The California Air Resources Board approved a plan to phase out sales of new gas furnaces and water heaters in the state by 2030.
A gas furnace in a residential home. California plans to require zero-emission heaters and furnaces by the end of the decade.A gas furnace in a residential home. California plans to require zero-emission heaters and furnaces by the end of the decade.The Golden State just became the first in the nation to begin making fossil-fuel furnaces and heaters a thing of the past.
"We need to take every action we can to deliver on our commitments to protect public health from the adverse impacts of air pollution, and this strategy identifies how we can do just that," said CARB Chair Liane Randolph.
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