PIRGIM
Citizen Advocate: An Update For Members Of PIRGIM
Fall 2007
Standing up to powerful interests
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toxic chemical facility

SAFE CHEMICAL FACILITIES
—Chemical industry lobbyists have thwarted strong bills at the federal level year after year—bills that would protect communities from chemical accidents.


 

Pushing Past The Chemical Lobby
Thanks in part to members, scientists, advocates and congressional champions, the past summer was a critical opportunity to loosen the chemical lobby’s stranglehold on Washington, D.C.

PIRG-Backed Bill: Exposing Big Money From Lobbyists

This summer, U.S. PIRG, the Federation of State PIRGs, backed a lobby reform bill that could shed light on the often-hidden activities of lobbyists and their interactions with legislators.


News Briefs
Featured Articles

Research Helps Defeat Private Road Schemes

States Snuff Out Secondhand Smoke

Combined Reporting Levels The Playing Field

 

 

Congress Ahead Of The Curve On Student Aid

Bake Sales Turn Heads On Transit

From The Pirgim Staff

 

PIRGIM
Citizen Advocate
Fall 2007
Vol. 25, No. 2

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