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The US Department of Energy says it is retracting the long -term efficiency standards of devices, which are called advocates of a clear violation of the law. Continuing the attack on the Trump administration on federal water efficiency programs, the administration announced today what it calls “The biggest decomposition effort in history”
The agency is trying 47 regulations declined She says she is “exhausted and expensive”, including more than ten efficiency criteria for devices and battery charging. The proposed rules target EPCA, which contains Antibiotics – And that the Trump administration seems to be wrapped.
“If this attack on consumers succeeds, President Trump will raise costs significantly for families because manufacturers agree on products that aim to energy and water in the market. statement Today.
“Fortunately, it is clearly illegal, so hold on to you.”
The Ministry of Energy did not immediately respond to an investigation of a journalist from freedom She asks about the reason for her belief that her proposals do not violate EPCA, which approved Congress in 1975 and added the condition to combat defects in 1987. However, the drafts of the proposed bases On the federal registry site Suppose it wants to return the standards to the previous limits set by Congress.
In some cases, this may lead to eliminating contracts of energy and water saving standards, says Delaski freedom. A The proposed base for commercial washing machinesFor example, it would restore water conservation standards to the “legal basis line” in 2007. Other bases target microwave ovens, traditional ovens, dishwashers, bugs, portable air conditioners, and more.
Ruling on anti -defect law Stipulating The Minister of Energy cannot modify a standard in a way “Increases the maximum allowance for energy” or “reduces the minimum energy efficiency required” From a covered product. In other words, the agency cannot issue weaker rules than it was before. In many cases, the Ministry of Energy has updated the standards set by Congress at the beginning as the most efficient technologies became available – which is required to do under the law if it “has something to justify economically.”
The proposed rules today are trying to return to the borders set by Congress years ago, which has led to a retreat from more strict standards in recent times. The Ministry of Energy is also trying to completely get rid of the standards in cases where the border has not been explicitly identified by Congress.
In the proposed base of commercial washing machines, the agency argues that the antibiotic judgment applies to energy efficiency, but not water Standards. “There is no relationship to the use of water that is consumed by the washing machine. Therefore, an antibiological condition does not apply,” He says.
The agency still needs to open its rules for public comment before trying to finish the finishing touches on it, and it is likely to face legal challenges. The courts weighing the power of back control. 2004 resolution From the Federal Appeal Court says that EPCA “is” unambiguously “restricts the ability of the Ministry of Energy to weaken efficiency standards by simply publishing them as final rules in the federal registry.
“We are witnessing the sentence of dozens of energy efficiency criteria without any justification, and this completely violates the anti -collapse judgment,” says Kate Kennedy, who was a lawyer in the 2004 case and is currently the administrative director of the Natural Defense Council.
This step follows a presidential note Trump signed on Friday This aims at the rules of water use and relevant energy efficiency standards, as well as news that the Environmental Protection Agency plans Stop Energy Star.
Experts warn that the proposed rules may lead to an increase in the accompanying bills for consumers. Although a program like Energy Star can help people choose more efficient devices, the standards targeted by the Trump administration are now supposed to ensure that the most efficient technologies are accessible to anyone regardless of what they can buy.
Energy efficiency in devices was a great success. “They save families for their electricity bills every month,” says Michael Gerard, founder and director of the teaching staff of the Sabine Climate Change Center at Columbia University in an email. freedom. “The refrigerators are just as much as ever, but they are now much cheaper for running.”