The Trump administration dropped a lawsuit Monday against two Northern California cities after council members rescinded ordinances that regulators could have used to ban gas hookups in new buildings.
What happened: The Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss its January complaint against Morgan Hill and Petaluma, which the administration argued were violating federal appliance energy standards by keeping their rules on the books.
That comes after the Petaluma City Council voted last week to amend its ordinance to promote, rather than require, electrification in new construction, and Morgan Hill repealed its rule entirely last month.
“In light of these actions and the Defendants’ bases for taking them, Plaintiff voluntarily dismisses this case,” DOJ attorneys wrote in the filing.
