Democrats The Biden administration this week announced it is considering a ban on gas stoves, pointing to concerns over emissions in the household and resulting illnesses such as childhood asthma.
“This is a hidden hazard,” U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission head Richard Trumka Jr., whose agency is weighing the ban, told Bloomberg . “Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned.”
Coincidentally, Democrats have pushed to ban natural gas in recent years over alleged environmental concerns. Just last month, President Joe Biden’s Energy Department touted its effort to phase out natural gas in federal buildings, which will cost taxpayers millions of dollars, the Washington Free Beacon reported. The New York City Council, meanwhile, voted in 2021 to ban natural gas hookups in many new building developments.
While ventilation improvements could alleviate concerns over emissions, an outright ban would affect tens of millions of Americans. Thirty-five […]
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