As of January 1, 2026, the state of Illinois has banned the sale of screw-base or bayonet-base compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), with plans to further ban the sale of pin-base bulbs and CFL tubes in ...

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In December 2022, the President Joe Biden's administration proposed a new rule that, if enacted, would nearly triple the current minimum light bulb efficiency level of 45 lumens per watt to over 120 ...

VERMONT (NEWS10) — As of February 17, Vermont will become the first state to ban the sale of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. According to Eart911, CFLs use 75% less energy than traditional ...

When it comes to illegal possession, fluorescent lights probably don't immediately come to mind. But as states across the country enact bans on compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and linear fluorescent ...

Could the most dangerous appliance in your home be your table lamp? If you're using CFL bulbs, you could be letting more than light into your life.

Compact fluorescent light bulbs — once considered corkscrew-shaped emblems of the clean-energy transition — will effectively be phased out under a Biden administration rule finalized Friday that sets ...

Compact fluorescent light bulbs would effectively be phased out under a new Biden administration proposal designed to further the transition to more energy-efficient options. Light bulb efficiency ...

The Biden administration is unveiling a new proposed rule that, if enacted, would effectively phase out compact fluorescent light bulbs and move the US light bulb markets decisively to more ...

VERMONT (WTEN) – As of Feb. 17, Vermont will become the first state to ban the sale of compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs. CFLs use 75% less energy than traditional light bulbs and can last up to ...