Cities looking to eliminate fossil fuels in buildings have notched a decisive court victory.
That order, issued by the 9th U.S. That standard effectively bans gas-burning stoves, furnaces, and water heaters, and any other fossil-fuel powered appliances.
Instead, real estate developers have to install electric appliances, like induction stoves and heat pumps.
The Sun sets on the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City.© Photo: Gary Hershorn (Getty Images)
Berkeleys law, on the other hand, banned the installation of gas piping in new construction.
In January 2024, a petitionby the city of Berkeley to rehear the case on the 9th Circuitwas denied.
Writing a dissent at all is unusual for an action as procedural as denying a rehearing, Turner noted.
One year later, thats exactly what happened.
This law sets national efficiency standards for major household appliances like furnaces, stoves, and clothes dryers.
Under the law, states and cities cant set their own energy conservation standards that would contradict federal ones.
This ruling demonstrates that theres absolutely no reason to interpret the Berkeley decision so broadly, he said.
This decision weve just gotten from the Southern District is more broadly protective, she said.
The trade groups behind the lawsuit have said they willappeal the decision.
This article originally appeared inGristathttps://grist.org/buildings/natural-gas-in-new-buildings-nyc-berkeley-lawsuits/.
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