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California bucks Trump administration lightbulb rollback with tougher state standard
 [THEHILL] A Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, board voted to enact tougher energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, pushing back against a rollback from the Trump administration.A new rule from the Department of Energy (DOE) eliminates energy efficiency standards for half the bulbs on the market, a move critics say will make the U.S. a dumping ground for energy-sucking, cost-ineffective bulbs. The vote from the California Energy Commission essentially bars sales of incandescent and halogen bulbs by adopting stronger energy efficiency standards. The state banned the sale of such pear-shaped bulbs in 2018, but the rule will now extend to all other shapes of bulbs ‐ a wide collection used in chandeliers, recessed lighting and other lamps that DOE just rolled back. Multiple state and environment and consumer groups have already sued over the DOE rule, citing a portion of law that bars "backsliding" on energy efficiency standards. But the California decision represents another instance of the state pushing ahead with greener policies than the Trump administration, using the size of its population to push companies to make more environmentally friendly products. Related: California: 2019-11-12 DACA lands before Supreme Court: Showdown over Trump bid to end ‘Dreamer’ program California: 2019-11-12 Former Obama Fundraiser Accused of Spending Non-Profit Funds for Personal Use California: 2019-11-11 The Sad, Sad State Of Virginia Related: Lightbulbs: 2019-09-05 Trump administration rolls back Obama-era lightbulb rules Lightbulbs: 2019-06-09 Tunisian-German couple in court over ‘ricin attack plot’ Lightbulbs: 2017-07-14 Human Rights Watch protests decline in Rwandan petty theft Posted by: Fred 2019-11-14 |
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