natural gas

Santa Barbara City Council votes to prohibit natural gas infrastructure in new buildings

Rachel Showalter

The Santa Barbara City Council voted unanimously July 20 to prohibit natural gas in all new construction in the city.The ordinance takes effect for all…

Environment and Energy

Local Congressman Salud Carbajal renews push to ban offshore drilling along Central Coast

Sophie Lincoln

Central Coast Congressman Salud Carbajal is re-introducing legislation to protect federal land on the Central Coast, saying he’s optimistic Congress will…

Santa Barbara looks at going all-electric in new construction

Intending to take action against global warming, 32 California cities have passed bans on natural gas in new buildings. This week city officials in Santa…

Lower natural gas reserves due to Aliso Canyon leak

A 2015 natural gas leak in Los Angeles is now affecting supply levels around the region. The utility company SoCalGas says environmental restrictions on…