KITCHENS

The most critical appliance to consider is your stove. It is time to replace your gas stove with induction. Here’s why:

The EPA defines hazardous air pollutants here
Unburned gas leaking from kitchen stoves contains at least 21 hazardous air pollutants. More here.
Stanford report finds that gas-burning stoves in kitchen leak significant amounts of planet-warming methane. More here.
Children in homes with gas stoves have a 42% higher likelihood of experiencing asthma symptoms. More here.
The Case for Induction Cooking from the New York Times.
An induction stove is a better idea for the planet and for air quality. More here. Here. And, here

CURRENT NEWS

The New York Times

In the Fight Over Gas Stoves, Meet the Industry’s Go-To Scientist

By Hiroko Tabuchi 01/29/23

Longstanding research shows the health dangers of gas-burning ranges. Utilities are turning to Julie Goodman, a toxicologist with a firm whose work raises questions about the science....

The Guardian

‘I use it because it’s better’: why chefs are embracing the electric stove

By Whitney Bauck 01/29/23

The evidence that gas stoves are bad for human health has grown so staggering over the last few years that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission recently announced that it would consider banning the appliances.…

The Guardian

US renters have growing worries over gas stoves – and few options

By Aliya Uteuova 01/27/23

Lack of choice over appliances is acutely felt by renters as new research reveals extent of indoor air pollution

Canary Media

Video: I measured pollution from my gas stove. There was a lot of it

By Michael Thomas 01/27/23

Want to know how bad your gas stove really is? Put air-quality monitors in your home and then talk through your findings with an air-quality expert.

The Washington Post

Meet the man who unwittingly triggered the war over gas stoves

By Maxine Joselow 01/26/23

Until he became an unwitting flash point in the nation’s culture wars, Richard Trumka Jr. was little known to most Americans, despite being the son of a famous labor leader.

The Boston Globe

The gas stove culture war, explained

By Dharna Noor 01/19/23

A common household appliance has sparked the nation’s latest culture war. Gas stoves were deemed dangerous in a slew of recent studies, fueling chatter about a potential ban and turning the appliances into a patriotic…

HEAT

Why gas stoves actually matter

By Emily Atkin 01/19/23

In last week’s HEATED chat, paid subscribers and I were discussing (what else?) gas stoves, when a reader chimed in to express frustration. “I yearn for the day when gas stoves are one of the…

climate solutions

Gas stove talk gets weird

01/19/23

Scientists have been calling attention to the health risks associated with gas stoves since the 1970s. But a new study prodded a government agency to take notice—and a piece of click-bait journalism triggered an unnecessary…

Gizmodo

I Hate to Say It, but We Should Ban Gas Stoves

By Molly Taft 01/18/23

I have something to admit: I’m not a fan of induction ranges. I know, I know, a climate reporter not being totally sold on electric stoves. It’s actually due entirely to the limits of my…

The Washington Post

I bought an induction stove. Then the power went out.

By Tove Danovich 01/18/23

I had been touting the benefits of my new induction stove to all my friends since I switched from gas about a year ago. Water boiled in minutes. I didn’t have to worry about the…

The Guardian

Are gas stoves really dangerous? What we know about the science

By Brian Kahn 01/15/23

Gas stoves are a hot topic. A new study linked them to one in eight childhood asthma cases, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said it would look into banning them, and Republicans expressed anger…

The Atlantic

May the Best Stove Win

By Jacob Stern 01/14/23

Somehow, in a few short days, gas stoves have gone from a thing that some people cook with to, depending on your politics, either a child-poisoning death machine or a treasured piece of national patrimony.…

KEY RESOURCES

Electric Kitchens Experts

01/23/23

At K2L our mission is to: ELEVATE the electric kitchens conversation, ENGAGE stakeholders with today's inspiring cooking options and, FACILITATE the adoption of kitchen electrification for performance, people and planet.

