US Oil and Gas Association president says small court victories are critical for gas stove fight – By Charlotte Hazard (Just the News) / June 1, 2023
“We’re not going to let them win,” Tim Stewart said.
President of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association, Tim Stewart, says local court victories are important for striking down natural gas bans.
“A few weeks ago, the Ninth Circuit Court, which is the most liberal and troublesome court in the entire system, struck down Berkeley’s natural gas hookup ban that the city had implemented,” Stewart said on the “John Solomon Reports” podcast. “They said that it’s a regulatory overreach at that level.”
Back in April, a federal court ruled that Berkeley, California, could not prohibit natural gas hookups in new buildings from being set up, citing that U.S. federal law preempts the city’s regulation.
“That sort of sent shockwaves because Washington state a few weeks later reviewed that in court and then they had to back off their natural gas infrastructure ban as well,” Stewart stated. “Those court victories are really, really important.”
