Experts have warned of energy bills in the United States, amid reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to end energy The Star program, whose blue poster has efficient energy -based energy for more than 30 years.
“If you want to raise energy bills for families, getting rid of the stars of the energy star will be a good way.”
“This would take away the basic information from consumers who want to choose costs easily. There is a reason this program was very common among consumers and manufacturers alike.”
In March, hundreds of companies and groups signed a letter urging an official of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zilden, to maintain full financing and employment levels in the program. The removal reports come yet Donald Trump He has It has been disposed of against bathing and toilets that keep water. In April, he signed an executive order “Restore the freedom of bathing.”
The plans to close the famous Energy Star program, which CNN and Washington Post for the first time will come as part of Made agency discounts The Air Cover Protection Office (OAP) and the Air Quality Planning Office and its standards.
Plans to close the famous Energy Star program, which CNN and Washington Post first came after the OAP staff meeting on Monday.
The New York Times reported that the employees have been informed: “The delivery of the energy star program and all other climate works are canceled, outside what is required under the statute,
On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency refused to comment specifically on the energy star, but said: “The Environmental Protection Agency has made organizational improvements to the staff of the employees that will benefit the American people directly.”
In the letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency in March, nearly three dozens of commercial industry groups and hardware companies including the Chamber of Commerce, Bush, the carrier and air conditioning, the heating institute, and the Energy Institute, said that the energy star “non -organizational” between the private sector and the federal government.
“Eliminating this will not serve the American people. In fact, because the Energy Star brand brand can be highly recognized for consumers, it is possible that the program will be eliminated, so it will be replaced by initiatives that pay the results to the goals of this administration, such as low features, jobs, performance or increased costs.”
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Other unconfirmed OAP programs include the reorganization program to report the voluntary methane for the oil and gas sector.
Democratic Senator Jin Shaheen from New Hampshire said that ending the program would increase the costs of consumers. “Let’s be clear: cutting the famous energy program – which helps families and daily companies to provide their energy bills – will lead to another attempt by the rash by this administration to line up on the pockets of billionaires and utilities companies at the expense of Americans working hard.”
Reuters contributed to Reporting
