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Students Overwhelmingly Support Fair Campus Credit Card Marketing Principles To Rein In “Out-of-Control” Credit Card Company Marketing, Nationwide Survey Finds	3/27/2008
Students overwhelmingly support limits on campus credit card marketing, according to the results of a nationwide USPIRG survey of over 1500 students at 40 colleges in 14 states including the University of Maryland College Park.
A Gift for the New Year: Protection from Identity Theft	12/28/2007
When the ball drops on Dec 31st, Maryland consumers will gain a new tool to stop identity theft.
Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers To Hidden Toy Hazards: MaryPIRG Petitions Federal Trade Commission to Investigate Toys Falsely Labeled “Phthalate Free”	11/22/2005
Hazardous toys continue to be sold in stores across the country, according to the 20th annual toy safety survey released today by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group (MaryPIRG).
Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers To Hidden Toy Hazards	11/21/2006
Maryland PIRG Highlights Hazards Posed by Magnets, Lead: Hazardous toys are still sold in stores across the country, according to the 21st annual toy safety survey released today by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group (Maryland PIRG).
Consumer Group Alerts Shoppers to Hidden Toy Hazards	11/20/2007
Hazardous toys are still sold in stores across the country, according to the 22nd annual toy safety survey released by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group.
Maryland PIRG Applauds Senate Commerce Committee Passage of Comprehensive Product Safety Bill	10/29/2007
Bill to Reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission Passes Out of Senate Committee Today, Congress Takes Action After Recall of 25 Million Unsafe Toys in 2007
Maryland Considers Giving Consumers Power to Freeze Credit Files	1/25/2007
Security Freeze Gives Consumers “Lock Box” For Personal Information: Today the Senate Finance committee in the General Assembly will consider legislation to give consumers a powerful tool to prevent identity theft before it starts.
Traffic Congestion Badly Hurts Baltimore Area	09/18/2007
Commuters in the Baltimore area wasted 30 million hours of additional time on the roads, and 19 million gallons of additional gas as a result of traffic congestion in 2005.
Traffic Congestion Badly Hurts D.C. Metro Area	09/18/2007
Marylanders commuting to the Washington D.C. area wasted more than 127 million hours of additional time on the roads, and over 90 million gallons of additional gas as a result of traffic congestion in 2005.
Statement of U.S. PIRG Consumer Program Director Ed Mierzwinski on Latest Mattel/China Recall	08/15/2007
The unfortunate news that another 9 million toys tainted with lead paint or dangerous small magnets were recalled today underscores many problems.
General Assembly Passes Pro-Consumer Bills	04/09/2007
The Maryland legislative session closes today having passed a number of important pro-consumer bills that empower consumers, strengthen democracy, and improve the quality of life in Maryland.
Retailers Misleading Consumers on the Digital Television (DTV) Transition	02/13/2008
In one year, 22 million Americans who rely on free over-the-air analog broadcasting – including many elderly and other vulnerable populations – will be at risk of losing access to TV, which for many is a primary source of news and emergency information as well as entertainment.

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