President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to end an Obama-Biden regulation on water pressure. (Andrew Harnik)
"What you do is you end up washing your hands five times longer, so it’s the same water," he added. "And we’re going to open it up so that people can live."
During the Obama-Biden administration, the former presidents "aggressively" limited the amount of water that could be discharged from appliances such as showerheads, washing machines and toilets, the White House said.
"These changes served a radical green agenda that made life worse for everyday Americans," the White House said in a statement.
TRUMP REVERSES BIDEN CRACKDOWN ON LIGHTBULBS AND DISHWASHERS, RETURNING TO 'COMMON SENSE STANDARDS'
Former President Joe Biden reinstated an Obama-era water conservation measure after Trump attempted to reverse it during his first term. ( Chip Somodevilla)
The White House added "these appliances worked perfectly fine before Biden’s meddling piled on convoluted regulations that made those appliances worse."
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The U.S. Department of Energy previously said conservation standards would significantly cut energy waste and harmful carbon pollution while also saving Americans billions of dollars per year on energy and water bills.
"Almost every U.S. household has a water heater, and for too long outdated energy efficiency standards have led to higher utility bills for families," said former U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in a 2024 statement.
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