Federal agency considers ban on gas stoves following report linking them to childhood asthma

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“This is a hidden hazard.” The Biden administration is considering a ban on gas stoves in response to a growing body of scientific research has linked them to a variety of health problems.

told Bloomberg in an interviewThe agency will begin public comment sessions this winter as it begins weighing restrictions on emissions from gas stoves that have found to be harmful to human health.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

concluded that gas stoves, which are used in roughly 40% of U.S. homes, were responsible for 12.7% of childhood asthma cases in the country. In all, the study found, gas stoves are responsible for giving asthma to 650,000 children in the U.S. “When the gas stove is turned on, and when it’s burning at that hot temperature, it releases a number of air pollutants,” Brady Seals, a co-author of the study and the carbon-free buildings manager at the energy policy think tank RMI,. “So these are things like particulate matter, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, along with others. So, for example, nitrogen dioxide is a known respiratory irritant.

 

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WHY DO YOU BAN IT WHEN THE WHOLE HUMAN BODY IS POLLUTED AND WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE FOR THIS IF WE GO ON BANNING ALL THE LATEST THINGS CAUSING HEALTH PROBLEMS SHALL WE GO BACK TO STONE AGE. LET IT GO AS IT IS AS THINGS HAVE GONE BEYOND CONTROL. ONE THING WE SHOULD KNOW.

No problems at our household. We have never had anything but NG for our stove tops.

Oh wtaf...the monkeys are running the zoo.

First thing you need to look up who sent out this information electric company do you know if you buy Solar panels you’re making everybody else’s electric prices go up and soon they’re gonna ask that you pay a pacific amount

Look at Florida no power and all Tesla owners can charge their cars or phones because of no power oh but you want everything green 🤦‍♂️

If ain’t broke don’t fix it right? This gig just trying to f…. everything up you want to put everything running on batteries cars,houses,lights, solar panel, etc.. what happen when the power goes out during a hurricane or natural disaster gas would help the ones that have it

Gas is much cheaper than electricity. This is discrimination against the poor.

I am voting any Republican if Biden considers banning gas stoves.

oh god fucking just stop with the nonsense.

Another ideological regulation masquerading as health concern and showing that the Biden administration is far more concerned with the apocalyptic ideology of the warmies than with the welfare of Americans.

Why is he always trying to fix some shit no one is talking about? 🧐

Does that count gas leak/explosions?

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