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Berkeley can't enforce natural gas ban, federal court rules again (www.berkeleyside.org)
submitted 10 months ago by MNByChoice@midwest.social to c/climate@slrpnk.net
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On Tuesday, Jan. 2, a federal appeals court declined to rehear the case of Berkeley’s ban on new natural gas hookups, which was struck down by a panel of judges in April 2023.

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[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago

That's some bullshit.

[–] hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net 7 points 10 months ago

As petrofascism continues to unmask it becomes more and more clear that the US is not and never was a democracy.

[–] CJOtheReal@ani.social 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just stage a massive accident and call it a security measure afterwards.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That would have little impact.

Never forget San Bruno. People that were home that day... Rest In Peace

[–] OmnipotentEntity@beehaw.org 9 points 10 months ago

On January 13, 2012, an independent audit from the State of California issued a report stating that PG&E had illegally diverted over $100 million from a fund used for safety operations, and instead used it for executive compensation and bonuses.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

I had no idea that this happened, wtf