Home is Where the Pipeline Ends: Characterization of Volatile Organic Compounds Present in Natural Gas at the Point of the Residential End User

06/28/22

The presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in unprocessed natural gas (NG) is well documented; however, the degree to which VOCs are present in NG at the point of end use is largely uncharacterized. We…

Gas Stoves Leak Planet-Warming Methane, Harm Health

01/27/22

Forgetting to add salt while cooking needn’t be one of your main worries anymore. A new study from Stanford University finds that gas-burning stoves in kitchens leak significant amounts of methane from pipes, hoses, and…

What are Hazardous Air Pollutants?

01/05/22

Hazardous air pollutants, also known as toxic air pollutants or air toxics, are those pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as reproductive effects or birth defects,…

Gas Stoves Taking a Toll on Our Health

05/05/20

Gas stoves are likely exposing tens of millions of Americans to air pollution levels that would be illegal if they were outside, according to a new report. The report, compiled by the Rocky Mountain Institute,…

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MORE NEWS

business insider

Chef Alison Roman loves her induction stove. Twitter has so many questions

By Catherine Boudreau 01/14/23

Electric-induction stoves got celebrity-chef endorsements following a controversy over gas stoves. nduction stoves are popular in Europe, but unfamiliar to many Americans. "Can you toast marshmallows over it for s'mores?" ADVERTISING "How do you warm…

Politico

What the right’s gas stove freakout was really about

By Alex Guillén and Ben Lefebvre 01/14/23

No, President Joe Biden isn’t coming for your gas stove. Republicans and conservative pundits have spent the past week nonetheless expressing alarm about the fate of Americans’ ranges and cooktops — in line with previous…

Fox 13

Push to phase out gas stoves over health concerns met with online anger

By Matthew Smith 01/14/23

The push to electrify kitchens is not new. Scientists have sounded the alarm on the dangers of gas stoves for years. In the mid-80s, the EPA directed the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to…

Heated

This is all the gas industry’s fault

By Emily Atkin 01/14/23

It can be hard to fully appreciate the effect that fossil fuel industry marketing has had on shaping American culture and values—and thus how difficult it can be to undo its conditioning. But in the…

The New York Times

About That Gas Stove

By Somini Sengupta 01/13/23

My grandmother in India cooked for many years with coal, then with a tank of liquid petroleum gas. As a child in California, I lived in an apartment with an electric stove, then in a…

Yale Climate Connections

Can induction stoves convince home cooks to give up gas?

By Sarah Wesseler 01/13/23

Induction stoves offer major benefits over gas, but home cooks face barriers in making the switch. The post Can induction stoves convince home cooks to give up gas? appeared first on Yale Climate Connections. ...

Gizmodo

The Dumbest Reactions to the Non-Existent Gas Stove Ban

By Lauren Leffer 01/13/23

A swift turnaround from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission gave the media whiplash earlier this week. On Monday, a commissioner from the watchdog agency, Richard Trumka Jr., indicated CPSC was considering new restrictions on…

Grist

U.S. regulators hinted at a possible ban on gas stoves. The debate boiled over

By John McCracken 01/12/23

Seemingly overnight, the gas stove in nearly one of three homes in the country became an appliance of controversy, bringing possible comparisons to cigarettes on one side and accusations of government overreach on the other.

Consumer Reports

Induction Cooktops and Ranges Are So Good You May Not Miss Your Gas Appliance

By Paul Hope 01/12/23

Gas cooktops and ranges have had a rough couple of years. They have been the de facto choice for chefs and serious home cooks for decades. But the recent flurry of reports on the potential…

Axios

Right’s new fight: Gas stoves

By Matt Phillips and Andrew Freedman 01/12/23

Despite official insistence that fears of a ban are unfounded, conservatives are suddenly championing gas stoves in a new culture war. Why it matters: Mounting scientific evidence points to a link between a higher risk…

VOX

The gas stove regulation uproar, explained

By Rebecca Leber 01/11/23

When the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced in mid-December it would consider its first-ever health regulations on gas stoves, it was the start of what will be a very long journey to any…

Bonappetit

Are Gas Stoves Unsafe? Here’s What to Know About the Gas vs. Induction Debate

By Ali Francis 01/11/23

On Monday, US Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. told Bloomberg that the federal agency would consider a nationwide ban on the installation of new gas stoves—or at least, a new set of standards…

Houston Chronicle

Biden administration say it has no plans to ban gas stoves, despite air quality concerns

By Amanda Drane 01/11/23

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is reviewing ways it can mitigate the hazards posed by gas stoves but has no plans to ban them, the commission chairman said Wednesday.

The New York Times

The new soldiers in propane’s fight against climate action: television stars

By Hiroko Tabuchi 01/11/23

An industry group is spending millions of dollars to push back against efforts to move heating away from oil and gas....

The Washington Post

U.S. agency examines secret pollution from gas stoves

By Shannon Osaka 01/10/23

For years, scientists and health advocates have tried to bring attention to a secret source of air pollution sitting in 40 million homes around the United States — which jump-starts childhood asthma, increases the risk…

Bloomberg News

US Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears

By Ari Natter 01/09/23

A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances.

The Boston Globe

Gas stoves are contributing to childhood asthma in Massachusetts, study finds

By Dharna Noor 01/05/23

Gas stoves are responsible for 15.4 percent of childhood asthma cases in Massachusetts, suggesting the Commonwealth could avoid more than one in seven childhood asthma cases by getting rid of the appliances, a new peer-reviewed…

MDPI

Population Attributable Fraction of Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma in the United States

By Talor Gruenwald and others 12/21/22

Indoor gas stove use for cooking is associated with an increased risk of current asthma among children and is prevalent in 35% of households in the United States (US). The population-level implications of gas cooking…

The Hill

Consumer safety board to weigh regulations on gas stoves

By Rachel Frazin 12/14/22

The U.S. agency in charge of making sure the country’s consumer products are safe will weigh regulations on new gas stoves, one of the board’s commissioners said on Wednesday.

Insider

The 4 best induction cooktops, with recommendations from chefs

By Hannah Selinger 12/13/22

If you've been hearing and wondering about the term "induction cooktop" in appliance circles lately, you aren't alone. Induction cooktops are newly popular in kitchens across the country. They use electromagnetic energy to conduct heat…

Earth 911

Reducing Emissions from Your Dishwasher

By Gemma Alexander 11/14/22

Americans’ energy use has changed a lot since the days when a kitchen full of appliances was a symbol of success rather than just, you know, a kitchen. Although transportation is the biggest component of…

The Hill

Even when off, gas stoves can leak benzene

By Gianna Melillo 10/20/22

Leaks of unburned gas from stoves can contain benzene concentrations comparable to secondhand tobacco smoke, according to new research from PSE Healthy Energy. The indoor leaks of benzene, a carcinogen, and other hazardous air pollutants…

Grist

What’s the true cost of an induction stove?

By Shannon Osaka and Others 09/07/22

For decades, cooking with a gas stove has been seen as the fanciest and most enjoyable way to cook. But are we really better off with natural gas? Climate experts and professional chefs alike say…

AZ Mirror

Benzene with your bisque? New studies highlight the dangers of ‘cooking with gas’

By Will Humble and Others 08/11/22

It looks so benign sitting there in your kitchen. Gleaming stainless steel, or maybe a classic matte black. Grates framing an emotionally appealing orange-blue flame. Your gas stove. But new research suggests you may be…

Marketwatch

Gas stoves targeted as U.S. congressman alleges consumer watchdog has sat on decades of worrisome health data

By Rachel Koning Beals 08/01/22

An Illinois congressman wants to know why the nation’s leading consumer protection agency has not established safety standards or provided warnings to consumers on the health risks that he and at least two major studies…

Earth911

Good, Better, Best: Cutting Carbon From Home Appliances

By Gemma Alexander 07/28/22

When Americans overcompensated for the shortages during World War II in a burst of post-war spending, an appliance-filled kitchen became a worldwide aspirational symbol of American wealth and consumer culture. Appliances are still major purchases…

CommonWealth Magazine

Your gas stove is dangerous to your health

By Wynne Armand 07/16/22

In January, groundbreaking research from Stanford showed that gas stoves release concerning levels of indoor air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides “within a few minutes of usage” and continuously leak methane even when they are…

The New Yorker

Learning to Love an Induction Stove

By Hannah Goldfield 07/01/22

The other day, unprompted, the phrase “be kind, rewind” began to bounce around in my head, and it struck me that I am of the last generation who will instantly understand what it means: it…

The Hill

Natural gas used in homes may contain hazardous air pollutants: study

By Sharon Udasin 06/28/22

Natural gas used for powering household stoves, furnaces and water may contain levels of cancer-linked compounds that are toxic to residents when leaked, a new study has found...

