States Urge High Court to Reverse Biden-Era Efficiency Standards

Feb. 24, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC

More than a dozen Republican state attorneys general urged the US Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that upheld Biden-era efficiency standards for natural gas furnaces and commercial water heaters.

“This decision from the D.C. Circuit will hurt working families in West Virginia, seniors on fixed income and those in our rural communities more than any other, as they will be forced to either pay for costly home renovations or give up natural gas altogether,” West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey said in a statement.

“That is why it is so important for us to lead this ...

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