Should gas stoves be banned? What are the environmental and health impacts of gas appliances? And should you go electric? The truth might shock you!

There's been a lot of talk about a gas stove ban, thanks to a new report that found 13% of asthma cases in kids are caused by gas stoves specifically. Is it all controversy or are there genuine dangers and health impacts you should be worried about?

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Written by: Mitchell Moffit
Edited by: Luka Šarlija

Resources/Further Reading:

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/1/75
https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/42/6/1724/737113?login=false
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-gas-stoves-bad-for-our-health/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/analysis-why-federal-regulators-are-considering-new-safety-rules-for-gas-stoves
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions
https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/nitrogen-dioxides-impact-indoor-air-quality
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10473289.1992.10467018
https://unfccc.int/news/most-fossil-fuels-must-stay-in-the-ground-new-study
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/have-a-gas-stove-how-to-reduce-pollution-that-may-harm-health-202209072811
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.2c02581
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35081712/