Author: Hayley Kallfelz

The Push and Pull of Municipal Fossil Fuel Bans in Massachusetts

in Administrative Law, Analysis, Environmental Law, Local Legislation, State Legislation

In 2019, Brookline, Massachusetts became the first municipality outside of California to ban fossil fuels in new construction. The move was part of a growing movement among cities and towns to ban fossil fuel infrastructure, such as hookups for oil or natural gas use, in newly constructed buildings. Fossil fuel bans of this nature typically […]