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Ban on incandescent light bulbs begins to play out

A rule issued 16 years ago to phase out incandescent light bulbs has finally gone into effect this month. The Biden administration has banned the manufacturing of this traditional bulb in favor of LED energy-saving ones.

Host Robin Young talks to Popular Science staff writer Andrew Paul.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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