The Georgia Senate is advancing a bill that would prohibit local governments from banning new natural gas connections. It’s one of a wave of laws like it around the country, pushed by the natural gas industry.
The inspiration for the Georgia bill and the others are cities, like Berkeley, California, that are moving to ban natural gas, in an effort to address climate change.
Georgia state Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican from Macon, said he doesn’t want local governments in Georgia to consider doing the same thing.
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