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Ahead of the vote, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, or ACEE, joined more than three dozen housing groups, nonprofits, and environmental organizations in urging senators to oppose the amendment, arguing that it will raise costs for already-struggling American families. Building with up to date energy codes is therefore more important than ever, since it “extends the amount of time that someone can remain in their home at a safe and comfortable temperature by hours or days” in the event of a protracted heat wave, Mark Kresowik, senior policy director at ACEEE, told Breanne.

The other side: Housing industry groups say the codes would be too costly. Federal researchers say meeting the new standards will raise building costs by just 2%, an increase they say will pay for itself in less than three years, but the Mortgage Bankers Association has strenuously objected to this, estimating far higher costs ranging between $8,859 and $22,572, depending on the location of the property.

Germany approved France’s request to use government subsidies for nuclear power after months of negotiations—born out of fears that Paris would use the new EU’s power market reform rules to unfairly benefit its nuclear industry and obtain structurally lower prices. Crucially, however, the compromise also includes restrictions aimed at preventing France from achieving an unfair advantage.

NEW GAO REPORT CALLS FOR BETTER NUCLEAR WASTE CLEAN-UP: A Government Accountability Office report published Tuesday called for the Army Corps of Engineers to better remediate areas contaminated by radioactive waste, The Hill reports. Bush, along with the former head of the House Oversight Committee, Carolyn Maloney, initially requested the GAO review in 2021. Read more on that here.

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