President Donald Trump is planning to dismantle the Energy Star program that certifies household appliances as energy efficient.
The program sought to ban appliances that allegedly contributed to “climate change,” such as gas stoves.
The move is part of a broader shift at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Trump’s EPA is now moving away from climate-related work under Administrator Lee Zeldin.
In a statement to The Washington Times, an EPA spokesman said:
“With this action, EPA is delivering organizational improvements to the personnel structure that will directly benefit the American people and better advance the agency’s core mission, while Powering the Great American Comeback.”
The Energy Star program is widely recognized for its blue sticker on appliances that meet the government’s energy standards.
Energy Star devices typically have higher upfront costs.
Advocates say the program has saved Americans billions on energy bills while lowering “greenhouse gas emissions.”
However, the claimed savings have never been proven and are usually based on assumptions of “green energy” reliance.
Meanwhile, some manufacturers have also supported Energy Star as an alternative to government regulation.
A group of trade organizations wrote to Zeldin in March and urged him to keep Energy Star.
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