Amid recent reports of the Environmental Protection Agency planning to do away with the Energy Star appliance certification program, the only certainty is the unpredictability that will rule in the ...

First put into place 33 years ago under the administration of then president George H. W. Bush, Energy Star is a testing and certification program for appliances and electronics. Businesses can use ...

It’s a voluntary program launched during a Republican administration, endorsed by manufacturers and well-recognized by U.S. consumers, who have saved an estimated $500 billion over the past 33 years ...

The Trump administration is poised to eliminate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star program, a measure that would reverberate through millions of U.S. households and ...

The federal government's Energy Star program is in jeopardy. Almost 90% of Americans recognize the blue Energy Star logo, which the Environmental Protection Agency awards to the most energy-efficient ...

Employees were told that the popular energy efficiency certification program would be “de-prioritized and eliminated,” according to documents and a recording. By Lisa Friedman and Rebecca F. Elliott ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The federal Energy Star program is among the most successful government initiatives ...

For years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program has helped consumers save a collective $40 billion in annual energy costs. Now, the Trump administration wants to wind ...

The agency has faced blowback from business leaders and Republicans over plans to end the popular energy efficiency program. By Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington Lee Zeldin, ...