Let’s face it: the world is full of trends that come and go. Some we scratch our heads at (remember that fidget spinner craze ...

Key Points Replace all incandescent light bulbs with LED bulbs to minimize waste and reduce your electricity bills.LEDs last ...

The word “incandescent” is an adjective with two meanings. The first meaning describes something that emits light as its ...

The downside of LEDs is the amount of blue light they give off. Excessive exposure to light at night can suppress melatonin, ...

LED light bulbs are supposed to save consumers money while also sparing the environment, part of the reason why the federal government effectively banned the old-fashioned incandescent bulb on August ...

You can't buy incandescent light bulbs anymore. With a few exceptions, the bulbs – patented by Thomas Edison in 1880 and a common fixture in American homes for more than a century – have officially ...

America's ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly. A rule issued in 2007, rolled back by the Trump administration, and updated last year by the ...

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DOE is starting to fully enforce rules that phase out nearly all incandescent lightbulbs, part of a Biden administration push on efficiency rules. The incandescent lightbulbs that have been ...

After 16 years of bipartisan discussion, the incandescent lightbulb ban is now in effect. The effort to phase out the lightbulb began with former President George W. Bush in 2007 and has since been ...

This week marks not just the start of a new year, but a bright new day for energy conservation. Or maybe it’s the tragic end of an era, with a beloved product now wiped out of existence by a ...

New regulations from the Department of Energy this month have ended the sale of most incandescent lightbulbs in the US. Dan was a writer on CNET's How-To and Thought Leadership teams. His byline has ...