Biden withdraws Energy nominee amid Manchin opposition over stove rule [View all]
Source: The Hill
President Biden on Thursday withdrew his nominee to lead the government’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) pulled his support over the administration’s decision to move forward with new stove regulations.
Manchin, who chairs the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee canceled a vote to advance the nomination of Jeffrey Marootian to lead the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in May.
The senator particularly cited the administration’s decision to move forward with energy efficiency regulations that apply to gas and electric stoves.
Manchin said in May he would no longer support Marootian’s nomination after the energy efficiency office proposed the efficiency rule, which is expected to apply to about half of the gas stoves on the market.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4194000-biden-withdraws-energy-nominee-amid-manchin-opposition-over-stove-rule/
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