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Happy New Year! Welcome back to our weekly newsletter where we highlight environmental trends and solutions that are moving us to a more sustainable world. Hey there, it’s Bridget. Given the Jan. 1 ...

Compact fluorescent light bulbs, once touted as a simple and cost-effective way to lessen our environmental impact by reducing our energy consumption, are now banned in Canada due to their harmful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) debuted in the 1980s and became popular a couple of decades later, when manufacturers ...

As of January 1, the manufacture and sale of most common fluorescent lamps containing mercury are prohibited in Canada. It’s the first phase of a plan led by Environment and Climate Change Canada ...

In 2023, the Government of Canada estimated there were around 100 million lamps containing mercury sold in Canada over the decades. As of January 1, the manufacture and sale of most common fluorescent ...

If you live in the state of Illinois, you won't be seeing compact fluorescent light bulbs, or CFLs, at the store again. The ban on the sale and distribution of these bulbs went into effect on the ...

Hawaii has joined nine states in banning the sale of fluorescent light bulbs. The legislation took full effect Jan. 1, 2026, under the Hawaii Clean Lighting Standards Act, which passed in 2023. The ...

One of the nearly 300 new laws that took effect in Illinois New Year’s Day is a ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs. State Rep. Nicholas Smith, D-Chicago, introduced House Bill 2363 in February ...

One of the nearly 300 new laws that took effect in Illinois New Year’s Day is a ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs. State Rep. Nicholas Smith, D-Chicago, introduced House Bill 2363 in February ...

Fluorescent lights in home or business lighting use are slowly going the way of the dinosaur. They're being replaced by LEDs, which tend to be a lot cleaner for the environment, last longer, and use ...