Trump turns lights off on Obama-era rules for energy efficient bulbs
by Oliver Milman in New York from on (#4PP3R)
Billions of lightbulbs will remain far more inefficient than their main alternative, costing Americans more in energy bills
The Trump administration has come up with its latest bright idea - scrapping rules that require energy efficiency standards in lightbulbs.
The Department of Energy is eliminating stricter efficiency standards on about half of bulbs sold in the US. The repealed rule, enacted during Barack Obama's presidency, was aimed at phasing out older-style inefficient incandescent and halogen lightbulbs by 2020.
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