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WCVBTV - You Could End Up Paying for Power Outages

If the state’s big power companies have their way, Bay State homeowners and businesses will be slammed with a $160 million record repair bill that comes with big questions about how the region’s utilities responded to massive power outages in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene and a late October snowstorm.

Media Hit | Consumer Protection

NECIR - Power Outages: Who Pays the Bill?

If the state’s big power companies have their way, Bay State homeowners and businesses will be slammed with a $160 million record repair bill that comes with big questions about how the region’s utilities responded to massive power outages in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene and a late October snowstorm.

News Release | MASSPIRG | Consumer Protection, Solid Waste

Updated Bottle Bill Campaign Announces Business Support

In a move designed to counter the big business lobbyists who oppose the bill, the Campaign for an Updated Bottle Bill today launched “Businesses for the Updated Bottle Bill,” an effort which has already garnered the endorsement of 350 small businesses around the state.

News Release | MASSPIRG | Consumer Protection, Financial Reform

President Gives Consumer Watchdog the Teeth it Needs

MASSPIRG Applauds Bold and Important Recess Appointment of Richard Cordray to Head New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

News Release | MASSPIRG | Consumer Protection, Financial Reform

MASSPIRG urges Senator Brown to vote for Wall Street Reform

We are here today to urge Congress to pass the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act approved last Friday in Conference Committee.

News Release | MASSPIRG | Consumer Protection

CRI Releases New Report, “Returning to Work"

According to a new study by the Container Recycling Institute, expansion of Massachusetts’ bottle bill could create as many as 500 jobs in the state.

Report | Container Recycling Institute (CRI) | Consumer Protection, Solid Waste

Returning to Work

This study provides an intensely detailed, scenario-specific assessment of the jobs to be gained from increased recycling of what is arguably the most common, most prolific and most sought-after of all household recyclables—beverage containers.

News Release | MASSPIRG | Consumer Protection, Financial Reform

AG Coakley Announces Big Bank Foreclosure Suit

The reckless and predatory Wall Street practices collapsed our economy in 2008, causing trillions of dollars in lost savings, jobs and home ownership.  Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed suit against five national banks in connection with their roles in pursuing illegal foreclosures on properties in Massachusetts.

News Release | MASSPIRG | Consumer Protection

MASSPIRG Applauds AG Coakley’s Announcement about Big Bank Foreclosure Suit

The lawsuit is yet another example of why we need swift confirmation of Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). 

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