July 17, 2023 Commonwealth Choice is simple, time to do away with fluorescent bulbs LED lights have many advantages, but biggest one is no mercury.
July 17, 2023 Portland Press Herald Toxic Fluorescent Lightbulbs are on their Way Out in Maine Starting in 2026, sales of new fluorescent bulbs will be banned and replaced by LEDs, which are more efficient and don’t contain mercury.
July 17, 2023 Cranston Herald New law will phase out mercury-containing bulbs in Rhode Island A new law sponsored by Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio and Rep. Arthur Handy will phase out the sale of fluorescent lightbulbs in Rhode Island.
July 11, 2023 CLiC July 2023 Newsletter Africa Region Galvanizes Efforts to End Mercury Lighting In May, 39 countries representing the Africa Region proposed a new amendment to phase out all remaining fluorescent lamps under the Minamata…
July 11, 2023 Rhode Island Passes Clean Lighting Legislation On June 22nd, 2023, Rhode Island passed H5550 which phases out all fluorescent lighting by 2025. This new law will save Rhode Island consumers $20 million on electricity bills in…
July 10, 2023 Appliance Standards Awareness project Maine Becomes 4th US State to Pass Clean Lighting Legislation In July 2023, Maine joined Vermont, California and Colorado in the movement to save consumers money with energy-efficient LED lighting.
July 7, 2023 United for Efficiency U4E MODEL REGULATION GUIDELINES SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MANDATORY ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING IN SOUTH AFRICA
July 5, 2023 Hawaii Passes Clean Lighting Legislation On July 5th, 2023, Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed HB192 / SB690 into law – which transitions the state from selling fluorescent light bulbs to more efficient Light-Emitting Diode (LED)…
June 23, 2023 Environment America Efficient lighting effort gains steam Clean lighting policy reaching the governor’s desk in Rhode Island highlights recent flurry of state action to make lighting more environmentally friendly.
June 20, 2023 Colorado Becomes Third US State to Pass Clean Lighting Legislation In June 2023, Colorado became the third US state to pass legislation that sets phase out dates for linear & compact fluorescent lightbulbs. Section 8 of HB23-1161, “Environmental Standards For…
