New York’s Electric Building Push Advances | Real Estate News

Real Estate News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 2, 2026 · 1m

New York’s push to ban fossil fuels in new buildings just got a major legal win as a federal appeals court upheld the state’s All-Electric Buildings Act and Local Law 154, setting the stage for a nationwide shift — but with a twist: another court sided with California’s Berkeley, creating a legal standoff that could soon head to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, a brutal heat wave is straining the power grid, prompting the city to suspend evictions to protect residents from dangerous temperatures — a move that underscores how climate policy and public safety are colliding in real time. Listen in…