Biden’s Green Rules Mean Appliances Will Soon Cost More and Do Less, Experts Say

Consumer advocate: New Biden regulations mean that ‘everyday things that people want are going to get more expensive or disappear'

An Energy Star rated appliance at a Best Buy store in Marin City, Calif., on March 26, 2010. Justin Sullivan/file/Getty Images

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A pledge by the Biden administration in December 2022 to impose significantly tighter environmental standards on consumer goods is now becoming reality, and consumer groups are predicting a future in which Americans pay more for products that do less, while manufacturers warn of shortages and supply chain breakdowns.