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By Rachael Wolpert~

Are you hoping for a shiny gas range in your new home? How about a fireplace as the main attraction of your new living room?

If so, don’t move to Los Angeles, because the city is phasing out natural gas hookups in all new residential and commercial buildings effective Jan. 1, 2023. But LA isn’t alone. It’s California’s 57th locality to introduce commitments to phase out natural gas, and many cities across the country are following suit.

Misguided local governments are instituting gas bans across the country, ignoring how cheap, reliable, and relatively clean natural gas is for running homes and businesses. That means higher costs and fewer options for all of us. (Photo: evgenyatamanenko, iStock/Getty Images)

In a misguided effort to reduce emissions, localities that pass ordinances like these totally ignore just how vital natural gas is not only for our broader energy landscape, but…