Ass'n of Contracting Plumbers of the City of New York, Inc. v. New York, City of

ELR Citation: 55 ELR 20037
No(s). 23-CV-11292 (RA) (S.D.N.Y. Mar 18, 2025) (Abrams, J.)

A district court granted New York City's motion to dismiss a challenge to its statute prohibiting the use of fossil fuels in newly constructed residential buildings. Trade groups and a union argued the statute was preempted by the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) because it concerned "the ...