The New York Times

Gas Piped Into Homes Contains Benzene and Other Risky Chemicals, Study Finds

By Elena Shao 06/28/22

The natural gas delivered to homes contains low concentrations of several chemicals linked to cancer, a new study found. Researchers also found inconsistent levels of odorants — substances that give natural gas its characteristic “rotten…

Consumer Reports

Pros and Cons of Induction Cooktops and Ranges

By Paul Hope 06/22/22

Induction cooktops are a special type of electric cooktop that gets its power and precision from induction technology. This means it generates energy from an electromagnetic field below the glass cooktop surface, which then transfers…

uspirgedfund.org

In the market for a new stove? Consider Induction

05/18/22

Welcome to the future. Already popular in Europe and Australia, induction cooking is steadily winning over Americans as the latest and greatest in cooking technology. Efficient, precise and safe, cooking on induction stoves provides numerous…

Tom's Guide

Why I bought an induction stovetop — and what I wish I knew beforehand

By Kate Kozuch 05/16/22

I thought I knew what I was getting myself into when I bought an induction stovetop as part of my recent kitchen renovation. But it turns out there are a couple of things I wish…

Wired

Scared of Induction? It’s Going to Be OK

By Joe Ray 05/13/22

People love cooking with gas, whether it's in a restaurant, where gas stoves are ubiquitous, or in home kitchens, where they range from extremely basic to quite tony. If you're looking for something that's considered…

CBC NEWS

Professional chefs tout the culinary — and environmental — advantages of induction stoves

04/08/22

Professional chefs tout the culinary — and environmental — advantages of induction stoves Comparing Canada's emissions to the rest of the G7 Readers share their experiences with electric vehicles

Robb Report

How Michelin 3-Star Chef Eric Ripert Designed His Own Home Kitchen

By Janice O'Leary 03/19/22

At New York’s Michelin three-star Le Bernardin, that lone lobster claw sitting in a lime-green remoulade upon a sea of porcelain might seem the essence of simplicity, but because chef Eric Ripert is behind it,…

The New York Times

The Case for Induction Cooking

By Melissa Clark 03/17/22

Robert Osborne grew anxious about dinner when his Brooklyn co-op board put the kibosh on a plan to move a gas line for his kitchen renovation. How could Mr. Osborne, a math teacher, cook his…

The New York Times

Did I Turn Off the Stove? Yes, but Maybe Not the Gas

By Raymond Zhong 01/27/22

New research that finds gas stoves emit methane, a potent greenhouse gas, even when turned off and adds to the debate over electrifying homes. ...

The New York Times

Did I Turn Off the Stove? Yes, but Maybe Not the Gas

By Raymond Zhong 01/27/22

Gas stoves leak significant amounts of methane when they are being ignited and even while they are turned off, according to a new report, adding to the growing debate over the effects of gas-powered appliances…

The New York Times

N.Y.C.’s Gas Ban Takes Fight Against Climate Change to the Kitchen

By Anne Barnard 12/15/21

New York City will ban gas-powered heaters, stoves and water boilers in all new buildings, a move that will significantly affect real estate development and construction in the nation’s largest city and could influence how…

npr

EPA Moves To Sharply Limit Potent Gases Used In Refrigerators And Air Conditioners

By The Associated Press 09/23/21

In what officials call a key step to combat climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners.

Treehugger

The ‘Now You’re Cooking with Gas’ Marketing Never Stops

By Lloyd Alter 06/24/20

We have been going on about the dangers and problems of cooking with natural gas for years, yet it seems to be almost impossible to separate people who cook a lot from their gas ranges.…