Pamela Cruz. Pen sula 360 Press [P360P].
Just 64 kilometers north of San Francisco, The city of Petaluma has become the first US city to ban all new gas stations in order to reduce carbon emissions.
Recently, the Petaluma City Council voted unanimously to ban the creation, expansion, reconstruction and relocation of gas stations, encouraging station owners to transition to stations that serve electric and hydroelectric vehicles, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
The city, which has 58,000 inhabitants, hopes to become a carbon-neutral area by 2030. The action places Petaluma as a pioneer in new strict measures to support the environment and to curb the consequences of climate change.