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Biden officials crack down on incandescent light bulbs |
Full enforcement began this week for the Biden administration's ban on most incandescent light bulbs, which was finalized last year. |
Enforcement of the ban will not target individual consumers but will instead apply to manufacturers, distributors and retailers. The administration began enforcing the ban for manufacturers, importers and private labelers in January, while retailers and distributors were given a grace period to sell bulbs they already had on hand. An Energy Department spokesperson confirmed this phase-in ended Monday July 31. The new rule is projected to reduce carbon emissions by 222 million metric tons over the next three decades, according to Energy Department estimates. "The key thing about efficiency is that it needs to be done at a huge scale, and appliance standards are the best tool to drive efficiency at scale to make sure that all the products in a given marketplace include technological innovations that cut energy waste," said Andrew deLaski, executive director of the Appliance Standards Awareness Project. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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California's largest wildfire is threatening iconic Joshua trees in the Mojave National Preserve.
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New York must quicken its pace to achieve its 2030 renewable energy goals, according to a report released Tuesday by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. |
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A Senate Democrat is accusing the Biden administration of "failing" to address climate change and called for more action to be taken to reduce fossil infrastructure. |
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Branch out with a different read on The Hill: |
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California's largest utility will be slimming down a multibillion-dollar effort to trim trees that grow near power lines, after reconsidering the initiative's ability to mitigate wildfire risk. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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It's midwinter, but it's over 100 degrees in South America (The Washington Post)
Iran Orders Nationwide Shutdown Because of 'Unprecedented' Heat (The New York Times) Documents Reveal New Details about Pennsylvania Governor's Secret Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Inside Climate News)
Legal expert: Trump indictment 'bad news' for Trump-era environmental lawyer (E&E News)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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The Justice Department (DOJ) is teeing up the possible disqualification of the attorney representing Walt Nauta, one of former President Trump's alleged co-conspirators in the Mar-a-Lago case, warning the lawyer may have conflicts of interest after representing numerous witnesses in the probe. Read more |
| The indictment against Donald Trump in the federal Jan. 6 probe is just the latest set of charges threatening to eclipse his Republican primary opponents as they struggle to gain traction against the former president in the polls. Read more |
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