Amid Local Climate Push, IPI Urges Safety Panel To Limit Gas Stove Pollution

An academic center that supports tough environmental rules is pressing the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to address risks gas cooking stoves pose to public health, opening another front against the fossil fuel’s use as various state and local governments seek to limit gas-fired appliances over climate change concerns. In an April 11 report , the Institute for Policy Integrity (IPI) at New York University argues in part that CPSC should be the agency to regulate the stoves given that...