A Louisiana bill passed by the state legislature would allow natural gas to be redefined as “green energy” and instruct utility companies to use energy produced using hydrocarbons, the main component of fossil fuels.
Known as HB692, the bill says that the criteria for what is deemed “green energy” would include energy generated by nuclear reactors, natural gas, and by biomass and renewable energy or hydrocarbons “when combusted for the purpose of electricity generation meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the authority of the Clean Air Act.”
