An appeals court has ruled against banning natural gas hookups in new buildings—an idea put forward by the city of Berkeley in California as a means of reducing emissions. In its ruling, the court said that Berkeley’s 2019 ban on gas hookups in effect banned all appliances operating with natural gas, which it cannot do because federal legislation pre-empts such local legislation, Reuters reported.
"By its plain text and structure, EPCA’s preemption provision encompasses building codes that regulate natural gas use by covered products,”…Court Dismisses Ban On Natural Gas Hookups In Berkeley, California
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