An Environmental Protection Agency plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices would end a decades-old program that gave consumers a choice to buy environmentally friendly refrigerators, dishwashers and ...

The Energy Star program, a hallmark of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 1992, faces potential elimination under the Trump administration. This decision could disrupt the lives of ...

The STAR Program in New York is a pivotal fiscal initiative designed to alleviate the substantial school tax burden on homeowners. Since its inception in the late 1990s, the program has played a ...

Cliff Majersik, senior advisor to the Institute for Market Transformation. Majersik and other energy and real estate industrial officials are calling for a smooth and transparent transition of the ...

The Energy Star program is one of the federal government’s most cost-effective, broadly supported initiatives. The blue star label is trusted by consumers, hailed by the private sector and favored by ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Energy Star program in 1992 as part of the Clean Air Act. The program was passed with strong bipartisan ...

The federal Energy Star program is among the most successful government initiatives in modern history. Its signature blue label is now nearly as recognizable as the Nike swoosh or a Coca-Cola can, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Appliances with an Energy Star label have met certain energy-efficiency benchmarks. First put into place 33 years ago under the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial view of an apartment complex courtyard surrounded by solar panels on roof. But that’s now at risk. In May 2025, the ...