Public Citizen Foundation

Congress watch - congress watch provides information to the Public on the influence of special interest dollars that corrupt the political process and on corporate welfare expenditures that lard the federal budget; on a wide range of consumer protection measures, including health and safety standards, access to the courts, and financial services regulation.

Energy program - the energy program provides information to the publicon the threat of catastrophic climate change, the dangers of nuclearand fossil fuels, and the opportunities available to advance energyefficiency and develop renewable energy sources.

Public information and education - the Foundation is active in every Public forum - congress, the courts, government agencies, and the news media. The Foundation believes that full disclosure of government information empowers citizens and consumers. All of the Foundation's communication and outreach efforts aim to make information about health care, transportation, climate change, international trade, nuclear waste and reactor safety, renewable energy, government and corporate accountability and related issues accessible to ordinary citizens. If necessary, the Foundation uses the courts to en

Health research group - the health research group fights for safe foods, drugs, and medical devices; for universal access to quality health care; and for full disclosure of information that will empower consumers and inform their personal health care decisions.

Litigation group - litigation group attorneys have argued landmark lawsuits on behalf of citizens in federal and state courts across the country. Their efforts to represent principled, rather than profitable, positions in legal disputes have preserved the vital checks and balances of the separation of powers in the federal government, prevented the destruction of presidential records, and forced regulatory agencies to issue important health and safety standards.

Pc Texas - pc Texas informs texans on important energy, trade, campaign finance reform, ethics, transportation, and utility issues.

Global trade watch - acting on its belief that so called "free trade" treaties cost u.s. jobs, reduce wages, undermine our democratic rights, and jeopardize health, safety, and the environment, global trade watch provides information to the Public on the damaging impact of the corporate push for globalization through treaties such as the north american free trade agreement (nafta) and the world trade organization (wto) agreements.

Access to medicines - Public Citizen's access to medicines group works with partners worldwide to improve health outcomes and save lives, through use of pharmaceutical cost-lowering measures including generic competition. They help civil society groups and Public agencies overcome patent-based and other drug monopolies. Their work challenges big pharma's economic and political power.

Publications - the Foundation publishes books, periodicals, special reports, and expert commentary on current issues in health and safety, the law, energy policy, climate change, transportation, and government and corporate accountability. This information is available to the Public.