Maryland PIRG Latest Blog Posts
With Election Day coming up, here's a tip guide for what to do before you go to vote, what to take with you and how to stay safe while you’re at your polling place.
Plastic “recycling” makes us more dependent on the material in surprising ways, and that makes our pollution problem much worse
The tale of Peter Mui’s broken infrared toaster oven, and how repair can help fix our broken relationship with stuff.
Public Health Campaigns Director Matt Wellington and Dr. Syra Madad detail how people can safely gather this holiday season in the era of COVID-19.
The CDC implemented the eviction freeze on Sept. 4 to reduce the number of people on the streets who could get infected with and spread the COVID-19 virus. Landlords and other groups filed lawsuits attempting to strike down the halt on evictions, so the future of the policy remains uncertain.
The FDA doesn’t have the authority to stop retailers from selling dangerous over-the-counter products such as toxic hand sanitizer. Our safety system is broken, and we need to fix it.
Here’s a guide to your rights depending on how you pay
Unnecessary costs for course materials, such as paying for access codes, are making a bad situation worse.
From mask mandates to capacity limits, the largest public transit systems and ride share companies have new procedures
Today Maryland PIRG and Environment Maryland sent a letter to Gov. Hogan, Secretary Slater, and Administrator Quinn in opposition newly proposed cuts to transit funding.