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BGE’s proposed rate increase would be difficult burden for many, say customers, officials and advocatesEnergy bills eat up a large chunk of income for some Maryland residents, a study released Wednesday showed. About 400,000 households in the state and nearly 30% of Baltimore residents pay more than 6% of their income on energy bills, considered a high level, according to the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research and PSE Healthy Energy. And for 170,000 residents with incomes less than $26,500 for a family of four, energy costs accounted for about 20% of income, the study showed.

Over 18 percent of Maryland households are burdened by high energy bills: ReportAbout 400,000 Maryland households, and nearly 30 percent of Baltimore residents, pay more than six percent of their income on energy bills, according to a new report by researchers from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) and PSE Healthy Energy (PSE).

More than 18 percent of Maryland households are burdened by high energy bills: ReportAccording to a new report by researchers from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) and PSE Healthy Energy (PSE), about 400,000 households in Maryland and nearly 30% of Baltimore residents pay more than 6% of their income. their entry for energy bills. .

Report: State's biggest polluters disproportionately affecting disadvantagedWhile the state has set ambitious goals and has made strides to reduce emissions, its current policies don’t require all large air polluters to cut their greenhouse gases. Many of these facilities also release huge amounts of pollutants that are harmful to breathe in, according to a recent report compiled by PSE Healthy Energy and the University of New Mexico.

The scientific case against gas stovesGas-fired stoves are essentially “little gas-fired power plants in your home,” says Drew Michanowicz, a scientist at PSE Healthy Energy, a public health-focused nonprofit based in California. And since we spend about 90 percent of our time indoors, we can expose ourselves heavily.

These 5 Items will Continuously Emit Carcinogenic Gases, Many People do not know are still “raising killers” in the HouseResearch has found that indoor cooking gas contains toxic organic compounds that even include chemicals linked to disease K. Research from the Center for Climate, Health and Global Environment at Harvard (C – CHANGE) in collaboration with PSE Healthy Energy, Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), Gas Safety Inc., Boston University and the Home Energy Efficiency (HEET) group has collected Collected more than 200 acres of unburnt natural gas from 69 different kitchens and built pipelines around Greater Boston from December 2019 to May 2021.

Appliance evolutionResearchers for PSE Healthy Energy test a gas range for leaks as part of a study, published in October, which found that gas appliances and ...

Study says New Mexico turning blind eye to several large polluters in climate change policyNew Mexico lawmakers are leaving many large polluters out of climate change policy, according to a new report from the University of New Mexico and PSE Healthy Energy, a nonprofit research institute.

Gas stoves: Igniting a new range war"Nearly every stove that we measured emitted methane or natural gas while it was off, and that gas contains benzene," Lebel said. "Meanwhile, while you use your stove, nearly every stove emits some amount of nitrogen dioxide, which is a respiratory irritant, and it can be damaging to your health.

Sens. Cruz, Manchin introduce bill opposing gas stove banEric Lebel, a senior scientist with PSE Healthy Energy in Oakland, Calif., said the risks, however, may carry some caveats. “There are many other compounding sources of nitrogen dioxide,” Lebel said. “If you live next to a freeway, that’s a big source of nitrogen dioxide.

Gas Stoves Have a Pollution ProblemA groundbreaking study by Oakland-based PSE Healthy Energy on stoves in California found that the appliances are leaking alarming levels of benzene directly in homes — and in residences with the leakiest stoves, benzene concentrations were comparable to living with second-hand tobacco smoke.

Largest greenhouse gas emitters overlooked in state climate policy, report findsA new report from The University of New Mexico and PSE Healthy Energy examines which communities in New Mexico are most impacted by pollution from large facilities.