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2024
May 2022
NYPIRG joined with lawmakers and families who have lost loved ones due to others' negligence to urge New York to modernize its Wrongful Death Law.
NYPIRG also released results of its survey of state Wrongful Death Laws showing New York at the bottom in terms of recognizing family losses
NYPIRG joined with lawmakers and consumer, health, and food safety organizations to urge passage of legislation to blunt the growing threat of antibiotics resistant infections (aka "superbugs").
March 2022 NYPIRG and Other Reform Organizations Today Responded to Reports of Renewed Negotiations Over State Ethics in This Year’s State Budget
The Groups Called on the Governor and State Legislature to Create an Independent Commission to Replace the Failed
Over 160 Environmental and Community Organizations, Recycling Businesses Oppose Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation in the State Budget – Call for Stronger Packaging Legislation and Expansion of Bottle Bill
December 2021
Students Petition Gov Hochul for Student Friendly Executive Budget
News Release: Students Petition Gov Hochul for Student Friendly Executive Budget
October 2021News Release: NYPIRG Applauds NYS DEC Decisions to Deny Danskammer and Astoria Power Plant Permits
September 2021NYPIRG Statement on Release of Draft Permit Renewal for The
Greenidge Bitcoin Mining Facility
August 2021Upstate New York Likely to Lose Representation in Congressional Delegation and State Senate If New Maps Reflect Changes in Population
June 2021Policy Close Up: Climate Scorecard 2021
Tale of the Tape: NYPIRG’s 2021 Legislative Review
Senior, Consumer, Disability, and Civic Organizations Urge Passage of Grieving Families Act
Groups Urge Modernization of NY’s Pre-Civil War Wrongful Death Statute
On Eve Of 50th Anniversary Of NY's Approval Of The 26th Amendment, NYPIRG and120+ College Groups Urge Lawmakers To Approve Legislation Placing Polling Places On Colleges
May 2021NYPIRG joined with four dozen public health, consumer, and animal welfare groups to urge Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders to act to improve protections against the rise of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" that originate from farms and food.
Council Members, Climate Activists New York City Council to Enact Gas
Free NYC Bill to Reduce Air Pollution and Create Green Jobs
April 2021NYPIRG Reacts to Closure of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
NYPIRG Reacts to President Biden's Free Community College Proposal
NYPIRG and other watchdog organizations call for hearings into scandals and failures of ethics oversight
Groups respond to NYC carbon-neutral pathways report and call for gas ban on new construction
Advocacy Groups and NYC Council Members Announce Campaign to Ban Gas in New Construction
March 2021NYS Legislature Passes First Step in Fight Against “Superbugs”; NYPIRG Urges Lawmakers to “Finish the Job” and Tackle the Growth of “Superbugs” in Agriculture
Civic Groups urge the New York City Board of Elections to reinstate its public comment period
February 2021Statement on New Information Regarding PFAs Incineration at Norlite Plant in Cohoes
NYPIRG Reacts to Final Count in Congressional District 22 Race – Stunning Failures in Elections Administration Must be Investigated and Reforms Advanced to Restore Voter Confidence
Report: NYPIRG releases review of community college tuition policies
News Release: NYPIRG releases review of community college tuition policies
Statement on Climate Action Council Energy Efficiency and Housing Advisory Panel Recommendations
January 2021Statement on Mayor Bill de Blasio Announcement to Ban New Fossil Fuel Hookups in New York City
U.S. PIRG report reveals critical shortages of nurses, aides and clinical staff in nursing homes
Social Justice, Environmental Organizations Applaud Governor Cuomo’s Proposal to Ban Water Shut-Offs During States of Emergency
NYPIRG Reacts to Governor's State of the State Environmental Plans and Priorities
NYPIRG and other civic organizations called on the Legislature to enact new rules to allow greater public participation and further empower rank-and-file legislators no matter which political party
December 2020
150+ organizations call for end of fossil fuel subsidies
Release: Coalition Releases Analysis Finding Road Spreading of oil and gas waste ongoing
Factsheet: Analysis Uncovers Ongoing Oil and Gas Waste Road Spreading
November 2020Reformers Urge Courts To Reverse Decision That Takes Competent Judges Off The Bench
NYPIRG Statement on Legislation Banning Burning of Toxic Firefighting Foam in Cohoes Becoming Law
October 2020New Yorkers Guide to Fight Plastic Pollution - A Toolkit for Action
Release: NYPIRG Publishes “New Yorkers Guide to Fight Plastic Pollution” as New York Begins Enforcement of its Plastic Bag Ban
Release: 166 groups call on Albany to protect higher education funding
September 2020Statement on decision to sign Albany County Air Act in law
NYPIRG urges Gov to fully fund elections in NY
August 2020News Release: NYPIRG Releases Report Showing That New York Has Collected Over $40 Billion From Tobacco Companies
Report: Falling Short — New York’s Tobacco Control Program and the Need for More Support
NYPIRG Applauds NY's Decision to Close Fracking Waste Loophole
July 2020Report: Shop Smart or Pay More — A Guide To
Prescription Drug
Pricing in New
York
News Release: NYPIRG Urges State Lawmakers to Review and Improve Drug Pricing Program
NYPIRG submits comments to Assembly and Senate on the state's oversight of the quality of care in New York nursing homes and hospitals.
