According to Consumer Price Index (CPI) data from March, car insurance rates are up 21% over the last year. This significant cost increase contributes a half a percentage point to overall inflation.

It’s the first day of early voting in Maryland and across the state! Here’s what you need to know about registering and voting in the primary election: If you are registered to vote or need to ...

“As a product designer, I am a first-hand witness to the incredible amount of waste that can be created in the production of physical goods. Everywhere Apparel prioritizes circularity and creativity ...

Kathryn Horvath, PIRG’s Waste is Out of Fashion Campaign Associate, gave an overview on the environmental issues caused by ...

In 2024, CoPIRG supported 25 bills at the legislature on a range of public interest issues that protect consumers, safeguard our public health and improve our quality of life across Colorado. Our ...

A fair number of 12-year-olds come to free community repair events such as Boulder’s U-Fix-It Clinic. But sixth grader Nuri Broestl isn’t just there to get something fixed, he’s one of the fixers.

“The fashion industry is responsible for 10% of all global climate emissions. Fashion has the power to be a force for good. For something that has the power to allow people to positively express ...

Americans are buying more clothes today than ever before. On average, we buy 53 new items of clothing per year — four times as much as in the year 2000. Most people don’t need more clothes today than ...

The Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act now has 60 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill would prohibit the dumping or spilling of small plastic pellets, sometimes called nurdles ...

Gov. Wes Moore today signed legislation sponsored by Delegate Brian Crosby to strengthen EmPOWER Maryland, the state’s energy efficiency program. The new law will reduce air pollution, save money, and ...

Gov. Moore signs the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act into law alongside sponsors Del. Sara Love and Sen. Dawn Gile, consumer rights groups, and representatives from ...