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Our Top Priority

Let’s Put Children’s Health First

Everyday we are exposed to harmful toxic chemicals in our environment.  One toxic chemical is even found in our carpets, couches and televisions, and it jeopardizes our children’s health.  There’s no good reason for our children to be in harms way, especially in our own homes.  This chemical is a type of “PBDE” and it has been replaced with safer alternatives in the European Union, Maine, and Washington, but the chemical industry is still pushing back.     

 

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PIRG Highlights

From The Newsroom

Transit Not Traffic

Maryland PIRG’s new report, Making Tracks: The Case for Building a 21st Century Public Transportation Network in Maryland, lays out a comprehensive plan for public transit projects in Maryland that will create jobs, reduce traffic, and cut our dependence on oil.

Learn More • Download Our Proposed Transit Map

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Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes

Over 80 percent of the largest companies in the US hide profits in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens according to a report released on Tax Day by Maryland PIRG Foundation.

 

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