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The Thursday evening edition of the PBS NewsHour devoted 11 minutes to the apparent foolishness…of cooking with gas. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien condescendingly mocked anyone who would dare not throw out their gas stoves and purchase more expensive induction stoves, given the obvious health hazards of natural gas (a danger the liberal press learned about a few days go and won’t stop shrieking over).

After a surprise slowdown, U.S. gas consumption is unlikely to ever return to pre-pandemic levels, but that could still mean pain in the years ahead.

Gasoline demand in the U.S. has peaked, with a slowdown last year signaling that consumption is unlikely to ever again return to pre-COVID levels.

There's been a heated debate lately about gas stoves and potential government regulation. The fire was lit last week after a member of a federal consumer agency suggested the government might ban them in newly built homes. That was quickly shot down by the White House but there's still a new focus on the health impact and possible alternatives. Miles O'Brien reports.

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New research that links cooking with natural gas to around 12 percent of childhood asthma cases has sparked debate about the health risks of kitchen stoves, as well as calls in the United States for stepped-up regulation. The authors of the study said their findings suggeste...

New research shows that gas stoves might be hazardous to your kids' health — and conservatives are melting down about it, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

New research that links cooking with natural gas to around 12% of childhood asthma cases has sparked debate about the health risks of kitchen stoves, as well as calls in the United States for stepped-up regulation.

Asthma study sparks debate about safety of cooking with gas