Chicago is considering a proposal that would effectively ban the use of natural gas in new buildings, making it the latest Democratic city to pursue prohibiting future homes from using gas stoves.
Alderwoman Maria Hadden (D.), a sponsor of the proposal, told the Chicago Tribune that she plans to introduce on Wednesday the measure that would institute emissions standards that would forbid natural gas in new buildings.
“This is a matter of real survival and the future of our city—and especially our economic future. We’re being forced in this direction by nature, but also by policy and by business and industry,” Hadden told the outlet. “People are making these decisions because it’s economical, it’s healthier, it’s safer.”
Democrats at the federal, state, and local levels have floated or pursued bans on gas stoves. A proposed rule from President Joe Biden’s Department of Energy would ban the sale of half of all gas […]
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