Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Biden-Harris Administration. The suit targets the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit over a rule imposing regulatory requirements on conventional stoves and ovens.
In February 2023, DOE proposed energy conservation standards that would effectively ban most gas stoves. Despite public opposition from consumers and industry leaders, DOE issued a final rule that still imposes economic burdens on American families.
The DOE released this rule without allowing public comment or gaining support from most states, which is required by law. This action excluded states, manufacturers, and citizens from participating in the federal rulemaking process. Attorney General Paxton and other state officials are asking the Fifth Circuit to review this process.
"The Biden-Harris Administration’s crusade against kitchen appliances hurts American families at a time when their policies have already made the cost-of-living skyrocket," said Attorney General Paxton. "If this rule targeting gas stoves takes effect, they will have unconstitutionally forced yet another component of their so-called ‘energy transition’ agenda onto our country without the public’s input."