Federal courts have been mixed on whether the bans run counter to a federal law that sets appliance efficiency standards, ...

On appeal, a three-judge panel in San Francisco ruled that Berkeley could not preempt federal statutes in attempting to regulate the piping that carries natural gas into a building as a way to ...

The Department of Justice’s case argued that the Bay Area cities violate federal law regulating energy usage standards.

A federal appeals court ruled unanimously Monday that a natural gas ban proposed by the City of Berkeley, California, would illegally circumvent federal law. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth ...

The first city law banning natural gas hookups to new buildings is illegal under federal energy conservation law, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The Berkeley, Calif., ordinance is not in line ...

A local California ordinance prohibiting natural gas hookups in new construction conflicts with federal law according to a federal appellate court. Yesterday a unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of ...

As another winter season approaches, the lessons learned from the heavy snowfall of last year are still fresh in our minds. The weight of snow and ice accumulation puts undue stress on meters and ...

A federal appeals court ruled unanimously Monday that a natural gas ban proposed by the City of Berkeley, California, would illegally circumvent federal law. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth ...