Why 164 Consumer Groups have called on the Consumer Financial Protection...
Reporter Michael Finney from KGO radio interviews CALPIRG Executive Director Emily Rusch about a new proposed rule to allow consumers to sue their banks for wrongdoing.
View ArticleLATimes: Obama's consumer protection legacy defined by aggressive agency
[This weekend, the Los Angele Times chronicled President Obama's consumer protection record, with heavy emphasis on the history and fight over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):]"[...]...
View ArticleEast Bay Times: California must tackle super-pollutants in air
"Through decades of emissions restrictions, California has made huge strides in cleaning our air and protecting public health from the worst effects of air pollution. But there is still more work to...
View ArticleSacramento Bee Op-Ed: Bill would empower small campaign donors over special...
Imagine a private company is hiring new staff, but for 82% of the applicants who make it past a first round interview, the business decides to go with the wealthier job applicant. That sounds...
View ArticleOp-Ed in San Diego Union Tribune: California must do more to protect kids...
A recent string of reports have revealed lead-contaminated drinking water at several San Diego area elementary schools. Just last week, a therapy dog alerted school officials to tainted water in a...
View ArticleCALPIRG Op-Ed in the San Jose Mercury News: Unsafe levels of lead in drinking...
Right now, far too many schools in California are finding lead levels that threaten children’s health and development.
View ArticleDrinking lead—why California may force all schools to test their water
CALPIRG Public Health Advocate Jason Pfeifle is quoted in this piece, noting, "“If a school finds a positive lead test or finds that a drinking fountain has elevated levels of lead, then it’s already...
View ArticleOpinion: Poisoning Oakland kids with lead not a budget solution
Oped by CALPIRG Executive Director Emily Rusch and Dr. Vicki Alexander: Kids are back in school, and Oakland Unified is still putting them at risk of lead exposure. This has to stop now.
View ArticleChemical flame retardants are toxic. It’s time for California to ban them
CALPIRG Public Health Advocate Laura Deehan co-authored this opinion piece in the Sacramento Bee about the need to ban toxic-flame retardants.
View ArticleGaps in California law requiring schools to test for lead could leave...
No action is required at hundreds of schools across California where tests found lead in drinking water at levels at or under 15 parts per billion. Public health advocates, including the American...
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