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The Hidden Culprit Behind Rising Gas Utility Bills 

Utility spending on infrastructure has more than tripled in the last decade, making up the bulk of customer costs, according to a new report by the Building Decarbonization Coalition.

By Carrie Klein

A worker in a hard hat leans over a pipe snaking over the ground.
A view of apartments in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

How City Leaders in New York Plan to Help Co-Op Buildings Reduce Emissions

By Lauren Dalban

A contractor visits Amparo Vigil's building in San Francisco's outer Mission District in September 2024 before putting in a bid to work on a solar panel installation and the transition to electric heat pumps and other appliances. Credit: Twilight Greenaway/Inside Climate News

Building Decarbonization Could Push Out Low-Income Renters. A San Francisco Program Hopes to Prevent That

By Twilight Greenaway

Blue flames rise from the burner of a natural gas stove in Orange, California. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

California Cities Planned to Shut off Gas in New Buildings, but a Lawsuit Turned it Back On. Now What?

By Twilight Greenaway

Inspecting a new Rivian van.

Electrifying a Fraction of Vehicles in the Lower Great Lakes Could Save Over a Thousand Lives Annually, Studies Suggest

By Aydali Campa

Gas meters outside a building.

As New York’s Gas Infrastructure Ages, Some Residents Are Left With Leaking Pipes or No Gas at All

By June Kim

A building under construction in Silver Spring Maryland. Credit: Benjamin C. Tankersley/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

Maryland’s Largest County Just Banned Gas Appliances in Most New Buildings—But Not Without Some Concessions

By Aman Azhar

Inside Clean Energy: Yes, We Can Electrify Almost Everything. Here’s What That Looks Like.

By Dan Gearino

Center Street, near the University of California, Berkeley. Berkeley was the first city in the United States to pass an ordinance that banned natural gas hookups in new construction. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

A Furious Industry Backlash Greets Moves by California Cities to Ban Natural Gas in New Construction

By Dan Gearino

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