Mar 1, 2023
Scott Olson/Getty Images Editor's note: This article has been updated to include comment from a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission spokesperson. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) moved one step closer Wednesday to potentially regulating gas stoves, weeks after its chair pledged not to ban the kitchen appliances. Commissioner Rich Trumka Jr. called for the public to submit research related to the harmful effects of gas stove emissions, particularly in connection to childhood asthma, and cost-benefit analyses of potential solutions to those problems, according to the announcement. Trumka ignited a controversy in January when he told Bloomberg that "any option was on the table" when it came to regulating gas stoves, including an outright ban, drawing criticism from many Republicans and some Democrats, The Wall Street Journal reported. (RELATED: Forget Stoves! There's A Growing Movement To Ban New Homes From Having Any Gas At All) The call for inform
