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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Issues Executive Order to Waive All-Electric Building Requirement for Rebuilding After Los Angeles...

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On January 13, 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued Emergency Executive Order No. 1, entitled “Return and Rebuild,” in response to the recent devastating wildfires that destroyed homes and businesses across the city. The...more

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Revving Up: Eight States in Gear with Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Legislation

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Eight states are currently considering legislation that would require reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuel sold in the state, which would substantially increase the demand for renewable fuel and...more

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It's a Gas! Federal and State Developments Continue to Light Up the Natural Gas Debate

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In April 2023, we reported on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s decision in California Restaurant Association (CRA) v. City of Berkeley striking down a Berkeley ordinance that prohibited natural gas piping in...more

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Can Building Codes Ban Natural Gas After 9th Circuit Court Declines Rehearing?

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ refusal to rehear a pivotal gas appliance regulation decision has thrown a wrench into local efforts to reduce fossil fuel use....more

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Energy Policy and Conservation Act/Berkeley, California, Building Code: Federal Appellate Court Confirms Preemption in Rehearing...

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The United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a January 2nd Order and Amended Opinion (“Order”) a challenge to a Berkeley, California, building code provision that prohibited the installation...more

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Potential Impact of Ninth Circuit Decision Holding that EPCA Preempts Prohibition of Natural ‎Gas Infrastructure

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In April, the Ninth Circuit held that a city’s ban on new natural gas hookups for new ‎construction was preempted by federal law. This may impact proposed or existing bans in Oregon ‎including in Eugene and Bend, and in...more

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The Berkeley Ban Is Not the Only Answer

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As Seth Jaffe posted last week, the 9th Circuit recently struck down the City of Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation electrification ordinance that prohibited the installation of gas infrastructure in new buildings, finding the...more

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New Ninth Circuit Ruling: City of Berkeley’s Gas Ban Preempted by U.S. Energy Policy & Conservation Act

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On Monday, April 18, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley, overturning a lower federal district court’s ruling to revoke the City of Berkeley,...more

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Energy Policy and Conservation Act/Berkeley, California, Building Code: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Preemption Issue

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in an April 17th Opinion a challenge to a Berkeley, California, building code provision that prohibited the installation of natural gas...more

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