Defending Consumers With Renewed Focus

Over the past 30 years, you’ve probably become accustomed to NMPIRG working on a wide array of public interest issues.

We’ve won victories to protect consumers from identity theft and predatory mortgage lending; we’ve worked to make health care more affordable through expanding our prescription drug program to all New Mexicans, and we helped pass legislation to protect more open space our water supplies.

Yet, the challenges we face from special interests are mounting.

That’s why we’ve decided that the best way to advance our work is to separate into two organizations that will together address the threats to our public interest.

Environment New Mexico (www.EnvironmentNewMexico.org) will be the new home of our environmental work, while NMPIRG will focus on consumer protections and good government issues.

NMPIRG’s renewed focus will allow us to be more effective consumer advocates and government watchdogs.

By zeroing in on problems like the cost of health care, predatory lending and democracy reform, we can provoke greater public debate on these issues, giving New Mexico’s citizens and legislators more reasons to support our work.

So, what can you expect from NMPIRG?

You can expect expanded and invigorated consumer and government watchdog programs. You can expect rigorous research. You can expect practical solutions. As always, you can expect effective action on behalf of the public interest.

Thanks to the support of members like you, NMPIRG has grown into one of the most effective public interest groups in New Mexico. As we move into an exciting new era of action in the public interest, we look forward to your continued support of our work.