Biden Admin Targets Another Household Appliance Amid Gas Stove Fallout

The Biden administration may soon finalize regulations on gas-powered home furnaces, restricting the ability of consumers to purchase units found to be outside of the administration’s greenhouse gas emissions goals within the next few months.
The regulations proposed by the Department of Energy (DOE) in June 2022 would likely limit consumer choice, boost prices, and have a minimal effect on greenhouse gas emissions.
The agency could soon finalize the rules governing residential gas furnaces, which more than half of American households use for space heating.
The Biden administration is moving forward with rules affecting dozens of additional appliances, such as pool pumps, battery chargers, ceiling fans, and dehumidifiers, according to the current federal Unified Regulatory Agenda, a government-wide, semiannual list of regulations that agencies plan to propose or finalize within the next 12 months….}