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EPA Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Interestingly enough, appliance makers actually have historically pushed against this

The companies urged the administration to preserve the program, which certifies appliances as meeting high efficiency standards, after CNN first reported on Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency planned to eliminate the Energy Star program as part of a massive restructuring.

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The program is so popular that appliance companies and trade associations, including General Electric and the American Gas Association, have historically lobbied for the program to be preserved every time there is a proposed challenge to its budget or its function. Trump proposed eliminating the program in a 2017 budget and drew immediate widespread industry condemnation at the time.

https://www.notus.org/energy/epa-energy-star-program-appliances-pushback

(https://archive.is/gAcEM)