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Maryland PIRG Latest Blog Posts
10/22/2020
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.
10/21/2020
Plastic “recycling” makes us more dependent on the material in surprising ways, and that makes our pollution problem much worse
10/20/2020
The tale of Peter Mui’s broken infrared toaster oven, and how repair can help fix our broken relationship with stuff.
10/8/2020
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.
10/2/2020
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.
10/2/2020
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.
9/22/2020
Here’s a guide to your rights depending on how you pay
9/17/2020
Unnecessary costs for course materials, such as paying for access codes, are making a bad situation worse.
9/15/2020
From mask mandates to capacity limits, the largest public transit systems and ride share companies have new procedures
9/15/2020
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.