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The American Gas Association is campaigning to overturn a natural gas ban in Eugene, Oregon, setting a framework for challenges to bans in other states.

New York state has become the first state in the nation to ban natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings as

The Department of Energy’s controversial conventional cooktops rule would introduce draconian energy-efficiency standards for gas stoves, making them unaffordable for many Americans.

On April 25, the Atascadero City Council allocated $360,000 to the planning phase of an Atascadero Creek restoration project after winter storms tore through the...

The Green Party has launched a nationwide petition calling for conservation land to be protected from mining, and has Aussie billionaire Clive...

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce has voiced opposition to the “reach code” building electrification ordinances, that are essentially

The Department of Energy’s controversial conventional cooktops rule would introduce draconian energy-efficiency standards for gas stoves, making them unaffordable for many Americans.

At the peak of the energy crisis, in 1979, Congress sought to spur offshore energy exploration by enacting the Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Act Amendments OCSLAA.

The battle of where the Trump administration should set fuel economy mandates for new vehicles turned into a real Goldilocks situation. Finding just the right amount is tricky. When the Obama administration proposed a 54.5 mile-per-gallon target for model year 2025, automakers said it was way too stringent and would cripple them. When the Trump administration proposed freezing the standard, automakers said they wanted a higher standard.  So did the administration strike the right balance by inc...

By prioritizing energy efficiency over other factors, the DOE is discouraging production of products consumers want—in this case, gas stoves.