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Trump Admin Plans To Shut Down the Energy Star Program


According to the Washington Post (paywalled), the Trump administration plans to eliminate the Energy Star program -- a long-standing EPA initiative that has saved Americans over $500 billion in energy costs since 1992. "The organization states that the average American saves about $450 per year on e...

According to the Washington Post(paywalled), the Trump administration plans to eliminate the Energy Star program-- a long-standing EPA initiative that has saved Americans over $500 billion in energy costs since 1992. From the report: The EPA hasn't said when this would go into effect and when consumers would stop seeing Energy Star certifications on home appliances. It's technically illegal for a presidential administration to end this program without Congress, but the same goes for many of Trump's pronouncements and executive orders.

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