Energy Star has a long history of helping consumers’ wallets and the planet
Energy Star has saved consumers an average of $15 billion a year on energy costs since its inception, according to ...
Tag: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
One Big Beautiful Bill or one big step back? The environmental impacts of H.R. 1
H.R. 1 repeals and weakens clean energy programs and promotes fossil fuel development on public lands.
Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy
There are some explicit restrictions that prevent loosening of existing environmental standards for clean air and water.
Florida farms need more than compensation: Anti-PFAS legislation and the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act
The bill would set up a fund for research into decontamination, safer agricultural methods and compensation for affected farmers.
Lawsuits seeking to address climate change have promise but face uncertain future
Concerned people and groups continue to file climate-related lawsuits across the country and around the world.
EPA must use the best available science − by law − but what does that mean?
The Trump administration is seeking to eliminate the EPA's scientific research arm and roll back clean air and water regulations.
Closures of EPA’s regional environmental justice offices will hurt rural America
Former EPA employees warn that rural and underserved communities across the US will be left with fewer protections.
Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences
The scientific basis for the endangerment finding is stronger today than it was in 2009, when it was first established.
America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore
Regulations have cleaned up cars, power plants and factories, leaving cleaner air while economies have grown.
How to find climate data and science removed from government websites
In the first three weeks of Trump’s term, agencies removed access to at least 12 climate and environmental justice analysis ...