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April 20, 2023
Ryan Carroll, Government Affairs - Vice President
On Monday, April 17, 2023, a federal appeals court ruled against Berkeley, California’s ban on installing natural gas piping into new home construction. The decision from the U.S. District Court...
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January 12, 2023
Corey Krill
Manager - State Energy Policy
Reports abounded last week about the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and “gas stoves” based on a letter from 20 legislators. Early reports indicated that an outright ban on gas r...
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December 20, 2022
Kurt Evers
Director of Maryland Government AffairsAs most of you know, our industry has been fighting attempts to force electrification in many states across the country. During the 2022 Maryland General Assembly Session, we successfully pushed...
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August 16, 2022
Ryan Carroll, Vice President - Government Affairs
President Biden signed the Inflation Recovery Act (IRA) today and it contained the long-awaited (by us) tax credit for biomass stoves.
Why have we been promoting and lobbying for this for so long? Be...
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March 09, 2022
Ryan Carroll, Vice President - Government Affairs
With tax season upon us, some companies may be surprised to learn that they are eligible for a significant form of relief included in 2020 and 2021 COVID-19 relief packages: the Employee Retention Tax...
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February 15, 2022
By Corey Krill, Manager - State Energy Policy
Are there ever new ideas out there? Of course, but forced electrification (the banning of natural gas, propane, or wood as energy/heat sources) is not one of those new ideas. Some North American citie...
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September 18, 2019
John Crouch
Last month the city council of Berkeley, California voted unanimously to ban natural gas piping in new residential construction in their community in an effort to decrease the town’s carbon foot...
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