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US Ruling Could Upend Gas Bans Far Beyond Berkeley

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This week’s US federal court decision tossing Berkeley, California’s ban on natural gas infrastructure in most new construction could have widespread implications for similar laws across the country, legal experts and industry officials say — although observers differ on how far they believe the ruling can be applied.

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