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Biden pressed to take federal action after appeals court strikes down California city's gas stove ban

A federal appeals court ruling that struck down a California city's natural gas ban is putting the pressure on President Joe Biden to take federal action to ban gas appliances.

After the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday unanimously overturned Berkeley, California's first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new buildings, green energy advocates sounded the alarm that the decision "could have a chilling effect on states and cities pursuing similar bans." That's because the court found that a federal law from 1975 prevents cities and states from restricting natural gas appliances, a decision that one attorney who worked on the case said "sets an important precedent for future cases, especially with other cities and states considering restrictions on natural gas."

Now, with local gas bans across the country potentially in jeopardy, green energy groups are urging Biden to alleviate the problem through federal action.

[Source.](https://freebeacon.com/energy/court-decision-puts-pressure-on-biden-to-reignite-gas-stove-war/) > ***Biden pressed to take federal action after appeals court strikes down California city's gas stove ban*** > A federal appeals court ruling that struck down a California city's natural gas ban is putting the pressure on President Joe Biden to take federal action to ban gas appliances. > After the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday unanimously overturned Berkeley, California's first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new buildings, green energy advocates sounded the alarm that the decision "could have a chilling effect on states and cities pursuing similar bans." That's because the court found that a federal law from 1975 prevents cities and states from restricting natural gas appliances, a decision that one attorney who worked on the case said "sets an important precedent for future cases, especially with other cities and states considering restrictions on natural gas." > Now, with local gas bans across the country potentially in jeopardy, green energy groups are urging Biden to alleviate the problem through federal action.

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They have no such authority. Gas has no power at the fed and such authority is explicitly granted to the people and the state. The judge says the state has no authority. Constitutionally it means only the people have authority on this.