The campaign “left the staff of the Southern California Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) reeling,” the article says. The latter’s more than 100 clients include the California Apartment Assn., various energy groups, and Sempra, which owns the Southern California Gas Co., according to 2025 lobbying data filed with the California secretary of state. The air district estimated nearly 2,500 premature deaths would be averted as well as more than 10,000 new cases of asthma. AdvertisementPublic opponents of the rule included the Southern California Gas Co., the Cost of Living Council and several local Realtor associations and chambers of commerce. California Federal court slows a California ban on natural gas appliances A three-judge panel sided with the California Restaurant Assn.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 17, 2026 17:27 UTC