Industry Knew\u2014and Hid\u2014Dangers of Gas Stoves Over 50 Years Ago

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Newly uncovered documents recently published by DeSmog reveal that the leading gas industry trade group knew over 50 years ago that cooking with gas stoves could harm human health and tried to cover up the evidence.

highlighting indoor air pollution concerns similar to those being raised by health experts and regulators today. In particular, this draft report examined what to do about problems related to the emission of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides from domestic gas appliances. This draft, recently discovered in the U.S.

However, an entire section detailing those concerns, entitled"Indoor Air Quality Control," vanished from the final report. With it went all the important evidence that the gas industry was not only conducting research into what the NIPCC called the"NOx problem" but also that it was actively testing technological solutions"for the purposes of limiting the levels of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides in household air.

"Instead," John wrote,"the final report argued gas' sole drawback was its limited availability, 'not its environmental impact.' It also lobbied for a massive expansion of U.S. domestic gas reserves and the rapid rollout of gas-based infrastructure, under the banner of replacing coal with gas to stem air pollution."

 

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