Supreme Court tosses DC Circuit ruling on Biden's gas appliance rules
The Supreme Court tossed a lower court’s ruling that had upheld Biden-era regulations on gas furnaces and commercial water heaters, which opponents argued were overreaching and would ban various gas appliances from being sold.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court has vacated a lower court's ruling that supported Biden-era regulations on gas furnaces and commercial water heaters.
- The case is being sent back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
- Opponents argued the regulations were overreaching and could ban gas appliances.
- The Trump administration, which repealed some Biden-era rules, views the regulations as legally and factually flawed.
- Energy companies, led by the American Gas Association, petitioned the Supreme Court, citing a previous ruling that limited federal agencies' rulemaking ability.
- The Trump administration agrees the rules have legal errors and is considering new rulemaking.
- The Supreme Court's order allows the legal challenge to continue in the lower court.