Plastic pellets, tiny beads that serve as the foundational material for countless plastic products, are a widespread yet often overlooked source of pollution. Despite their harmful environmental ...

Close Tell your U.S. House representative: Support the Agricultural Right to Repair Act Tell your U.S. House representative: Support the Agricultural Right to Repair Act Tractor manufacturer John ...

Nobody walks into an electronics store and thinks, “I’m going to buy something that can’t be fixed.” Our newly-updated scorecard helps you choose repairable phones and laptops from brands that support ...

Senior Director, Campaign for the Right to Repair, U.S. PIRG Education Fund Has this ever happened to you? You spend good money on a new device, expecting years of use—then it breaks, and fixing it is ...

Plastic pellets, also known as nurdles, are the raw material used to make many familiar plastic products like water bottles, grocery bags and food containers. Unfortunately, these tiny plastics are ...

Many aspects of our food safety and recall notification system don’t instill confidence. Case in point: In June 2025, the U.S Department of Agriculture announced recalls involving three ready-to-eat ...

People should be able to fix their stuff: It’s an old idea which is catching on anew. Products used to come with service manuals and readily available spare parts, but over the years, manufacturers ...

Contractor control of military repairs escalates costs and threatens readiness. Congress must pass right to repair legislation to protect servicemembers. The U.S. military is the most powerful defense ...

Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows 10, sending up to 400 million computers to the electronic waste graveyard. Since 2014, companies have sent 130 million pounds of electronic waste (or ...

Modern farm equipment requires access to software tools to complete certain repairs, and, in many cases, only authorized dealers have access to the necessary tools. A new bicameral bill introduced ...

Every time we do a load of laundry with synthetic garments, tiny plastic threads called microfibers slip through our washing machines and can end up in our rivers, oceans, and drinking water. As fast ...

Groups around the world are pressing on Microsoft to extend free support. Here’s why so many experts and advocates are raising the alarm. Windows 10 is hardly the first piece of software to lose ...