This is the second part of our series on open-source communities and forums that are crowd-sourcing consumer tech support for ...

New analysis by repair advocates underscores need for enforcement, further state progress to ensure people can fix their stuff ...

Allstate’s Arity sells access to millions of drivers’ data to third parties for purposes beyond saving drivers money on their ...

5,707 pre-industrial plastic pellets collected in recent cleanup in South Carolina.

Single-use plastic can cause major environmental damage, but paper substitutes also have downsides. What if there was a third way?

Medical billing errors and improper claim denials have been redefining the financial future of millions of families. These ...

Skyrocketing electricity demand from data centers is slowing our nation's transition to clean energy, and putting consumers ...

BOSTON — To reduce waste and increase recycling, state Sen. Cynthia Creem (Newton) and state Rep. Marjorie Decker (Cambridge) have filed “An Act to Expand the Bottle Bill” for the 2025-26 legislative ...

Thanks to dedicated online forums, many people have been able to use crowdsourced, publicly available software to resuscitate otherwise-bricked devices.

For the last century, humans have produced man-made “stuff” at such a rate that it now weighs more than all life on earth. When our society produces stuff that causes more harm than good, PIRG takes ...

There’s nothing like a warm cup of tea on a cold day. Unfortunately, new research shows that your cozy cup of tea may contain billions of microplastic particles. Yuck. A study published by the ...

WashPIRG is an advocate for consumers, advancing solutions to problems that affect our health, our safety and the quality of our lives. Every year, we outline our major program priorities, and the ...