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 ...

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 ...

In May 2025, the New York Times reported that due to "reorganization" of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by the Trump Administration, the Energy Star program is officially on its way to being ...

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 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 ...

Consumers sometimes wonder if they can really conserve energy by buying an appliance with the Energy Star label. "I think yes and no," said Dona Stankus, building programs manager with the North ...

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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Magali A. Delmas, University of California, Los Angeles (THE CONVERSATION) Since the ...