PSE Healthy Energy - In the Media

July 01, 2022

Gas Used in Homes Has Links to Cancer; Leaks Often UndetectedThe natural gas being piped into your home contains a wide array of toxic chemicals, including nearly two dozen so harmful they're classified as hazardous air pollutants, a new study says.

HealthDay

June 28, 2022

Study: Natural gas used in homes may contain harmful air pollutantsConsidering gas beyond its methane contents, therefore, requires “a paradigm shift” that is critical to understanding the potential health impacts of household exposure, according to Michanowicz, who is also a senior scientist at the PSE Healthy Energy research institute.

8 News Now

June 28, 2022

Hazardous air pollutants found in home-use natural gasFor the study, researchers took 234 gas samples from 69 kitchen stoves and building pipelines over a year and a half.

E&E News

June 28, 2022

Natural Gas Inside Homes Contains Toxic Compounds, Study FindsIn the samples, the team found 296 chemical compounds, and 21 of these compounds are federally considered to be hazardous air pollutants, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, and hexane.

EcoWatch

June 28, 2022

Gas stoves leak hazardous pollutants – Harvard studyA new study has identified toxic pollutants in unburned gas leaking from stoves, raising questions about health impacts.

Gas Outlook

June 28, 2022

Latest Studies From Harvard, Et Al Show Health Hazards Of Gas CookingThe dream home kitchen has a spacious pantry and well-made, handsome cabinets, stone countertops, a deep chef’s sink and pro-style appliances. One of the most popular for decades –inspired by glossy ads, social media and cooking shows – has been the high performance gas cooktop or range.

Forbes

June 28, 2022

Domestic gas contains hazardous, cancer-causing air pollutantsFrom stoves to heaters, millions are unaware of the potential health implications of the fuel they use at home.

Air Quality News

June 28, 2022

Unburned natural gas contains 21 toxic air pollutants, study findsThere’s been a lot of focus recently on the negative health impacts of burning natural gas indoors, but a new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology sheds light on what’s in the unburned gas piped into millions of homes across the U.S.

WBUR

June 28, 2022

Natural Gas Samples Taken from Boston-Area Homes Contained Numerous Toxic Compounds, a New Harvard Study FindsThe study comes as some cities and states move to ban gas-fired appliances in new construction in favor of electric appliances.

Inside Climate News

June 28, 2022

Natural gas used in homes may contain hazardous air pollutants: studyNatural gas used for powering household stoves, furnaces and water may contain levels of cancer-linked compounds that are toxic to residents when leaked, a new study has found.

The Hill

June 28, 2022

In Boston homes, potentially harmful compounds are leaking from stovetopsNatural gas — just by nature of being the most common residential energy source in the U.S. — has the sheen of being a relatively safe and clean kind of power. But increasingly, researchers are concerned we don’t have a firm enough handle on its potential health effects.

STAT

June 28, 2022

Gas Piped Into Homes Contains Benzene and Other Risky Chemicals, Study FindsWhile the concentrations are low, the chemicals are potentially dangerous and some are linked to cancer risk, the researchers found.

New York Times

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