Olde Hornet
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Apush by the Biden administration to make dishwashers and washing machines more efficient was shot down by a judge as "arbitrary and capricious," after 11 Republican-run states brought legal action over the rule changes.
In a ruling on Monday, U.S. Appeals Court Judge Andrew Oldham said that it was unclear whether the Department of Energy (DOE) had the statutory authority to regulate water use in such appliances, and that the new rules it had proposed might not lead to less water use.
In March, the DOE announced it would be introducing new energy efficiency measures beginning in 2027. For dishwashers, it expected to save consumers $3 billion over the following three decades and 240 billion gallons of water—roughly 360,000 Olympic-size swimming pools—as well as avoiding 12.5 million metric tons of CO2 being released into the atmosphere.
At the time, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the department was "using all of the tools at our disposal to save Americans money while promoting innovations that will reduce carbon pollution and combat the climate crisis."
However, critics of the changes argued that the administration was meddling in consumer products. It came following Republican outrage over fears it was attempting to ban gas stoves, which while since dismissed, continues to be mentioned as part of narrative that climate change policies were being used to limit Americans' freedom.
Apush by the Biden administration to make dishwashers and washing machines more efficient was shot down by a judge as "arbitrary and capricious," after 11 Republican-run states brought legal action over the rule changes.
In a ruling on Monday, U.S. Appeals Court Judge Andrew Oldham said that it was unclear whether the Department of Energy (DOE) had the statutory authority to regulate water use in such appliances, and that the new rules it had proposed might not lead to less water use.
In March, the DOE announced it would be introducing new energy efficiency measures beginning in 2027. For dishwashers, it expected to save consumers $3 billion over the following three decades and 240 billion gallons of water—roughly 360,000 Olympic-size swimming pools—as well as avoiding 12.5 million metric tons of CO2 being released into the atmosphere.
At the time, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the department was "using all of the tools at our disposal to save Americans money while promoting innovations that will reduce carbon pollution and combat the climate crisis."
However, critics of the changes argued that the administration was meddling in consumer products. It came following Republican outrage over fears it was attempting to ban gas stoves, which while since dismissed, continues to be mentioned as part of narrative that climate change policies were being used to limit Americans' freedom.
