Plane Truth 2025: Airline complaints rise
Complaints against U.S. airlines hit new record high as cancellations and delays creep up and tarmac delays soar
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Safe At Home in 2025?
Injuries from hazardous consumer products hit 8-year high in 2024
POLITICS OF POWER II:
Gas and electric utilities are in a unique position in which the state has direct control over how much profit they are authorized to deliver to their shareholders.
‘Failing the Fix’ scorecard grades Apple, Samsung, Google, others on how fixable their devices are
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 your Right to Repair.
Food for Thought 2025
Hospitalizations, deaths from contaminated food doubled in 2024 as recalls from Salmonella, Listeria and E. coli increased by 41%; 98% of all illnesses linked to just 13 outbreaks, ranging from cucumbers to deli meat
Who’s calling?
Half of largest phone companies earn D’s or F’s on robocall protections
The State of Right to Repair
New analysis by repair advocates underscores need for enforcement, further state progress to ensure people can fix their stuff
Trouble in Toyland 2024: Unsafe toys that slip through border
Loophole allows unsafe toys from overseas to flood market; inexpensive products often aren't inspected and don't meet U.S. safety standards
Less coal, more oil: Climate pollution trends by state
Greenhouse gas pollution decreased in 44 states from 2005 to 2022, and increased in six.
Ringing in Our Fears 2024
Three years after the federal law took effect, less than half of phone companies have installed anti-robocall equipment; scam calls down only 17% while robotexts have tripled