Buiilders Warn of Skyrocketing Housing Costs Under Climate-Change Law

A builders trade group warns that a pending climate-change bill could stifle home construction in California and drive up the cost of new houses.
Senate Bill 32, which would extend and expand California’s pollution reduction targets into the year 2050, would likely create a mandate that all homes produce zero net energy, warned a report issued Monday by the California Building Industry Association.
That mandate could then become a weapon for anti-development groups to sue builders under the California Environmental Quality Act, said Richard Lyon, the association’s senior vice president.