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Consumer Products Safety Commission considers a ban on household gas stoves....

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A federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves, a source of indoor pollution linked to childhood asthma.

In an interview with Bloomberg, a US Consumer Product Safety commissioner said gas stove usage is a “hidden hazard.”

“Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned,” agency commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. told Bloomberg. The report said the agency plans “to take action” to address the indoor pollution caused by stoves.

The CPSC has been considering action on gas stoves for months. Trumka recommended in October that the CPSC seek public comment on the hazards associated with gas stoves. The pollutants have been linked to asthma and worsening respiratory conditions.

A December 2022 study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health found that indoor gas stove usage is associated with an increased risk of current asthma among children. The study found that almost 13% of current childhood asthma in the US is attributable to gas stove use.

Trumka told Bloomberg the agency plans to open public comment on gas stove hazards. Options besides a ban include “setting standards on emissions from the appliances.”

Thirty-five percent of households in the United States use a gas stove, and the number approaches 70% in some states like California and New Jersey. Other studies have found these stoves emit significant levels of nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter – which without proper ventilation can raise the levels of indoor concentration levels to unsafe levels as deemed by the EPA.

“Short-term exposure to NO2 is linked to worsening asthma in children, and long-term exposure has been determined to likely cause the development of asthma,” a group of lawmakers said in a letter to chair Alexander Hoehn-Saric, adding it can also exacerbate cardiovascular illnesses.

The letter – Sen. Corey Booker and Sen. Elizabeth Warren among its signers – argued that Black, Latino and low-income households are more likely to be affected by these adverse reactions, because they are either more likely to live near a waste incinerator or coal ash site or are in a home with poor ventilation.

In a statement to CNN, the CPSC said the agency has not proposed any regulatory action on gas stoves at this time, and any regulatory action would “involve a lengthy process.”

“Agency staff plans to start gathering data and perspectives from the public on potential hazards associated with gas stoves, and proposed solutions to those hazards later this year,” the commission said in a statement. “Commission staff also continues to work with voluntary standards organizations to examine gas stove emissions and address potential hazards.”

Some cities across the US banned natural gas hookups in all new building construction to reduce greenhouse emissions – Berkeley in 2019, San Francisco in 2020, New York City in 2021. But as of last February, 20 states with GOP-controlled legislatures have passed so-called “preemption laws” that prohibit cities from banning natural gas.

“To me that’s what’s interesting about this new trend, it seems like states are trying to eliminate the possibility before cities try to catch onto this,” Sarah Fox, an associate law professor at Northern Illinois University School of Law, told CNN last year. “The natural gas industry… has been very aggressive in getting this passed.”

In a statement to CNN Business, the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers said an improvement in ventilation is the solution to preventing indoor air pollution while cooking.

“A ban on gas cooking appliances would remove an affordable and preferred technology used in more than 40% of home across the country,” Jill Notini, industry spokesperson, said in a statement. ” A ban of gas cooking would fail to address the overall concern of indoor air quality while cooking, because all forms of cooking, regardless of heat source, generate air pollutants, especially at high temperatures.”

The American Gas Association pushed back against a natural gas ban in a blog post in December, saying it makes housing more expensive as “electric homes require expensive retrofits.”

However, Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act includes a rebate of up to $840 for an electric stove or other electric appliances, and up to an $500 to help cover the costs of converting to electric from gas.

 
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but muuuuuuh rights

My house my choice

The founding fathers would be appalled

Bunch of socialist bullshit

trump wouldn’t allow this

Hippies just trying to kill the natural gas industry

Greta’s fault
 
but muuuuuuh rights

My house my choice

The founding fathers would be appalled

Bunch of socialist bullshit

trump wouldn’t allow this

Hippies just trying to kill the natural gas industry

Greta’s fault
I know you're trying to be cute, but you failed. However, if truthful, I agree with everything you just said.
 
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Michael Thomas should be more precise than “more than 50 years” and “it becomes more clear” if he wants to persuade anybody with basic intellect
 
Except most hood vents just filter the air (badly) and recirculate it now. The real solution is to properly vent the hood to the outside, and interlock it with operation of the stove, which is required in commercial kitchens and isn't a big deal to do.
This is what I meant. All stove vents should be to outside air.
 
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Now explain why we can't use incandescent bulbs? Do they cause asthma too?
They are highly inefficient. Thanks Bush!

Seriously, LED's are just as good these days, are very cheap, last far, far longer, and use very little electricity. Time to let this one go.
 
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They are highly inefficient. Thanks Bush!

Seriously, LED's are just as good these days, are very cheap, last far, far longer, and use very little electricity. Time to let this one go.
This. Do you find though that LED bulbs don't last near as long as they claim to on the box? I do. 10-15k hours it says...

Many don't last a year even. There's less than 9000 hours total in a year. Even if a light is on 8 hours/day it should last more than 3 years...
 
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My main concern is for all the gourmet types and food snobs who identify with professional chefs who prefer/demand gas.

What a kick to the nuts for their ego!!!

OTOH, maybe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act has psychological assistance for these folks. Probably does.
 
This. Do you find though that LED bulbs don't last near as long as they claim to on the box? I do. 10-15k hours it says...

Many don't last a year even. There's less than 9000 hours total in a year. Even if a light is on 8 hours/day it should last more than 3 years...
We sold a house we built 8 years ago this summer and the same led bulbs installed in the cans were still working when we moved out.
 
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Were they the bulb kind or the curled glass tube kind?
Looked like the regular flood light style bulbs in our recessed cans. Those smaller twisted ones do kinda suck though. We had some of those in lamps and they didn't last as long as stated and I believe that style has other issues.
 
Looked like the regular flood light style bulbs in our recessed cans. Those smaller twisted ones do kinda suck though. We had some of those in lamps and they didn't last as long as stated and I believe that style has other issues.
The ones with the twisty tubes are fluorescent. They don't last near as long as LED.
 
Looked like the regular flood light style bulbs in our recessed cans. Those smaller twisted ones do kinda suck though. We had some of those in lamps and they didn't last as long as stated and I believe that style has other issues.
Mine are mostly bulb style 60/100watt replacement style ones. Not all of mine fail early, it just seems like more than should do.
 
This. Do you find though that LED bulbs don't last near as long as they claim to on the box? I do. 10-15k hours it says...

Many don't last a year even. There's less than 9000 hours total in a year. Even if a light is on 8 hours/day it should last more than 3 years...
They do that on purpose. That's why they don't sell the ones that last forever. Can't make money on them. They have to make them so they need to be replaced as often as they can get away with.
 
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