In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at what's behind a new ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs, and ...

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 ...

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More information on the ban can be found on the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's website.

(The Center Square) – 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the easiest and most useful smart home upgrades you can make is picking up a couple of smart light bulbs. Here’s how to get started.

Researchers have harnessed AI to expedite the creation of lightbulb-like intrabody probes that can track activity in living ...