The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star, a popular program whose iconic blue labels have certified the energy efficiency of home appliances for more than three decades ...

That’s exactly what the federal program—which certifies energy-efficient appliances with a well-recognized blue logo with a white star—accomplished for more than 30 years, according to ...

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to eliminate the Energy Star program. The bright yellow cards used when shopping for appliances have played a big part in consumers’ shopping ...

Today, the Energy Star label is almost as recognizable as the Nike swoosh or the Coca-Cola logo. “The EPA says that 9 out of 10 households recognize it and that as many as 80% of people use it ...

An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly refrigerators, dishwashers ...

That label is part of the Energy Star program, and for more than three decades, it hasn’t been controversial in the slightest. Nevertheless, during Donald Trump’s first term as president ...

Bottom line: The Energy Star program was introduced by a Republican president in 1992. Now, a new Republican administration appears poised to shut it down for good. While the Trump administration ...

Businesses can use the Energy Star logo if their products are third-party certified as meeting the EPA’s energy-efficiency specifications for the program. The agency oversees continued ...

including its consumer-facing Energy Star program, according to two sources familiar with the plan. The agency is planning to shutter its climate change division and climate protection partnership ...

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is planning to eliminate the money-saving Energy Star appliance program. The program — which began in 1992 under Republican President ...

By Lisa Friedman and Rebecca F. Elliott The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate Energy Star, the popular energy efficiency certification for dishwashers, refrigerators, dryers and ...

The Energy Department also plays a small role in running Energy Star, and Trump’s budget calls for slashing around $2.6 billion from the agency’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.