The energy efficiency program for appliances — which the Trump administration once considered eliminating — has sat under EPA for decades.

The Energy Star program received a bump in funding for 2026, a reversal from the administration’s previous position of seeking to eliminate it.

The blue Energy Star label is widely recognized across the U.S. Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Since the early 1990s, the small blue Energy Star label has appeared on millions of ...

The Trump administration is planning even more cuts to the Environmental Protect Agency. This time, the agency’s Energy Star program is reportedly next. Energy Star is a EPA-run program that has ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The federal Energy Star program is among the most successful government initiatives ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s an “interesting bedfellows” situation, said Justin Koscher, president of the ...

The Trump administration reportedly plans to cut the program, just as electricity demand is rising in the United States due to the rise in data centers and AI. Since the early ‘90s, the federal ...

Since the early 1990s, the small blue Energy Star label has appeared on millions of household appliances, electronics and even buildings across the United States. But as the Trump administration ...

When the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to eliminate the Energy Star program became public, pushback from environmental groups was expected. The government-funded labeling system helps ...

Since the early 1990s, the small blue Energy Star label has appeared on millions of household appliances, electronics and even buildings across the United States. But as the Trump administration ...