The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is considering a ban on gas stoves, citing indoor air pollutants emitted by gas-burning stoves as a threat to residents of the estimated 40% of US homes who use these appliances.
"This is a hidden hazard. Any option is on the table. Products that can't be made safe can be banned," CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka said, in a statement, indicating that the agency plans to take action to address the problem.
[After criticism on Twitter from Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), who called Trumka "an unelected bureaucrat," the CPSC chief clarified his statement on Tuesday afternoon and said he's not planning to come to your house and confiscate your stove; the proposed ban would apply to the sale or installation of new gas stoves.]
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