From the Gulf of Mexico to the Ohio River plastic pellets are polluting our environment. Join us for “Protecting our Waters from Plastic Pellets” Wed 6/12 at 10am PT to learn how communities are fighting back. RSVP: bit.ly/PlasticPellet SELC Three Rivers Waterkeeper San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper

Finding a price on hospital websites can be difficult. Our new guide offers step-by-step instructions that you can follow to find prices for your hospital care BEFORE you get it. pirg.org/edfund/resourc…

Price transparency can help patients save money and will help improve competition. This is why we need better enforcement of hospital price transparency like the Health Care PRICE Transparency Act would give us Senator Vance Press Office Sherrod Brown pirg.org/edfund/resourc…

Our new report on hospital price transparency highlights how some hospitals still aren’t providing clear prices - in violation of federal rules. We need CMSGov to hold hospitals accountable. pirg.org/edfund/resourc…

Our investigation into the price of knee surgery in one Ohio metro area showed a difference of over $200,000 between the highest and lowest cash prices we found. Patients could save thousands if armed with accurate prices. pirg.org/edfund/resourc…

.Spotify is ending support for it's Car Thing player. What's your recourse as a consumer? Do they provide a refund, or open source the software so it can keep running?

Nope, the only recommendation is to 'dispos[e] of your device following local electronic waste guidelines'

BREAKING: We filed a suit against GE Appliances, a Haier co. for failing to warn consumers of gas stove pollution risks.
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We need price transparency throughout the health care system so patients can always see their price before getting care. pirg.org/edfund/resourc…

Trying to find a price for your hospital care? Check out our new guide! We’ll walk you through how to navigate hospital websites and pricing tools. pirg.org/edfund/resourc…

Our new report found patients can use hospital price transparency to find real savings: as much as $200,000 for the cash price for knee surgery in one metro area. Price transparency can empower patients to save money on their health care. pirg.org/edfund/resourc…

A resounding 7-2 Supreme Court decision means consumerfinance.gov will continue to #protectconsumers ! It was hard to imagine this going any other way because it’s clear in the Constitution that Congress has the power to fund CFPB the way it did. Still breathing a sigh of relief. #DefendCFPB

When patients ask about the charges on their bill, the response should never be, ''Well, there's going to be a fee, but I can't tell you what it is.''

End #facilityfees now.

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#Facilityfees are 'arbitrary fees that [hospitals] are only able to get away with because consumers don't really have much choice,' Abe Scarr told NBC Chicago.

Protect patients and ban these fees.

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Our 'Voices for Sustainable Fashion' Webinar was a success! We had a great conversation about #sustainablefashion with Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Sharlett Mena, Remake, Samata, Irys Kornbluth, and Amanda Lapham from Wolven. Watch the recording here: bit.ly/VoicesWebinarH…

It's official! The Maryland Online Data #Privacy Act is on the books! This is a real step forward for consumer privacy legislation in the states. Proud of all who got this done - and especially thanks to Delegate Sara Love @dawn_gile pirg.org/maryland/updat…

Good news. Data Privacy Bill advances. The Massachusetts legislature has the opportunity to pass the strongest comprehensive consumer privacy law nationwide. pirg.org/massachusetts/… Thanks to Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier Michael O. Moore Cynthia Creem Andy X. Vargas KateLipperGarabedian

1 hour until our Voices for Sustainable Fashion Webinar! We have a great panel of lawmakers, advocates, and fashion industry experts who are ready to discuss #sustainablefashion . You don't want to miss this event. RSVP to get the link: bit.ly/VoicesWebinar

Recent study shows high levels of resistant bacteria in uncooked meats, dog food. As @USPIRG COO Andre Delattre told Melissa Rudy Fox News, 'An inevitable byproduct of #antibiotic overuse is resistance to these drugs.' More: foxnews.com/health/high-le…