The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced legal challenges to local restrictions on natural gas in Colorado and Illinois, saying they threaten the gas stoves, furnaces, and water heaters Americans still use.
The Oct.5 move is the department’s latest step in a series of lawsuits and court filings against state and local natural-gas limits, after cases this year targeting bans in Morris Township in New Jersey, and Morgan Hill and Petaluma in California.
“At issue in both cases is the ability of American families and businesses to continue relying on federally regulated gas stoves, furnaces, water heaters, dryers, and other appliances,” the DOJ said in its statement. …