The Biden administration has finalized rules to ban the use of natural gas in new and renovated federal buildings, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday.

The Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings Rule aims to reduce pollution, improve air quality, and create good-paying jobs, among other benefits according to the government’s press release.

“The Biden-Harris administration is practicing what we preach,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said of her agency’s rule. “Just as we are helping households and businesses across the nation save money by saving energy, we are doing the same in our own federal buildings.”

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