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Milestones
The progress we’ve made, together, toward a safer, healthier and more secure future for all Americans.
Safer products on store shelves and a fairer marketplace to do business. Cleaner air to breathe and cleaner water to drink. Fewer toxic chemicals in our communities and in our lives. Less plastic pollution, more recycling and repair. These are some of the milestones that our staff, members and supporters have helped make happen. Together we are building a safer, healthier future in which we are freer to pursue our well-being and the common good.
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Updates
NOAA moves to protect critical stretch of California coast
Biden administration announces 20 year drilling moratorium for Chaco Canyon
New Jersey commits to reducing climate pollutants by 50% by 2030
The Latest
Colorado farmers win the Right to Repair their tractors
Colorado just became the first state to establish a Right To Repair for farmers, guaranteeing them everything they need to fix their own equipment on reasonable terms.
A look back at our work in 2021
DEC. 23, 2021: The past year was a reminder that positive change never comes easily. In 2021, the organizations of The Public Interest Network did our part to make incremental yet significant progress toward a greener, healthier world — including these 10 examples.
California creates nation’s strongest safety ‘buffer zones’ around oil drilling
California is the only state where new fracking rigs sit next door to daycare centers. But not for much longer.
Victory: Biden administration restores three monuments’ protections
More than 436,000 supporters of Environment America and our national network spoke up to save these monuments.
A big win for the environment: Washington single-use plastic bag ban takes effect
Washington chooses wildlife over waste as its new single-use plastic bag ban becomes official.