US authorities are reportedly considering a ban on new gas stoves after research linked them to one in eight childhood asthma cases
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January 11, 2023
Gas stoves a source of nitrogen dioxide and particulate pollution Maciej Toporowicz/Moment RF/Getty Images
For many restaurant chefs and avid amateur cooks, natural gas has long been the fuel of choice for stovetop cooking. Preparing food over an open flame is a quicker and more responsive experience than relying on electric or induction heaters, so the idea goes. But that love affair with gas may be coming to an end as evidence mounts of the risks it poses to public health and the climate.
A CPSC commissioner hinted that…
