PIRG is Vermont's leading watchdog and advocacy organization. Supported by members since 1972, VPIRG's mission is to promote and protect the health of Vermont's environment, people, and locally-based economy. By informing and mobilizing individuals and communities across the state, VPIRG brings the voice of citizens to public policy debates that shape the future of Vermont.

VPIRG's Board of Trustees prioritizes campaigns issues that present opportunities to educate, organize and activate key constituencies to move public policy and build awareness of the links among the well-being of Vermont's people, environment, and economy.

Our programs share the common objectives of building a broad constituency to protect Vermont's air, water, and land by bringing together environmentalists, the agriculture community, consumers, businesses, and others who have an interest in protecting the environment and maintaining Vermont's reputation for purity.

An over-arching theme of VPIRG's work is that protecting our environment, whether by eliminating pesticide use or developing sound transportation policies, makes as much economic sense as it does in terms of protecting public health.