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Fossil fuels are banned from federal buildings in a new rule

The Energy Department finalized rules that will ban fossil fuels in new and remodeled federal buildings by 2030.

Fossil fuels will be banned from new and remodeled federal buildings under a rule finalized by the Department of Energy this week.

The rule stems from the (EISA). Section 433 of that law says new federal buildings and those undergoing major renovations have to phase out "fossil fuel-generated energy consumption" by 2030. But

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