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From a win in the New York Senate, to a new bill in Congress: A roundup of news on Right to Repair
Consumer, environmental, repair advocates cheer Rep. Morelle’s new bill to help Americans fix modern products
Solar power is helping move the United States toward a future of 100% renewable energy, while reducing global warming pollution, cleaning up the air in our communities, and empowering homeowners and business owners to generate their own electricity. And increasingly, solar power can do all that at a lower cost than electricity produced from fossil fuels. Utilities increasingly fear that the falling prices and rising availability of clean solar power will threaten their business model, which ties profits to the amount of capital investment they make in the grid, and sometimes to the amount of electricity sold. Consequently, in states across the country, utilities are using their money and clout to push policymakers to undercut solar power.
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How one person "shopped around" for surgery in Boston using the new hospital price tools required by the federal government.
Blocking Rooftop Solar
The companies, lobbyists and front groups undermining local clean energy
Farmers need to fix their equipment. Repair restrictions continue to get in the way.
Without access to digital repair software, farmers are too often forced to send their machines to authorized dealers for fixes they otherwise could have made themselves, leading to lengthy delays and inflated repair bills.
Public Health
PIRG backs Get the Lead Out Act to protect children's health
Lead exposure is particularly harmul for kids. The bipartisan Get the Lead Out Act would set aside $46.5 billion to replace the approximately 9 million lead service lines still in use today within 10 years.
Solid Waste
Shareholder advocacy wins plastic commitment from Target
In response to a shareholder proposal filed by Green Century and As You Sow, Target agreed on May 5 to set a goal for eliminating virgin plastic from its private brand packaging for fast-moving goods. Green Century is, like PIRG, a member of The Public Interest Network.
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