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. The biggest myth about Trump’s base (and why many ...

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) debuted in the 1980s and became popular a couple of decades later, when manufacturers improved their performance and fit. These bulbs are about 75% more ...

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 ...

(The Center Square) – One of the nearly 300 new laws that took effect in Illinois on New Year’s Day is a ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs. State Rep. Nicholas Smith (D-Chicago) introduced House ...

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January 1st will soon be upon us, and with it come the hangovers, credit card bills (for all the overspending we did on Christmas shopping), followed by bill collectors, and perhaps the worst of all, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — There are two kinds of people. Those who seem to never turn the lights off when they leave a room, and the sane people who follow them around to make sure every lamp in the house isn ...

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It’s a dark time for fans of the incandescent light bulb: Starting this month, retailers are no longer allowed to sell the old-fashioned globes, thanks to regulations implemented by the Biden ...

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 ...