Maryland PIRG Latest Blog Posts

UPDATE: National Pollinators Week is coming up. Here’s what PIRG is doing.

6/13/2022
 | by
Danielle Melgar
Food & Agriculture Advocate
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UPDATE: National Pollinators Week is coming up. Here’s what PIRG is doing.

6/13/2022
 | by
Danielle Melgar
Food & Agriculture Advocate
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UPDATE: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture announces investments in transforming the food system

6/7/2022
 | by
Danielle Melgar
Food & Agriculture Advocate
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UPDATE: Consumer groups, health experts call for better oversight for certain approved medications

6/7/2022
 | by
Patricia Kelmar
Director, Health Care Campaigns
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UPDATE: Federal Trade Commission urged to investigate pharmacy benefit managers to uncover anticompetitive practices which raise drug prices for consumers

6/1/2022
 | by
Patricia Kelmar
Director, Health Care Campaigns
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UPDATE: Marylanders to Congressional delegation, "We support right to repair"

5/31/2022
 | by
Emily Scarr
Maryland PIRG State Director

Today, a group of Maryland businesses, educators, environmental advocates and consumer advocates sent letters to the Maryland Congressional delegation asking for their support for pending “Right to Repair” legislation.

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Preparing for a hurricane: Here are tips to protect yourself, your home and your finances

5/27/2022
 | by
Teresa Murray
Consumer Watchdog

Here's how to keep your property, your pets and your wallet safe

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Strong rules are key to success of the No Surprises Act

5/26/2022
 | by
Patricia Kelmar
Director, Health Care Campaigns

 Consumer and health advocates urge final rules that offer full patient  protections

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UPDATE: New report shows success of No Surprises Act: patient protections against unfair medical bills

5/26/2022
 | by
Patricia Kelmar
Director, Health Care Campaigns
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Uniting States Against Plastic

5/25/2022

Together, we can move states, and our country, beyond plastic.

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