New York approves first statewide law banning natural gas in new buildings

New York became the first state in the nation to prohibit natural gas for stoves and other appliances in new construction after lawmakers passed a sweeping budget plan that included the ban.

The proposal was revealed last week by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state’s Democrat-led legislature passed it within a new $229 billion fiscal-year budget Tuesday. The gas ban mirrors similar efforts in select other parts of the country, including New York City and upstate Ithaca, N.Y.

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