Trump Says He Will Roll Back Standards for Water-Using Appliances, Light Bulbs

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would move to roll back standards for light bulbs along with water-using appliances such as dishwashers. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president wrote that he is directing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to “immediately go back” to environmental standards under the first Trump administration that were “terminated” under the Biden administration. That includes standards on water flow regarding showers, toilets, sinks, washing machines, and dishwashers, among others, he said. He also directed Zeldin, a former Republican congressman and New York gubernatorial candidate, to “go back to the common sense standards” on lightbulbs that were established in the first Trump administration but rescinded by the Biden administration....