Starting June 30, the city of Eugene, Oregon will prohibit newly constructed houses from installing natural gas stoves, furnaces, water heaters, and other appliances. The ordinance, which was passed by the Eugene City Council on Monday, makes Eugene the first city in Oregon to ban natural gas appliances in newly constructed, residential structures of three stories or less. Existing houses and gas equipment will not be affected.
The unilateral decision was made after two years of debate and a rejection by council members to refer the ordinance to a public vote on the May 2023 ballot. In recent years, dozens of local governments in the U.S. have adopted similar
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