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We continue to track litigation and legislations involving proposed or enacted bans or limitations on natural gas appliances. As anticipated, this area continues to evolve, and we are...
In California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, the Ninth Circuit ruled the EPCA preempts local bans on the installation of natural gas infrastructure in new construction. Berkeley’s ban attempted to locally accelerate recent statewide efforts at electrification.
Last week, in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, the Ninth Circuit ruled the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) preempts local bans on the...
On 17 April 2023, in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, the Ninth Circuit struck down a local ordinance banning natural gas piping in newly constructed buildings,...
California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, Ninth Circuit struck down Berkely ordinance banning natural gas federal law preempts ordinance. Federal Energy Policy Conservation Act EPCA EPCA is federal statute regulates energy efficiency of water heaters furnaces stoves heating