natural gas

New York Set to Pass First Statewide Law Banning Gas in New Construction

Banning natural gas is is part of a national movement to get rid of natural gas, heating oil and propane. Last month, the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit struck down the city of Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation gas ban, dealing a potential setback to that California city and 25 others with similar ordinances. [/

Biden’s Moratorium on Oil and Gas Drilling May Have Been Dealt a Fatal Blow by the Court

After Biden took office in January 2021, he issued an executive order that put a moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases and drilling permits on federal lands. Judge Terry Doughty issued a permanent injunction blocking the leasing moratorium because President Biden “lacked any authority” to implement the policy.