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Pushing Past The Chemical Lobby For Safe Communities

For nearly 20 years, public health advocates have proposed toxic chemical use reductions as the most effective way to address industrial chemical risks. At the same time, our nation has recently experienced a number of explosions and accidents at chemical plants—highlighting the safety and security risks of toxic chemicals.

It’s time to push past the chemical lobby and pass strong rules through Congress that require facilities to replace dangerous chemicals with safer alternatives. More.

Ohio PIRG New Voters Project
In fall 2004, Ohio PIRG and the state PIRGs sponsored the largest youth voter registration and voter mobilization campaign in history: the New Voters Project. The New Voters Project is a nonpartisan voter registration and get-out-the-vote campaign focused on 18- to 24- year-olds in 17 states, with a goal of registering nearly half a million new voters, and then turning out those youth to vote. By doing this, we set out to end the cycle of neglect that exists between politicians and young people, resulting in a meaningful impact on the future course of our country's democracy. More.

A Better Way to Go: Meeting America's 21st Century Transportation Challenges with Modern Public Transit
America's automobile-centered transportation system was a key component of the nation's economic prosperity during the 20th century. But our transportation system is increasingly out of step with the challenges of the 21st century. Rising fuel prices, growing traf- fic congestion, and the need to address critical challenges such as global warming and America's addiction to imported oil all point toward the need for a new transportation future. Read the report.

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