Trump Moves to Rescind Appliance Efficiency Standards

‘‘Efficiency’ standards render other American appliances ... less useful, more breakable, and more expensive to repair,' the presidential memo states.

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

President Donald Trump on May 9 moved to rescind appliance energy efficiency standards, calling them “unnecessary radical green agenda policies.”

In a memo to the secretary of the Department of Energy, Trump said, “Water conservation requirements for faucets, showers, bathtubs, and toilets ... make bathroom appliances more expensive and less functional.”