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Khamis: Bay Area air district’s gas appliance ban is wrong
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is charging ahead with a natural gas appliance ban that is as impractical as it is punitive. Despite legitimate concerns over implementation, costs and confusing exemptions, the board’s recent meeting on May 13 proved that the voices of 7.7 million residents are falling on deaf ears. This looming... The post Khamis: Bay Area air district’s gas appliance ban is wrong appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, Khamis: Bay Area air district’s gas appliance ban is wrong, The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is charging ahead with a natural gas appliance ban that is as impractical as it is punitive. Despite legitimate concerns over implementation, costs and confusing exemptions, the board’s recent meeting on May 13 proved that the voices of 7.7 million residents are falling on deaf ears. This looming… The post Khamis: Bay Area air district’s gas appliance ban is wrong appeared first on San José Spotlight .
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