Tale of the Tape: NYPIRG’s 2020 Legislative Review
NYPIRG Applauds Passage of Bill Closing Fracking Waste Loophole
Report: The Case for Closing the Fracking Waste Loophole
100+ Organizations Urge Cuomo to Ban PFAS Burning in Cohoes
Release: 100+ Organizations Urge Cuomo to Ban PFAS Burning in Cohoes
June 2020Group statement on NY Legislature increasing police transparency by repealing Civil Rights Law 50-a
May 2020Bus Turnaround Coalition releases emergency busways and bus lanes letter to Mayor de Blasio
NYPIRG Applauds New York's Decision to Reject the Williams Pipeline
NYPIRG Statement on NY Attorney General's Lawsuit on the EPA Dirty Water Rule
April 2020NYPIRG Urges Governor Cuomo and Lawmakers to Return to Session and Act on Key Issues
More Than 70 Organizations Call for Moratorium on Water Shutoffs
NYPIRG Statement on State Environmental Budget
March 2020Letter: Good Government Groups Call for Postponement of April Primary
NYPIRG Urges Governor Cuomo and Lawmakers to Invest in Higher Education, Releases Policy Paper
Reformers Urge Government to Adopt New Measures to Do The People's Business
Local Elected Officials Call for Increased Water Funding
Policy Paper - Higher Education and Its Eroding Affordability Over the Decade
NYPIRG and Other Organizations Call for Water Infrastructure Funding
Organizations Urge Polluters to Pay for Bond Act
Letter to Climate Action Council Calling for Climate Report Card
February 2020Civic Organizations Unveil New Website in Push to Get Albany to Support New, Independent Ethics Watchdog
Release: NYPIRG, along with legislators and consumer, public health and environmental organizations call for protections against antibiotic-resistant "Superbugs"
January 2020NYPIRG and other organizations release letter calling for plastic bag regulations to follow the intent of the law
Release: Report Shows What New Yorkers Are Trying to Fix,
Underscores Need for "Right to Repair"
Report: What Are New Yorkers Fixing?
December 2019
Report: NYPIRG releases review of federal data on the quality of medical care at New York State hospitals
News Release: NYPIRG releases review of federal data on the quality of medical care at New York State hospitals
Letter Calling for New Construction to be Electric
NYPIRG Statement on Announcement From Governor Cuomo to Release Proposal to Ban Polystyrene
40 Groups Urge NJ/NY Port Authority to Ditch Single Use Water Bottles
November 2019NYPIRG Releases 34th Annual Trouble in Toyland report
Sick, Scared & Separated From Loved Ones 2019: Report on Visitor Policies at 40 NYS Hospitals
NYPIRG Releases Report on Visitor Policies at 40 Hospitals Across NYS
News Release: NYPIRG Urges Greater Access to Early Voting Sites
October 2019Report - Chain Reaction V: How Top Restaurants Rate on Reducing
Antibiotic Use in Their Beef Supplies
News Release: Most Fast Food Chains Get Poor Grades for Overuse of Antibiotics in Beef
NYPIRG Analysis: NY Students Pay $2.5 Billion More in Tuition Since 2011
NYPIRG and Good Government Groups Issue Recommendations to the Public Campaign Financing Commission
August 2019NYPIRG and civic groups urge NY Commission on Public Financing to focus on the task at hand; in 3 months establishing a new system of campaign financing.
