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Westervelt: 19 states passed laws preempting local gas bans by 2022

Amy Westervelt · Introducing Drilled: Bridge to Nowhere · May 24, 2022 · at 20:31

Host Amy Westervelt details the fossil fuel utility backlash and state legislative pushback against municipal building electrification.

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“As of early twenty-twenty-two, 19 states have passed preemptive laws banning gas bans.”

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The claim, plainly

As of early 2022, 19 U.S. states had enacted preemption laws prohibiting local municipal bans on natural gas.

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Assessment

Legislative tracking records confirm that 19 U.S. states had passed statewide preemption laws prohibiting local governments from restricting natural gas infrastructure as early as July 2021, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's Gas Ban Monitor. By early 2022 (February to April 2022), legislative tracking by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) confirmed that the count had reached 20 states. Thus, the claim that 19 states had enacted such preemption laws as of early 2022 is fully supported.

S&P Global Market Intelligence reported on July 20, 2021, that 19 U.S. states had enacted statewide preemption legislation barring municipal natural gas bans.
NRDC and Energy Bar Association legal reviews documented that 20 states had enacted natural gas preemption statutes by February 2022.
The Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) confirmed 20 states with enacted preemption laws as of April 2022.

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[1] colorado.edu [2] vanderbilt.edu [3] eba-net.org [4] eba-net.org [5] supportdemocracy.org [6] spglobal.com [7] ankura.com [8] ualr.edu

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