PSE Healthy Energy - In the Media

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

June 28, 2022

Scientists tested the natural gas used in kitchen stoves around Boston. They found dangerous chemicals.The natural gas used in homes in the Greater Boston area contains varying levels of toxic chemicals, including benzene and toluene, according to a new study, upending the long-held idea that natural gas is a “clean” fossil fuel.

Boston Globe

June 22, 2022

No, a new study doesn't encourage ripping out your gas stoveEach oven passively released methane, and they found more than 75% of the total emissions happened when the stoves were off.

WCNC

June 13, 2022

American Lung Association is OK with smoke from prescribed forest burns. Here’s whyThe report was compiled by PSE Healthy Energy, a nonprofit based in Oakland, and released Wednesday, June 8.

Modesto Bee

June 04, 2022

As contentious net metering debates persist across the US, Connecticut and Hawaii show a way forwardDistributed solar remains at the center of contentious debates across the United States.

Utility Dive

May 16, 2022

The Best Stove for Your Health and the EnvironmentGas stoves are associated with a certain allure: an image of prestigious chefs cooking in sought-after, high-end kitchens over an open flame. At the same time, electric stoves and their dated coils have been eschewed by many at-home culinary enthusiasts.

TIME

May 07, 2022

STUDY: Gas stoves emit greenhouse gases, even when not in useA Stanford study found emissions from gas stoves in U.S. homes are comparable to annual emissions from half a million cars.

ABC7 Los Angeles | Eyewitness News

May 06, 2022

Activists say Native and lower-income communities are disproportionately harmed by coal and gas power plants. They’re calling on Minnesota Power to adopt more renewable energy and to close some plants.A study found that closing some of Minnesota Power’s existing plants would save three lives a year and $200 million in health care costs.

Sahan Journal

April 30, 2022

First of it's kind health-equity study examines impacts of fossil fuels on MinnesotansWhile a few other states have started using health analyses in the regulation of the power sector, the concept is still novel in Minnesota. Our coalition hopes that changes.

Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy

April 30, 2022

Minnesota Power’s IRP must reflect our climate realityA report from Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) evaluates the public health and energy burden impacts of Minnesota Power’s Preferred Plan.

Fresh Energy

April 28, 2022

A Big Week for Clean Energy in MichiganUCS and our partners sponsored expert testimony to the Michigan Public Service Commission by Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy on how to better assess equity and the environment.

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