AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Furnaces typically fail after 15-20 years; schedule replacement before winter peak. Gas units cost $3,000-$8,000 and offer lower ...

More than a dozen state lawmakers signed a letter to the governor calling for a delay of new all-electric building codes. ALBANY, New York — Nineteen Assembly Democrats want Gov. Kathy Hochul to punt ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – Home builder Dan Barnaba will start construction soon on a new housing development in the town of Salina where none of the homes will be connected to natural gas. No gas furnaces. No ...

Air quality regulators in Southern California voted 7 to 5 to reject rules that would have curbed harmful emissions from gas-powered furnaces and water heaters, but the majority voted to send the ...

Manufacturers of gas-powered furnaces and water heaters will not be urged — yet — to sell more electric appliances over the coming years, with proposed new guidance from the region’s air quality ...

Southern California Air Regulators Reject Rules to Phase Out Gas Furnaces and Water Heaters DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (AP) — Air quality regulators in Southern California voted 7 to 5 to reject rules that ...

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They’re a big source of greenhouse gases. Here’s what to think about if you’re considering switching to electric. Credit...Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Shutterstock Supported by By Rachel ...

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TOLEDO, Ohio — With temperatures plummeting in the last few weeks, people have once again been thinking about how to keep the air in their homes nice and comfortable. In homes around northwest Ohio, ...

BALTIMORE — A sweeping new executive order in Maryland on climate change directs all state agencies to get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2045. The order signed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Tuesday ...