Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. If you’ve shopped for appliances in the last two decades, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EnergySage The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to eliminate Energy Star—a decades-long program known for its ...

Cuts at the E.P.A. jeopardize the program that certifies efficient home appliances. Manufacturers could run a similar one themselves, but they may not want to. By Ron Lieber There’s a good chance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - An Energy Star logo is displayed on a box for a freezer Jan. 21, 2025, in Evendale, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File) ...

TWINSBURG, Ohio — When Judy Sautner recently walked into Power Appliance, a store in a southeastern suburb of Cleveland, she had one goal in mind: replace her daughter’s broken dryer with something ...

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 more than three decades, the Energy Star program has helped Americans identify appliances and products that meet high standards for energy efficiency. It’s been credited with saving consumers more ...

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 Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star Awards were canceled in 2025 after the Trump administration indicated it will be restructuring the agency. However, the American Bakers ...

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star, a popular program whose iconic blue labels have certified the energy efficiency of home appliances for more than three decades, according ...

The long-running program, which among other things shows how much money an appliance will cost you to run, could be on its way out. The long-running program, which among other things shows how much ...

An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly refrigerators, dishwashers and ...