PSE Healthy Energy - In the Media

June 06, 2024

Study: Gas stoves can leak contaminants that are hard to detect“Benzene is a carcinogen. The WHO says there’s no safe level, so any increase in exposure is going to increase your risk,” Rowland said of the World Health Organization’s advisories on benzene. Rowland said that those with a diminished sense of smell are at an increased risk. “Older Americans (would) be at risk of a much larger leak without knowing it,” he said.

KDVR-TV (Denver)

June 04, 2024

Massive potential lithium source found in PennsylvaniaFor lithium extraction, just as for fracking, there needs to be careful assessment of the climate, health, water quality, and other environmental tradeoffs, Shonkoff says.

Chemical & Engineering News

June 04, 2024

New study confirms presence of benzene in natural gas and potential for undetectable indoor leaks"While these smaller leaks are not large enough to cause gas explosions, hard-to-smell leaks are common," said lead author and PSE Healthy Energy Scientist Sebastian Rowland.

Phys.org

June 03, 2024

A tiny California town is set to be home to a controversial hydrogen experiment—and not everyone is happy about itBlending hydrogen into gas lines has “marginal climate benefits while introducing high risks at the same time,” said Bethany Kwoka, a scientist at PSE Healthy Energy, a scientific research institute, who worked on a report examining California’s hydrogen policies.

Fast Company

June 03, 2024

The Untapped Potential of Rooftop Solar on Nonresidential BuildingsElena Krieger, director of research at PSE Health Energy, an Oakland-based energy policy research group, said this research is important for understanding where there are opportunities to develop solar in low-income areas.

KQED

May 26, 2024

Gas stoves may contribute to early deaths and childhood asthma“Gas stoves create pollution in our homes, increasing the risk of childhood asthma and other respiratory problems for our families,” said Jenn Engstrom, state director for California Public Interest Research Group. “However, this risk has largely been hidden from the public."

The Madras Tribune

May 22, 2024

Gas stoves may contribute to early deaths and childhood asthma, new Stanford study findsFor decades, scientists have known the flames from a gas stovetop produce nitrogen dioxide, a pungent gas that can inflame a person’s lungs when inhaled. But for the first time, a team of researchers from Stanford University and Oakland-based research institute PSE Healthy Energy published a nationwide estimate of the long-term health consequences associated with cooking with natural gas and propane stoves.

Los Angeles Times

May 06, 2024

Gas stoves emit unsafe levels of nitrogen dioxideThe study, which also included insights from researchers at the Central California Asthma Collaborative, PSE Healthy Energy, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, estimates that up to 200,000 cases of childhood asthma may be linked to gas stove emissions.

Earth.com

May 03, 2024

People with gas and propane stoves breathe more unhealthy nitrogen dioxideHouseholds with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a study of air pollution in U.S. homes found.

Stanford Report

May 03, 2024

We do not know how gas stoves are depleting our homes.?The papers report authors, including scientists from Central California Asthma Collaborative, PSE Healthy Energy, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, suggest that the combination of NO2 exposure caused by fossil-fuel burning is linked to around 200,000 current childhood asthma cases, with nitrogen dioxide making up one-quarter of them.

List 23

April 22, 2024

These eco-friendly Pittsburgh restaurants are putting in the work to be sustainableSquare Cafe's recent participation in groundbreaking research on kitchen air quality with PSE Healthy Energy further underscores its commitment to sustainability. It is the first restaurant in the U.S. to undergo such testing.

Pittsburgh City Paper

April 12, 2024

Colorado is latest state to try turning off the electrical grid to prevent wildfires − a complex, technical operation pioneered in CaliforniaMillions of Californians have experienced these shutdowns over the past decade. A 2023 review by PSE Healthy Energy, an independent research institute, found that the most-affected counties, mainly in Southern California, average four to five public safety outages yearly, which on average last 48 hours.

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