My column in May 2025 was about the possibility that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate Energy Star, the ...

Changes for the Office of Air and Radiation are the most significant since implementation of the landmark 1990 Clean Air Act ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to eliminate Energy Star—a decades-long program known for its iconic blue labels that certify appliances to meet certain energy efficiency ...

Energy Star, a public-private partnership administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is reportedly on the chopping block as part of massive budget cuts proposed by the Trump ...

The Trump administration reportedly plans to cut the program, just as electricity demand is rising in the United States due to the rise in data centers and AI. Since the early ‘90s, the federal ...

The arrival of the second Trump administration in Washington, D.C., this year brought talk of canceling the Energy Star program, though the HVAC industry and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have ...

To Deb Cloutier, president and founder of the sustainability firm RE Tech Advisors, the news that the Trump administration is planning to get rid of Energy Star simply didn’t make sense. Trump’s ...

Organizations across the country signed a letter to the agency asking it to fully fund the voluntary efficiency program. More than 1,000 companies, cities and organizations sent a letter to EPA on ...

Magali Delmas received funding from the US EPA in 2002 for research on Environmental Management Strategies and Corporate Performance. Since the early 1990s, the small blue Energy Star label has ...

Considering that most people’s biggest investment is their homes, it makes sense for them to prioritize proper upkeep for value appreciation purposes. One way to increase the worth of real estate is ...