EPA issues guidance backing farmers 'right-to-repair' equipment

The Environmental Protection Agency issued new guidance allowing farmers to repair their own equipment, saying manufacturers have improperly used the Clean Air Act to restrict access to repair tools or software.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, along with Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler, announced on Monday new guidance clarifying that farmers and equipment owners can temporarily override emission systems for repairs, provided the equipment is returned to compliance.