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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAttorney General Nessel and others sue Trump administration over energy standards
The suit claims the lack of action will cost consumers over $580B, and add more than 2 billion tons of air pollution by 2050By Jake Draugelis
Published: Nov. 18, 2020 at 4:55 PM EST|Updated: 45 minutes ago
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, joined by 15 other attorneys general and the city of New York, is suing the Trump administrations Department of Energy (DOE) for failing to meet legal deadlines for updating national energy efficiency standards.
The efficiency standards are for 25 categories of common consumer and commercial products, as well as industrial equipment. These include home appliances such as washers and dryers, refrigerators and freezers, microwave ovens, room air conditioners and water heaters.
The missed deadlines for updating the majority of the standards set by Congress in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) have been within the last four years.
The Trump administration has neglected to develop or maintain key energy efficiency standards, and this failure will ultimately cost consumers upward of $580 billion and could prove detrimental to our environment, Nessel said. These updated standards are long overdue. Its time for the administration to meet its legal responsibilities and finally strengthen these critically important measures for the benefit of both consumers and our natural resources.
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https://www.wilx.com/2020/11/18/attorneys-general-including-dana-nessel-sue-trump-administration-over-energy-standards/
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Attorney General Nessel and others sue Trump administration over energy standards (Original Post)
catbyte
Nov 2020
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roamer65
(36,739 posts)1. That's my AG.
catbyte
(34,175 posts)2. Mine, too. The Governor, SOS & AG are kicking ass and taking names.
I'm convinced we saved Michigan--and possibly our very lives--when we elected those women in 2018.
roamer65
(36,739 posts)3. I'm not convinced.
I KNOW we did by electing them.
Shitty Scheutte. Imagine how he would have handled it.