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====''Campaigns''==== BCAN's first campaign focused on banning natural gas in new constructions in Beacon, NY.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beacon Makes Electric History |url=https://highlandscurrent.org/2023/03/24/beacon-makes-electric-history/#:~:text=Beacon%20on%20Monday%20(March%2020,unanimously%2C%20goes%20into%20effect%20Jan. |website=The Highlands Current | date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415155342/https://highlandscurrent.org/2023/03/24/beacon-makes-electric-history/#:~:text=Beacon%20on%20Monday%20(March%2020,unanimously%2C%20goes%20into%20effect%20Jan. |url-status=live }}</ref> BCAN crafted this campaign in the fall of 2022 and organized action through canvassing, public events, educational outreach, partnership with local environmental advocacy groups, and civic engagement with Beacon City Council. On March 20, 2023,<ref>{{cite web |title=March 20, 2023 Beacon City Council Meeting Minutes |url=https://granicus-azasp-hypatia.s3.amazonaws.com/F2KSMFhL2vdU8CSf8h8sqWLv?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22March%2020%252C%202023%20Minutes.pdf%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27March%252020%252C%25202023%2520Minutes.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIATHOFOHMMNY5Z5H5B%2F20230415%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20230415T173016Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=64979acf9bf3bd78e898a2b5704057ba713505fff05fd31a5754afecc4c98743}}</ref> the Beacon City Council unanimously voted in favor of passing Local Law No. 1 of 2023,<ref>{{cite web |title=Beacon Local Law No. 1 of 2023 |url=https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/1842424/Resolution_Adopting_a_Local_Law_Require_the_Electrification_of_Residential_and_Commercial_Buildings__4853-8881-3909.1_.pdf |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415174129/https://legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/attachment/pdf/1842424/Resolution_Adopting_a_Local_Law_Require_the_Electrification_of_Residential_and_Commercial_Buildings__4853-8881-3909.1_.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> to require the Electrification of Residential and Commercial Buildings, effective January 1, 2024. With passing this local law, Beacon became the third municipality in New York State to ban fossil fuels in new buildings, and the first in the Hudson Valley.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bellamy |first1=Lana |title=Beacon requires new buildings be gas-free starting in 2024 |url=https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/beacon-passes-gas-free-buildings-law-17825613.php |website=Times Union |access-date=15 April 2023 |date=21 March 2023 |archive-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415174129/https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/beacon-passes-gas-free-buildings-law-17825613.php |url-status=live }}</ref>
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