US Federal Agency Considers Bans on Gas-Powered Stoves
On par with the Biden Administration’s radical climate agenda, the United States Consumer Product Safety Agency has announced its consideration to ban gas-powered stoves.
More than 40 percent of consumer households in the United States use gas-powered stoves. In California — which is considered the country’s climate change capital, responsible for a vast majority of climate-focused initiatives — a whopping 60 percent of homes in the liberal state have gas stoves as well.
Richard Trumka Jr., a commissioner for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Agency, stated that gas stoves are a “hidden hazard” in an interview with Bloomberg. This is coming after a researcher from Stanford reported their rising concern with the emissions indoors. Natural gas stoves that are used emit different air pollutants including nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and fine particulate matter levels of EPA. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that these emissions are linked to respiratory illness, cardiovascular problems, and other health risks according to the Institute for Policy Integrity and The American Chemical Society.
What’s most concerning about these regulatory considerations is that they are coming from three letter agencies in the government, not elected officials. The report stated that the agency plans to “take action” and “any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned.”
This suggestion has been on the books as a recommendation since October 2022 going. A study conducted in December 2022 by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health discovered that indoor gas stove usage is linked to an increased risk of current asthma among children and that almost 13% of current childhood asthma in the U.S. is attributable to gas stove use. The agency will be making a public comment on gas stove hazards and offering another solution to banning gas stoves which would be setting emission standards on the appliances. Some U.S. cities have started to ban gas hookups in new construction buildings to lessen gas emissions, cities include Berkley, San Francisco, and New York.
The American Gas Association pushed back against a natural gas ban in a post, saying it makes housing more expensive as “electric homes require expensive retrofits.”
