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"Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bid To Block All-Electric Building Codes" [1]

"HARRISBURG, Pa. — Citing the need to fight climate change, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday vetoed Republican-penned legislation to stop municipalities from adopting building codes that prohibit natural gas hookups.

Wolf, in a veto message to lawmakers, said the legislation takes away “local decision-making” from municipalities that are looking to address climate change, and treads on the authority of state utility regulators.

The legislation passed the Republican-controlled House and Senate largely along party lines, with a handful of Democrats siding with nearly every Republican."

The Associated Press had the story July 11, 2022. [2]

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [4]
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Laws & Regulations [6]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [7]
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Source: AP [2], 07/12/2022
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/gov-wolf-vetoes-bid-block-all-electric-building-codes [2] https://apnews.com/article/climate-pennsylvania-legislature-tom-wolf-building-codes-81710cfba64ce24df4dfec5a2389aad5 [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/climate-change [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/energy [5] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-politics [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/laws [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/mid-atlantic [8] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81