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Firefighters from the Coos Forest Protective Association are trying to save one of the world’s tallest Douglas fir trees, a 325-foot behemoth on the Oregon Coast known as the Doerner Fir.
Firefighters from the Coos Forest Protective Association are trying to save one of the world’s tallest Douglas fir, a 325-foot behemoth on the Oregon Coast known as the Doerner Fir.
A lot of companies want the EPA in charge of setting national climate regulations because it helps shield them from lawsuits and creates a predictable environment in which to make investments. n.pr/47HiEWK
A lot of companies want the EPA in charge of setting national climate regulations because it helps shield them from lawsuits and creates a predictable environment in which to make investments.
The Energy Star program has saved Americans more than a half-trillion dollars in energy costs and has reduced climate pollution. Now the Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it. By @jeffbradynews.bsky.social
The Energy Star program has saved Americans more than a half-trillion dollars in energy costs and has reduced climate pollution. Now the Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it.
@donson.bsky.social Are you aware of businesses or groups talking with the EPA about possibly administering the ES program? If so, I welcome any help getting in contact with them: jbrady@npr.org or jeffbradynews.31 on Signal.
There was a little scandal involving Energy Star 15 years ago -- the program approved a gasoline-powered alarm clock. Certification procedures were strengthened since then: grist.org/article/2010...
This (ahem) “space heater” earned a government Energy Star rating.Photo: Government Accountability OfficeWell this is embarrassing: Federal monitors granted the Energy Star stamp of approval to a numb...
There's still a chance it will remain a government effort: the Senate Appropriations Committee approved continued funding for the program — $36 million. Now the rest of Congress likely will decide whether Energy Star will continue to be funded in coming months.
From the story: One option for turning Energy Star into a business would be to charge companies to participate. Currently, the government pays those costs.
Sapna Gheewala Dowla from Alliance to Save Energy says that could create barriers for small manufacturers, nonprofits and others.
The President's budget zeroed out Energy Star funding at EPA. But the Senate Appropriations committee voted to restore money for the agency. The question now is whether the rest of Congress votes to keep the funding — or backs the White House's efforts to terminate Energy Star.
EPA Admin. Lee Zeldin questioned his own agency's calculation that Energy Star saved consumers a half-trillion dollars since 1992. The EPA web page includes 5 pages of technical notes about how that number was reached.
The federal government's Energy Star efficiency program is in jeopardy. The Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it. Here's my @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/08/13/n...
The Energy Star program has saved Americans more than a half-trillion dollars in energy costs and has reduced climate pollution. Now the Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it.
