President-elect Donald Trump’s push to roll back regulations is raising questions about how his administration may alter one of the largest U.S. sources of emissions: people’s homes.
On his website and in recent public comments, Trump has said President Joe Biden needlessly put restrictions on appliances ranging from heaters to showerheads that are crimping consumer choice and raising costs.
“Even in areas that have so much water you don’t know what to do … no water comes out of the shower. It goes drip, drip, drip,” Trump said about Biden’s rules during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago this month.
Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy, Chris Wright, also questioned during his confirmation hearing Wednesday whether DOE clothes dryer limitations are effective.