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Pittsburgh, PA—A new study by the Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group (PennPIRG) will show the economic and environmental benefits of continuing to expand light-rail in Pittsburgh. The PennPIRG report, A Better Way to Go: Meeting America’s 21st Century Transportation Challenges with Modern Public Transit, examines the challenges faced by America’s transportation system and the benefits of existing rail and bus projects in Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania as a whole.
Victory for transportation advocates and motorists—HARRISBURG—Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a transportation funding package which keeps control of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the hands of public officials.
Today’s decision in F.E.C. v. Wisconsin Right To Life reopens a significant loophole that allows corporations to sidestep campaign finance rules that were meant to curb corruption and level the playing field for all who engage in political campaigns.
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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 traffic 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.
For several years, we have reported that toys are safer than ever before, thanks to decades of work by product safety advocates and parents and the leadership of Congress, state legislatures and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Yet, as many have noted, 2007 has been described as the “year of the recall.” Millions of toys, including famous playthings like Thomas the Tank Engine and Barbie, have been recalled in 2007. Many of these toys have been from leading manufacturers like Mattel, and most were imported from China. Most of the recalls have been for hazards previously identified in this report—excessive levels of toxic lead, dangerous small magnets, and choking dangers.
The Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group (PennPIRG) has identified several problems that could arise from privatizing the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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An old proposal to extend the light-rail system from Downtown to Oakland will be revived today when a public advocacy group, elected officials and others present a study in support of mass transit.
The project will be offered by the Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group as a means of achieving recommendations in its 72-page document titled, "A Better Way to Go: Meeting America's 21st Century Transportation Challenges with Modern Public Transit."
As the holiday shopping season kicks off, we have a consumer warning Tuesday night about magnetic toys. Toy-maker Mattel is recalling more than 4-million of its Polly Pockets magnetic Play sets.
WASHINGTON—Mattel Inc. is recalling 4.4 million Polly Pocket magnetic play sets after three children were hospitalized with serious injuries from swallowing tiny magnets that fell off the toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Tuesday.
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