July 2019Straphangers Campaign and TransitCenter Release 2019 Pokey and Schleppie "Awards" for Slowest Buses
NYPIRG Statement Applauding Signature of Climate Legislation
June 2019NYPIRG Statement on Climate Legislation
NYPIRG Analysis of NY Climate Leadership and Protection Act
Albany Money Machine 2019
NYPIRG leads effort to respond to growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Joins with state lawmakers, health and environmental groups, and medical professionals to curb overuse and misuse of antibiotics
May 2019News Release: New NYPIRG Report Reveals Prevalence of Emerging Contaminants in New York Drinking Water Supplies
Report: What's in My Water? Emerging Contaminants in New York's Drinking Water Systems
NYPIRG Statement on Rejection of Water Permit for Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement Project
Civic Organizations Release 50-state Review of States' Ethics Boards
March 2019NYPIRG Statement on State Environmental Budget
Release: Albany Money Machine 2019
NYPIRG Reviews Governor, Senate and Assembly Budget Plans on Key Issues
News Release: Organizations Respond to One-House Budgets on Water Infrastructure Spending
Letter: Organizations Support Bottle Deposit Law Expansion
Students Deliver 4,500 Petitions Calling for Increased Water Funds in State Budget
NYPIRG Statement on H.R. 1 Passage and Calls for State Law for Small Donor Public Financing of Campaigns
Letter: Organizations call for increased water infrastructure funding
Policy Paper: NYPIRG examines impact of plastic pollution and proposed legislation to ban single use plastic bags
February 2019New York's Highest-in-the-Nation Contribution Limits Go Up
Donors Can Now Contribute Nearly $70,000 to Governor
Donors Can Now Contribute Nearly $70,000 to Governor
New Report: 20 Years of The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement And the Failure To Adequately Fund Tobacco Control in New York
News Release: 20 Years of The Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement And the Failure To Adequately Fund Tobacco Control in New York
January 2019NYPIRG Statement Applauding Governor Cuomo's Approval of Voting Reforms
Governor's Budget Responds to New Yorkers' "Pent-Up Demands" For Action
NYPIRG reacts to Governor Cuomo's plan to ban plastic bags and expand the bottle return law
NYPIRG and civic groups urge legislative reforms
NYPIRG and coalition urge approval of new ethics reform plan
December 2018
Despite New Limits on Legislators' "Moonlighting" In Pay Raise Deal, Albany's Reform Agenda Is Far from Finished
NYPIRG Announces Liz Moran As Its New Environmental Policy Director
November 2018Report: Outside Income and Conflict of Interest in Albany
2018 Trouble In Toyland Report
Release: NYPIRG Unveils 33rd Trouble In Toyland Report
State Lawmakers Ranked Third Highest Paid in the Nation, Overwhelming Number of State Lawmakers Report No, or Little, Outside Income
10 Common Sense Steps to Better Elections in New York State
New York Sees Decade-High Voter Turnout for Gubernatorial Election
Analysis of NY Voting Trends Shows Huge Drop-Off in NYC Voting In Gubernatorial Elections
New State Board of Elections Data Shows Widening Gap Between Democrats and Republicans
October 2018NYPIRG's Statement on America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Statement Regarding NY Attorney General's Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil
NYPIRG Statement on Ongoing Failure of NYS Drinking Water Quality Council to Release Toxic Chemical Regulations
Statement on City's Inactive Voters Mailing
NYPIRG Releases Government Data Listing Water Systems with Elevated Levels of Contaminants in Drinking Water Supplies - Urges Strict Regulation of 1,4-Dioxane and PFOA, PFOS
September 2018A Guide To Prescription Drug Pricing In New York
NYPIRG Survey Finds Large Differences In Prescription Drug Prices Among New York State Pharmacies
August 2018NYPIRG Releases Safer School Supplies Guide
Back to School: Avoid Toxics in School Supplies
Read Our Recommendations to the 2018 NYC Charter Revision Commission
July 2018Release: Over 100 Groups Support AG's Continued Probe of ExxonMobil
NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign and TransitCenter release "Pokey" and "Schleppie" awards for slowest, most unreliable buses
June 2018Albany Money Machine 2018
NYPIRG's 2018 Legislative Review
NYPIRG Legislative Profiles 2018
May 2018As End of Legislative Session Draws Near, NYPIRG and Other Civic Organizations Call for Overhaul of Ethics Enforcement to Restore Public Trust in Government
NYPIRG Updates Interactive Drinking Water Website, ID's NY Airports as PFOS Hotbeds
April 2018NYPIRG Counts Down 10 Steps to Green NY: Ban Plastic Bags
NYPIRG Responds to Governor Cuomo's Energy Efficiency Announcement
NYPIRG Counts Down 10 Steps to Green NY: Reduce Food Waste
10 Steps to Green NY: Over 100 Groups Call on Gov to Lead Nation on Energy Efficiency
NYPIRG Counts Down 10 Steps to Green NY: Stop All Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Expansion
New York's leading civic organizations call for action to respond to the state's corruption crises.
