U.S. Drops Federal Suit Against Calif. Cities After Natural Gas Bans Rolled Back

( March 30, 2026, 9:05 AM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — The United States voluntarily dismissed a federal lawsuit it filed against two California cities over energy ordinances that would have banned natural gas infrastructure in newly constructed buildings after the cities rolled back the ordinances on their own due to an appellate court ruling that made enforcement unlawful....