Biden will set new stove rules. No, he’s not coming for your gas burners.
wapo.st
The Energy Department is poised to finalize modest new efficiency standards for gas and electric stoves and ovens, potentially saving consumers in power bills.

The topic of gas stoves ignited a heated debate last year when a Biden appointee suggested they could be banned because they posed a risk to human health.

But a ban isn’t in the works — and this week the administration will finalize a scaled-back plan to make new stoves less energy-intensive.

  • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
    5·
    10 months ago

    The current congress has one house run by Republicans, so they can’t pass a carbon tax. So they’re working the regulatory system instead.

    • lntl@lemmy.ml
      11·
      10 months ago

      Why do you think republicans would work with democrats to limit/regulate natural gas appliances?

      • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
        4·
        10 months ago

        I don’t. Congress already granted the President authority to issue efficiency regulations like this one, so they can’t stop it.

        • lntl@lemmy.ml
          11·
          10 months ago

          Sounds like my man JB is looking for votes. Hopefully he gets them or the next guy will gut these regs