Biden Blocked From Undoing Dishwasher, Washing Machine Rules (1)

The Biden administration must revisit actions to toss Trump-era efficiency rules that created new appliance categories for shorter-duration dishwashers and washing machines, a federal appeals court ruled.

Repeal efforts by the Energy Department in 2022 were arbitrary and capricious, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in an opinion published late Monday. The court sided with the petitioners, a group of 11 states led by Louisiana, in finding the department didn’t properly weigh alternatives from supporters of the Trump administration’s rules.

The ruling creates uncertainty for how the Energy Department will finalize new standards for the two ...