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State and Federal Policy Roundtable – A Green Administration?
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29 Apr, 2021
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Tom DiChristopher
Burlington, Vt., has made swift progress toward joining the ranks of cities implementing policies to restrict natural gas use in new buildings. Meanwhile, roughly a quarter of U.S. states have now passed laws prohibiting building gas bans. Several more could soon follow suit, as climate activists grow concerned about the expanding scope of the so-called energy choice bills in some legislatures.
Burlington expands building electrification movement
Burlington is advancing a plan to encourage all-electric construction by levying a fee on carbon emissions from new buildings that choose to connect to natural gas infrastructure.