It's not the brightest idea, consumer and environmental groups say.
A move by the Trump administration to keep old-fashioned lightbulbs on store shelves next year could end up costing U.S. consumers billions as well as being bad for the environment, consumer and environmental groups say in a new lawsuit.
Consumer and other lobbying groups are suing to overturn the administration’s decision, and keep the phaseout of old lightbulbs going ahead. The U.S. Department of Energy declined to comment on the litigation. The environmental and consumer groups’ lawsuit comes as the Trump administration is formally withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. Some 11,000 scientists issued a warning this week that Earth is facing a “climate emergency” that’s accelerating faster than expected. President Trump has called climate change a “hoax.” He’s also described himself as an “environmentalist.”
Mike Landis, a lawyer for PIRG, said the administration’s move threatens to undermine years of progress toward more efficient bulbs. “Standards are really important to keep the markets moving in the right direction,” he said. “The standards keep the most inefficient products off the market.”
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