This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The private consortium that oversees the model building codes for much of the United States and parts of the Caribbean and Latin America on Thursday stripped local governments of their right to vote on future energy-efficiency codes. The decision came more than a year after the construction and gas industry groups that wield heavy influence at the International Code Council objected to aggressive new energy codes for which government officials voted. The change, though technical and wonky, marks what environmental advocates say is one of the most consequential roadblocks to decarbonizing the U.S.
Comment on Big Polluters Just Power-Stomped Cities Seeking Greener Building Codes
Alexander C. Kaufman, Mother Jones
Fri, 03/05/2021 - 4:00am
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