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Through the first three quarters of 2016, 626 large banks reported collecting $8.4 billion in revenue from overdraft and NSF fees, an increase of 3.6...
Dec 15, 2016 Report
Banks play a crucial role in society: They keep our money safe and put it to work. But today, banks are making an increasing amount...
Dec 15, 2016 Blog Post
Evidence is emerging that one type of dangerous resistant infection linked to factory farms – urinary tract infections caused by resistant E coli – is...
Mar 22, 2016 Blog PostThe trend toward vehicle leasing is consistent with what appears to be a broader shift to a “rentership society” and may signal that Americans are...
Nov 2, 2015 Blog PostFor now, low interest rates, long loan terms and generous lease deals are enabling many consumers to get “more car” than they otherwise dreamed possible....
Oct 27, 2015 Blog PostSince its launch in 2011, FracFocus, a government- and industry-funded website, has been the only place where Americans could learn the details about chemicals and...
Jul 2, 2015 Blog Post
Net energy metering has been instrumental in the rapid growth of solar energy in the United States, making it more affordable for people to “go...
Jun 24, 2015 ReportThe EPA concludes that fracking is linked to “important vulnerabilities to drinking water resources.” Translation: Fracking threatens water quality. Period.
Jun 9, 2015 Blog Post
