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Settlement in Ninth Circuit Natural Gas Ban Case

Apr 08, 2024
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The California Restaurant Association and the American Gas Association settled their case with Berkeley, California over the city’s 2019 ban on natural gas in new construction. Berkeley agreed to repeal Ordinance No. 7,672-N.S., which was the first ban on natural gas in the United States. The repeal process will take several months.

In January, the U.S. …

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