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Biden's administration was in fact serious about banning gas stoves across the country, according to an internal memo, before public backlash compelled them to reconsider the change. In January, Richard Trumka Jr., (left) an agency commissioner for the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced that the company was keen to fix the pollution created by gas stoves. However, the federal regulator's decision to outlaw the appliances sparked widespread outrage, as many believed it would unfairly affect poorer Americans as gas cooking appliances are often more affordable. According to reports from 2020, an estimated 48.8 million households in the United States still have gas kitchen appliances. Any household can receive up to $840 in a credit to convert to electric under Biden's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as well as an additional $400 for installation fees. This means that if every household in the United States that currently owns a gas cooker switched to the federal government budget, it would cost the Biden administration more than $65 billion. This goes to show that the Biden administration, the one who chairs the CPSC, was reportedly considering making the switch months before it was officially announced.

After finding that asthma in children is linked to elevated levels of asthma, the US Product Safety Commission reported on Monday that it is considering banning gas stoves. About 12.7 percent of pediatric asthma cases in the United States are caused by gas stoves. Even when switched off, they release chemicals such as nitrogen dioxide and benzene.

According to environmental scientists from Colorado, New York, and Australia, nearly 33% of childhood asthma cases in the United States are directly related to using gas stoves in households, making them as dangerous as secondhand fire. According to the results, homeowners should switch from gas ranges in houses to all-electric ones.