EPA ANNOUNCES NEW HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIP

EPA along with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) launched a new partnership designed to improve home energy efficiency by 10 percent over the next decade, including a major expansion of the Energy Star program, in an effort to help reduce air pollution and save consumers money. However, the program -- announced July 11 by EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, DOE Secretary Sam Bodman and HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson -- has no available...