"A 2007 law requires new and remodeled federal buildings to stop using fossil fuels by 2030. But implementation stalled. The Department of Energy finally appears ready to put regulations in place.
Buildings are a big source of climate-warming greenhouse gases. That's why a favored solution these days is to switch from burning natural gas in buildings to cleaner forms of electricity. Fifteen years ago, Congress passed a law requiring the federal government to lead the way on that switch. But as NPR's Jeff Brady reports, a key part of the law was never implemented.
The law is the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. President George W. Bush signed it. And deep inside, there's one section requiring the government to eliminate fossil fuels from federal buildings by the end of the decade. But you need regulations to implement a law, and the Department of Energy never finalized them in this case. So instead of getting rid of gas appliances, there are federal buildings installing new ones."
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