A gas utility’s astroturf campaign threatens Oregon’s first electrification ordinance

Grist
By Joseph WintersMar 7, 2023, 11:45 am180 pts
Last month, Eugene became the first city in Oregon to pass an ordinance requiring new residential buildings to be fossil fuel-free. But the policy may never go into effect — not if the natural gas industry gets its way. Ever since the electrification ordinance passed, a group funded by Oregon’s largest gas…

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A gas utility’s astroturf campaign threatens Oregon’s first electrification ordinance

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