Environmentalists, States Sue Trump Over Lightbulb Standards (1)

Environmental groups are heading to court to challenge the Trump administration’s rollback of lightbulb efficiency standards.

The Natural Resources Defense Council, Environment America, and U.S. Public Interest Research Group filed suit Nov. 4 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, taking aim at an Energy Department rule that sidelined Obama-era requirements for commonly used lights.

A coalition of states led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra also sued.

“The Trump administration’s not-so-bright idea to rollback light bulb energy efficiency standards is an obvious attempt to line the pockets ...