The American Gas Association (AGA) has taken aim at what it calls a”reckless” potential ban on gas stoves, and said a report linking the use of natural gas for cooking with asthma is “not substantiated by sound science.”
AGA represents more than 200 local energy companies that deliver natural gas to more than 73 million customers throughout the United States.
In a statement on Jan. 10, the association criticized research in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health that linked indoor gas stoves with an increased risk of respiratory illnesses like asthma in children.
The research was led by researchers at RMI, an organization that advocates for climate-friendly, carbon-free buildings, and other environmental groups. The research, which has been peer-reviewed, concluded that 12.7 percent of current childhood asthma nationwide is attributed to gas stove use….