The Trump Administration’s Changes to Light Bulb Policy

This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:

THE QUICK FACTS

• Two weeks ago, the Trump administration announced it would be rolling back several Obama-era regulations concerning light bulbs.
• Under the old regulations, Congress was set to implement requirements for new, energy-efficient light bulbs in 2020, with the goal being to gradually phase out incandescent and halogen bulbs.
• With the overturning of the regulations, these types of light bulbs will no longer be subject to the same energy-efficiency standards.
• The rollback is likely to face legal challenges from environmental groups, which said they would sue if the standards were reversed.