Trump’s DOJ turns its attention to local gas bans

Published on January 13, 2026

The Trump administration is going after gas bans in two California cities. Last week, the federal government sued to block the San Francisco Bay Area’s Morgan Hill and Petaluma from prohibiting the use of fossil gas in new buildings. Both have populations of less than 60,000. The complaint , filed in the U.S.…

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