D.C. Circuit Judges Seem Skeptical Of Industry Claim About DOE Boiler Rule

A panel of appellate judges during Jan. 20 oral arguments appeared skeptical of natural gas industry claims that the Department of Energy (DOE) failed to economically justify its efficiency standards for commercial boilers, signaling a possible win for the government that could bolster officials’ efficiency program more broadly. During the hearing, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard lawyers’ arguments in American Public Gas Association v. DOE. Even as the...