Biden Administration Asks Court to Let City Enforce Nation’s First Natural Gas Ban

A city in California should be able to enforce the nation’s first ban on natural gas piping, President Joe Biden’s administration told a federal court this week.
Berkeley’s ban on the pipes in new construction is allowed because the city was addressing a “health and safety concerns” and is therefore allowed under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, officials with the U.S. Departments of Energy and Justice said in a June 12 amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
If not, a recent ruling by the appeals court could lead to problems, the officials said….}