Trump Is Pushing For More Wasteful Showerheads, Toilets And Cars
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Despite Trump's longstanding pet peeve about low water pressure, consumer watchdogs and product reviews say new appliances work well.
President Donald Trump is rolling back efficiency standards on new appliances and cars as part of forthcoming executive actions the new administration said will “empower consumer choice in vehicles, showerheads, toilets, washing machines, lightbulbs and dishwashers.”
The White House announced the move in a document Monday listing Trump’s top priorities upon his return to office. The executive orders expected in the coming hours or days are likely to direct the agency chiefs awaiting Senate confirmation to begin new rulemaking processes to reverse Biden-era regulations.
During the closing days of Trump’s last term, his administration finalized rules relaxing efficiency standards on showers, laundry machines and toilets that he complained used insufficient volumes of water.
The Biden administration swiftly reversed the rules and looked to undo a special carveout Trump made in 2020 in response to a petition from the libertarian Competitive Enterprise Institute giving appliances that complete a full cycle in an hour or less a special status with less-stringent rules.
Republican attorneys general sued to block the Biden administration from revoking Trump’s appliance rules, and a federal court sent the issue back to the Department of Energy in 2022.
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