax on Friday to pay a $15 million civil money penalty into the CFPB’s victims relief fund for failing to conduct what the bureau called ...

DOT takes action against two more large airlines for 'unrealistic scheduling' after fining JetBlue earlier in January ...

WashPIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions to problems that affect our health, our safety and the quality of our lives. Every year, we outline our major program priorities, and the ...