Roadmap to Reform
NYPIRG Counts Down 10 Steps to Green NY: Say No To Nukes
NYPIRG Counts Down 10 Steps to Green NY: Speed Up Wind Power Development
NYPIRG Counts Down 10 Steps to Green NY: Fully Implement Diesel Emissions Reduction Act
NYPIRG Counts Down 10 Steps to Green NY: Pick Up the Solar Slack
NYPIRG Counts Down 10 Steps to Green NY: Ban Fossil Fuel Cars
NYPIRG Policy Close Up: 100% Electric Cars
March 2018NYPIRG and 185 groups across New York urge plastic bag ban
NYPIRG and other leading civic organizations respond to the important ethics issues raised during the Joseph Percoco trial, which went to the jury today.
February 2018Policy Paper: NYPIRG Examines New York State's Tobacco Control Program
NYPIRG Reviews Doctor Population In NYS
News Release: NYPIRG urges Governor Cuomo to include plastic bag law in 30 day budget amendments
Policy paper: NYPIRG examines the negative environmental impacts of plastic bag use
January 2018Report: Sick, Scared, and Separated from Loved Ones III
News Release: Sick, Scared, and Separated from Loved Ones III
News Release: As Percoco trial begins, Reformers call for strong anti-corruption measures
NYPIRG Statement on NYC Climate Damages Suit and Fossil Fuel Divestment
Sick, Scared, and Separated from Loved Ones II: Hospital Visitation Progress and Problems
Sick, Scared, and Separated from Loved Ones: Hospital Visitation Policy Report
News Release: Watchdog Groups Unveil "roadmap" to Curbing Corruption In New York, Kicking Off Their Restore Public Trust Campaign
Letter: Watchdog Groups Call for "Restore Public Trust" Reforms in Albany
News Release: Nearly 1.8 Million New Yorkers Without Full Representation
December 2017
NYPIRG Statement on Governor's SUNY and CUNY MOE Veto
November 2017Trouble In Toyland: Report finds Dangerous & Toxic Toys Locally
News Release: NYPIRG's 32nd Trouble In Toyland Report Released
October 2017NYPIRG Statement on Clean Power Plan Repeal
Read Our Voters Guide to the Proposed 2017 Ballot Questions
September 2017Tale of the Tape: NYPIRG 2017 Legislative Review
June 2017Albany Money Machine 2017
NYPIRG Statement on Gov's NYS Health Insurance Pledge
May 2017Release: Interactive Website with Local Water Data Goes Live
Statement on NYS Regulations to Curtail Discriminatory Auto Insurance Rates
NYPIRG and other good government groups call for the NYS Senate to end the practice of diverting stipends for committee chairs to other committee members
Former SEC Commissioner on NY AG's Exxon Investigation
50+ NY Lawyers Support AG Schneiderman's ExxonMobil Investigation
April 2017100+ Scientists Release Letter Urging AG to Pursue His ExxonMobil Investigation
New Analysis: State Documents Reveal ExxonMobil Pollution in New York State
February 2017Release: 350+ groups gather in support of AG's Big Oil investigation
January 2017Emphasizing the Massive Cost of Cuomo's Nuke Bailout to Energy Consumers, Albany Advocates Urge State Legislature to Block His Plan & Take His Own Advice on Indian Point: Close Upstate Nuke Plants Too
NYPIRG Reactions to State of the State Addresses
NYPIRG Statement Regarding the Reported Agreement to Close the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
November 2016
Trouble In Toyland: 2016 Survey Finds Recalled Toys in Online Stores
New study: closing upstate's aging nuclear power plants can reduce NY's greenhouse gases & save ratepayers money. 'Green' power can dramatically increase safety & job creation.
