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With many industries trending towards a use-and-throw culture, even in the automobile industry - it is refreshing to see companies like Edison Motors try and stem the tide. In the Consumer Electronics
Apple has opposed a bill proposed in Oregon that would have granted customers and independent repair shops access to the necessary documentation, tools, and parts needed to fix products. This bill also aimed to prohibit "parts pairing," which is a practice used by Apple to prevent repairs using aftermarket components in order to maintain device security.
Aftermarket components supplier Static Control Components (SCC) has submitted comments to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in support of a petition of consumers’ right to repair. Last November, the US Public Interest Research Group Education Fund and iFixit delivered a petition to the FTC calling for it to initiate a rulemaking on right to
Restricting foreign ownership of U.S. land, codifying a “right to repair" farm equipment and imposing labeling restrictions on lab-grown meat are just a few of the ideas up for debate as state legislatures across the U.S. convene for their 2024 sessions.
The right-to-repair movement gains momentum as Google officially endorses an Oregon bill supporting consumers' ability to repair their own devices. This marks the first time the tech giant has publicly supported any right-to-repair law.
Behind-the-scenes work on the next farm bill was top of mind for Agri-Pulse readers in 2023, with stories about marker bills and lobbying movement heavily featured in the year’s most-read stories.