BloombergUS President Donald Trump’s latest target for deregulation is Americans’ toilets. The US president on Friday said he ordered a federal review of water efficiency standards in bathroom fixtures and complained that “people are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times as opposed to once” in homes with low-flow appliances. The US president said it was “common sense” to review standards he said resulted in showers with water “quietly dripping out” and toilets that “end up using more water” because of repeat flushing. Trump has championed rolling back regulations since taking office in 2017, with a focus on environmental rules imposed or proposed during the administration of former US president Barack Obama. The US president mentioned that effort during Friday’s event, complaining that energy-efficient light bulbs made him appear orange.

Source: Taipei Times December 07, 2019 15:56 UTC