Opponents of the measure gathered enough signatures to force a city-wide vote and then a federal appeals court struck down a similar law in Berkeley, California.
EUGENE, Ore. — The city of Eugene reversed a controversial policy about natural gas appliances after it faced both local opposition and a federal legal threat.
The Eugene City Council, arguing that natural gas is a health and climate threat, passed an ordinance in February 2023 that banned natural-gas hookups in new, low-rise, residential construction.
Opponents of the measure, almost entirely funded by Northwest Natural, the state’s largest gas utility, gathered enough signatures to force a city-wide vote
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