The Department of Energy is moving to reverse a Trump-era rule that rolled back water efficiency standards for showerheads, an administration official confirms.
The Trump-era showerhead rule took aim at the 2.5-gallon-per-minute maximum flow rate set by Congress in the 1990s. During the Obama administration, each showerhead in a fixture counted toward that limit collectively -- but the Energy Department under then-President Donald Trump moved to let each showerhead reach the 2.5-gallon-per-minute individually.The new proposal from President Joe Biden's administration would revert to the showerhead standards set by the Obama administration.
Andrew deLaski, the executive director of the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, said in a statement at the time that"changing the rules to address one of President Trump's pet peeves is simply silly." He said the rollbacks allowed"for products that needlessly waste energy and water, are ridiculous and out of step with the climate crisis and the long-term drought facing much of the country.
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