Reporting from Sacramento — Having a tough time finding a conventional 100-watt light bulb? That’s because California was allowed to jump the gun on next year’s nationwide phase-out of the standard ...

That schedule apparently remains intact despite maneuvers this month by Republican lawmakers opposed the federal efficiency standards, especially for light bulbs. Led by U.S. Rep. Joseph Barton, a ...

The trillion-dollar budget bill that Congress passed last weekend includes plenty of non-spending provisions tucked into it. One of these so-called riders is aimed at saving the 100-watt incandescent ...