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NRDC and DOE Settle Lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has settled a lawsuit brought in September 2005 by a group of organizations and states led by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The suit charged that DOE was late in meeting congressionally mandated deadlines to update energy-efficiency standards for a range of consumer products. Settling the suit in November 2006, DOE agreed to a timetable that requires it to set standards for 22 commercial and residential appliances over the next five years. More information on the program is available online at www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards.

Published January 2, 2007

(2007, January 2). NRDC and DOE Settle Lawsuit. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/nrdc-and-doe-settle-lawsuit

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