Mealey's (July 9, 2021, 12:14 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — In an action brought by a restaurant association challenging a recently enacted Berkeley, Calif., ordinance limiting the availability of natural gas in new construction, a federal California judge on July 6 dismissed the group’s claim of federal preemption by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state law claims ....