Trump administration plans to eliminate the 3-decade-old Energy Star program
CBSN
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the Energy Star program, a 33-year-old energy efficiency certification for appliances such as refrigerators and dishwashers that has helped American consumers save more than $500 billion in energy costs, according to the program.
The plan to eliminate Energy Star was announced at an Environmental Protection Agency meeting on Monday, where the agency showed a chart marking the program for closure as part of a reorganization effort, according to a document obtained by Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee and shared with CBS News. The news was earlier reported by CNN.
The slides were also confirmed by a union representing government employees, which said the workers were told at the meeting that the Energy Star program would be eliminated.
