US fossil fuel industry campaigns to kill policies that ban gas in new buildings

Fossil fuel use in buildings accounts for nearly a third of all US planet-heating pollution. Photograph: Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images

Oil and gas interests have waged a coordinated campaign to kill pro-electrification policies that ban gas connections in new buildings, putting the climate at risk, according to a new report.

Since 2019, utilities and fossil fuel trade groups, including the American Gas Association (AGA) and National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), have worked together to successfully thwart various local and state efforts.