A federal appeals court on Monday overturned Berkeley’s first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas lines in new buildings.
The ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was a victory for restaurant owners who successfully argued that ordinance conflicts with federal laws on energy efficiency, theThe measure, which took effect in 2020, was intended to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
The California Restaurant Association contended the ordinance violated the federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act, or EPCA. The appellate court ruling overturned a 2021 ruling by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of Oakland , who ruled that Berkeley was not trying to regulate energy efficiency for appliances, only the fuel they used.
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