Biden Officials, Others Urge Full 9th Circuit To Rehear Berkeley Gas-Ban Case

The Biden administration and others are supporting Berkeley, CA’s recent request for the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to reconsider a three-judge panel’s decision that the city’s ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings is preempted by federal law, arguing the decision could create a widespread block on various other local policies. The panel “held that a particular municipal ordinance addressing a health and safety concern identified by local elected leaders is preempted by [the...