There's more than 50 cities in California that have said no new gas and new construction. In Santa Barbara, the gas industry launched a big campaign to try to block it from passing. The city council didn't fall for this astroturfing fake grassroots BS. New York City as well has now passed a rule saying you can't put gas in new buildings.
No, the government isn’t coming for your gas stove. Vox’s Rebecca Leber explains why you might want to switch anyway.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited and fact-checked by Matt Collette and Amina Al-Sadi, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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