Analysis: Despite Increase in Voter Registration, Turnout Fell Throughout New York State, Dips Uneven Throughout New York City (source: nypirgstudents.org)
Attend The Only Way Is Up: A Citywide Discussion to Boost Voter Turnout in New York on Friday, November 18th in Manhattan.
Analysis: More New Yorkers Are Registering to Vote; Will Voter Turn-out Remain Low? (source: nypirgstudents.org)
October 2016Blair Horner discusses Albany politics and the importance of voting on "It's Your System"
Watchdog Groups Call on Senate and Assembly Leaders to Hold Emergency Oversight Hearing On Allegations of Historic Bid-Rigging Scandals and Clean Contracting Reforms
September 2016NYPIRG Report: Still At Risk - Tobacco Marketing Around Brooklyn Schools
Still At Risk - Tobacco Marketing Around Brooklyn Schools (News Release)
August 2016NYPIRG's 2016 Legislative Review & Release of "Legislative Profiles"
July 2016Turnaround: Fixing New York City's Buses (Report)
Turnaround: Fixing New York City's Buses (News Release)
NYPIRG Statement on US Senate Vote on GMO Bill
June 2016Gov't Reform Groups Call for Corruption-Busting Reform Package Now
Albany Money Machine 2016 (PDF)
April 2016Support the Clean Energy Revolution
NYPIRG Statement on Primary Election Voting Irregularities
SUNY & CUNY STUDENTS WIN MAJOR VICTORY AGAINST TUITION HIKES
March 2016Release: 350+ Student Groups Sign Freeze Tuition Letter to Albany
REFORMERS CALL ON GOVERNOR, LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO HOLD PUBLIC LEADERS' MEETINGS TO OPENLY ADDRESS STATE ETHICS REFORM
December 2015
Students drop off 28,000 petition signatures calling for tuition freeze to Governor Cuomo!
NYPIRG REACTION TO SENATOR SKELOS'S CONVICTION
November 2015NYPIRG Statement on Conviction of former Assemblyman Silver
NYPIRG releases 30th annual Trouble In Toyland report
NYPIRG Applauds Governor Cuomo's Decision to Protect Local Community and Environment by Vetoing Port Ambrose
October 2015NYPIRG joins call to ban microbeads in New York City
September 2015Adverse Adverts: Tobacco Marketing Around Brooklyn Schools
REFORMERS: DRAMATICALLY RESTRICT LAWMAKERS' OUTSIDE INCOME; FOLLOW CONGRESSIONAL SYSTEM (report)
REFORMERS: DRAMATICALLY RESTRICT LAWMAKERS' OUTSIDE INCOME; FOLLOW CONGRESSIONAL SYSTEM (news release)
Watchdog Groups Call for Greater Accountability and Transparency for Business Subsidies
July 2015Students, faculty urge Governor Cuomo to approve bipartisan legislation supporting SUNY and CUNY
June 2015TALE OF THE TAPE: NYPIRG 2015 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW
New Report & Guide for New Yorkers:
Energy Crossroads
New York State's
"Reforming the Energy Vision"
COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
MODERNIZING THE POWER GRID
KEEPING RATES AFFORDABLE
Energy Crossroads
New York State's
"Reforming the Energy Vision"
COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE
MODERNIZING THE POWER GRID
KEEPING RATES AFFORDABLE
Transparency Groups Praise Senate's Passage of "Faster FOIL" Bill
ALBANY MONEY MACHINE 2015: FLAG DAY EDITION
RENT REFORM?, 421a CHANGES?, ETHICS-NOPE, BUT ...
AT LEAST 173 FUNDRAISERS IN ALBANY AND BY LEADERSHIP SINCE JANUARY
RENT REFORM?, 421a CHANGES?, ETHICS-NOPE, BUT ...
AT LEAST 173 FUNDRAISERS IN ALBANY AND BY LEADERSHIP SINCE JANUARY
NYPIRG URGES STATE BOE REVIEW OF LLC "DARK MONEY"
May 2015NYPIRG Statement on Final Fracking SGEIS
April 2015Reformers Call for Closing LLC Loophole
Reformers Urge Independent Review of Ethics Watchdogs
Consumer Advocates Oppose Governor's Plan to Defund Doctor Profiles
NYPIRG Applauds NYC Agreement on Credit Checks Ban for Employment
March 2015Albany Money Machine 2015: St. Patrick's Day Edition
NYPIRG Testimony for the 2015-2016 State Budget
January 2015New York community college students could win big under President's new plan
