PIRG
PIRG is an advocate for the public interest, speaking out for a healthier, safer world in which we’re freer to pursue our own individual well-being and the common good.
6 ways to stop planned obsolescence
They just don’t make ‘em like they used to. PIRG's new Designed to Last campaign has suggestions for how governments can stop planned obsolescence.
We operate and support organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change.
Our Groups
Environment America
Environment America’s mission is to transform the power of our imaginations and our ideas into change that makes our world a greener and healthier place for all.
Frontier Group
Our staff of researchers and policy analysts provide information and ideas to build a healthier, more sustainable America.
The Fund
The Fund runs the nation’s largest and most effective canvassing and telephone membership operation for America’s leading environmental and public interest organizations.
Student PIRGs
With chapters and clubs on nearly 100 campuses in 25 states providing training, professional support and resources to students tackling public interest problems.
Environmental Action
Founded on the first Earth Day with a mission to protect the planet and all of us who live on it.
Green Corps
Green Corps’s mission is to train organizers, support critical environmental campaigns, and graduate activists who can fight and win tomorrow’s environmental battles.
Community Action Works
Working side by side with citizens and local community groups to confront local polluters and prevent them from harming the health of their communities.
National Environmental Law Center
NELC attorneys work closely with state and local citizen groups to bring corporate polluters to justice.
Green Century Funds
Green Century was founded to help people save for their future without compromising their values, and is a leader in socially responsible investing.
Fund for the Public Interest Foundation
Supporting the civic engagement efforts of like-minded organizations and allies, helping them make a difference and strengthen their base of support.
Snowriders International
Skiers, snowboarders and mountain recreation enthusiasts dedicated to the promotion of winter sports and the protection of the environment.
The Center for Public Interest Research
A non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization that conducts public interest research and litigation, and runs civic engagement and public education programs.
The Latest
Should I hit “accept” on cookie pop-ups?
When we use free websites and apps, there's often cookies and other tracking technologies in the background harvesting huge amounts of data about who we are and what we do online. Virtually no laws rein in the companies behind these cookies, nor how they use and sell the info they collect.
Happy holidays from The Public Interest Network
Round two in the effort to save solar in California
Updates
Legislation in the House poses threat of new coastal oil drilling
The facts on wind turbines, whales and New Jersey’s future
Environmental groups to Gov. Murphy: End raids on New Jersey’s clean energy funds
Featured Articles
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States leading the way on 100% clean, renewable energy
State level clean energy goals fuel a virtuous cycle to grow clean energy. It's time to lean in.
We continue our financial support of Environment Colorado and Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center because ... [of] their research and policy branch, ...[and]... their intelligent, informed, committed advocacy at the Colorado Legislature.Phyllis Updike, RN, PhD, Member, Environment Colorado
I am passionate about nurturing our postcard state
Protecting our natural environment is our human responsibility. We don't own nature—we're a part of it. The solutions are out there. The first step is to call our elected officials in Harrisburg and Washington, D.C. Let them know we'll vote them out if they don't act now.Martha Morgan, Member, PennEnvironment
Protecting our natural environment is our human responsibility
It is now apparent that we need to take significant action in the next few years if we are to have any chance of avoiding the really significant impacts of a changing climate.Bruce Parker, Member, Environment America
We need to take significant action
It's a real privilege to do this work. It can be frustrating at times, it can be tedious at times, but it's also incredibly rewarding.Emily Rusch, Vice President and Senior Director of State Offices
It’s a real privilege to do this work
Creating change is sort of in my DNA — if I see something wrong, I really have to stand up and try to demand change.Dan Jacobson, Senior Advisor, Environment California
