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The courts have overturned Berkeley’s ban on gas infrastructure to buildings. What does that mean for all-electric ordinances in other parts of the state?

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Climate change, despite its outsized impact on the planet, is still an abstract concept to many of us. That needs to change. My hope is that readers of this blog will develop a better understanding of...