Gas-Friendly States Are Passing Laws Barring Bans or Restrictions on Natural Gas (Bloomberg) States friendly to oil and gas development are trying to stop more local governments from banning natural gas connections in favor of electric hookups, which are seen as more climate-friendly, Bloomberg Law reports. Lawmakers in Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Arizona have all recently passed, or signed into law, bills that would ban municipalities from prohibiting gas hookups. (Bloomberg)
