Tag: Gas stove ban

Opposition Grows to Biden Admin’s Climate Crackdown on Dishwashers

A coalition of over a dozen industry and consumer groups has issued a scathing criticism of the Biden administration’s proposed regulatory crackdown on dishwashers as part of a sweeping fight against the perceived dangers of climate change. After first aiming at gas stoves to cut greenhouse gases, the Biden administration has turned its attention to…


Irvine Looks to Incentivize Electrification in City After Natural Gas Ban Blocked by Court

The Irvine City Council voted 4–1 June 13 on a plan to incentivize all new homes and commercial buildings to be electric-powered in the city, after an earlier effort to mandate them was stymied when a federal court ruled another city in California could not ban natural gas in new construction. City staff is now…


North Carolina House Advances Bill Prohibiting Natural Gas Ban in Local Government

North Carolina lawmakers have advanced a bill prohibiting city and county governments from banning the use, purchase, and sale of natural gas-fueled appliances. According to the bill, local governments can’t adopt ordinances that prohibit neither the expansion of an energy service based on what kind of energy source it is nor the sale or purchase…


GOP Lawmakers Voted Against Debating Bill to Protect Gas Stoves After Threat to Debt Ceiling Package: Rep. Norman

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) said that he and 10 other House Republicans recently voted against debating a bill to prevent a ban on gas stoves in part owing to a threat related to the debt ceiling legislation. “Last week during the debate, on passing the [debt ceiling] package that was sent to the Senate, one…


Republican Infighting Halts Measures to Limit Gas Stove Ban

Conservatives on Capitol Hill say they’ve lost trust in their party’s leadership, and the group is making their discontent heard. We hear from one of them about a potential new set of demands for Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Millions of Americans are now under air quality alerts. How are wildfires in Canada impacting U.S. cities? A…


Sen. Manchin Blocks Biden’s Energy Nominee Over Proposed Gas Stove Regulations

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) has abruptly blocked one of President Joe Biden’s nominees from further consideration after the department he has been nominated to lead proposed new regulations on gas-powered stoves. Biden had named Jeff Marootian as his choice to lead the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)…


Cruz, Comer Probe Whether Biden Admin Coordinated With Environmentalists on Gas Stove Ban Campaign

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) have accused a coalition of environmentalist groups of working with the Biden administration on a “hidden pressure campaign” to ban gas stoves. A group of lawmakers, including Republicans and Democrats, have sought to block any potential bans on gas stoves after Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)…


New York Moving to Ban Gas Hookups in New Homes

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Democratic majority in the state’s legislature have reached an agreement on a new budget deal that would, among other things, phase out gas hookups in new homes. Hochul announced on Thursday evening that she had reached a tentative agreement with Democratic House Speaker Carl Heastie and Democratic…


Nonprofit Seeks to Defend Americans’ Right to Cook ‘Without Government Interference’

Nonprofit group “Hands Off My Stove” is pushing against government attempts to ban the use of gas stoves, aiming to create a “level playing field” for kitchen equipment. “Our Mission at Hands Off My Stove is to preserve our right to choose to cook our meals any way we want without government interference. We are…


New York Republican Slams State’s Plan to Phase Out Gas Stoves

Rob Ortt, the Republican minority leader in the New York State Senate, has argued that new legislation banning gas stoves will harm everyday consumers but won’t meaningfully reduce carbon emissions. The proposed gas stove legislation would prohibit the installation of “fossil fuel equipment” and building systems in the construction of new one-family and smaller multi-family…