Iowa joins suit on housing efficiency standards

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, along with Texas and 13 other GOP-led states, is suing the federal government over "radical energy efficiency standards" that they claim increase housing costs. The lawsuit targets the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, arguing that the energy efficiency standards in the Cranston-Gonzalez Act are unconstitutional. The regulations reportedly add significant costs to new homes, while the federal government defends them as beneficial for long-term savings and environmental impact.