Jenn Engstrom
@jennengstrom.bsky.social
Director of California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG). Protecting consumers and public health, reducing plastic waste, and creating a better future.
As I told @kqednews.kqed.org, the end of Windows 10 is a “lose-lose-lose” situation. “It’s bad for consumers. It’s bad for security, and it’s bad for the environment." www.kqed.org/news/1205920...
Repair Advocates Tell Microsoft: Stop the ‘End of Windows 10’ | KQED
Microsoft is set to end automatic, free updates for Windows 10 users on Tuesday, potentially rendering millions of computers increasingly obsolete.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
As I told @kqednews.kqed.org, the end of Windows 10 is a “lose-lose-lose” situation. “It’s bad for consumers. It’s bad for security, and it’s bad for the environment." www.kqed.org/news/1205920...
"Eliminating PFAS in cookware would reduce the spread of contamination, protect future generations and, as a bonus, allow us to rediscover how to actually cook" @governor.ca.gov #SB682 @benallenca.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Opinion | Relax, America, There Is Life After Nonstick Pans
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October 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"Eliminating PFAS in cookware would reduce the spread of contamination, protect future generations and, as a bonus, allow us to rediscover how to actually cook" @governor.ca.gov #SB682 @benallenca.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
I was horrified by the amount of microplastics and plastic pellets found around the globe during the first-ever International Plastic Pellet Count pirg.org/california/a...
CALPIRG joins first-ever International Plastic Pellet Count
Volunteers combed through California waterways in search of plastic pollution
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May 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I was horrified by the amount of microplastics and plastic pellets found around the globe during the first-ever International Plastic Pellet Count pirg.org/california/a...
"Plastic producers have pushed “advanced recycling”... despite knowing for years that it is not a technically or economically feasible solution." Let's not let false solutions distract from addressing the plastic waste crisis @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plastics industry pushed ‘advanced recycling’ despite knowing problems – report
Producers promoted chemical recycling – processes used to break plastics into constituent molecules – but knew of limitations
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May 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Plastic producers have pushed “advanced recycling”... despite knowing for years that it is not a technically or economically feasible solution." Let's not let false solutions distract from addressing the plastic waste crisis @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...