Court Denies Industry Request To Halt Washington State’s Gas Restrictions

A federal court has denied the natural gas industry’s request to suspend a Washington state policy limiting gas appliances in new buildings -- a win for efficiency advocates, who say such policies are key to reaching national decarbonization goals, after another court struck down a similar Berkeley, CA policy. In a July 19 order , the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington denied industry plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction in Jason Rivera, et al., v. Washington...