PSE Healthy Energy - In the Media

February 07, 2022

Gas stoves leak climate-warming methane gas“The finding was that there were a lot of missing sources of methane from city wide emissions,” said Eric Lebel, senior scientist for Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy and lead author of the study.

Valley Ventana

February 06, 2022

A California Water Board Assures the Public that Oil Wastewater Is Safe for Irrigation, But Experts Say the Evidence Is ScantThe first time Seth Shonkoff, a public health scientist with the nonprofit Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy and a member of the expert panel, visited the Cawelo holding pond several years ago, he smelled an “extraordinarily strong” whiff of asphalt and crude oil.

Inside Climate News

February 05, 2022

Gas Stoves Are Bad for the Environment Even When They're Turned OffEric Lebel, PhD, lead author of the study and a senior scientist with PSE Healthy Energy, initially focused on methane emissions from storage and tankless water heaters before moving on to investigate kitchen appliances.

verywell health

February 05, 2022

Gas stoves might be bad for climate and healthWhen turned on, stoves also emit harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx), the researchers found. In small kitchens with poor ventilation and exhaust fans off, NOx concentration could quickly pass 100 ppb, the hourly outdoor exposure limit for nitrogen dioxide set by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

c&en

February 04, 2022

Gas stoves help to cook the climate — even when offUS kitchen appliances that burn natural gas emit much more methane than previously realized.

Nature

February 01, 2022

Gas Stoves May Become Next Target Of Climate Activists“Surprisingly, there are very few measurements of how much natural gas escapes into the air from inside homes and buildings through leaks and incomplete combustion from appliances,” lead author Eric Lebel told MarketWatch.

Oil Price

February 01, 2022

Gas stoves and ovens have to go - they emit methane even when turned offA new study suggests that gas stoves are not as safe for the environment as once believed. Even when a natural gas cooking stove isn’t on, it leaks methane gas, and the amount is significant.

Digital Journal

February 01, 2022

Breaking Down The Environmental Impact Of Gas Appliances And The Push To Electrify HomesBreaking Down The Environmental Impact Of Gas Appliances And The Push To Electrify Homes.

KPCC

February 01, 2022

Gas Stoves Are Worse for Climate and Health Than Previously ThoughtA new study is heating up the debate over gas-powered stovetops.

Smithsonian Magazine

February 01, 2022

Activists urge Massachusetts to take another look at need for peaking plantsMassachusetts is home to 23 such plants, according to nonprofit research institute Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy.

Energy News Network

January 28, 2022

Gas stoves are a threat to health and have larger climate impact than previously known, study showsThe gas emitted from household stoves and ovens is not only dangerous to public health but also has a much more significant impact on the climate crisis than previously thought, new research shows.

CNN

January 28, 2022

Gas stoves are worse for the climate than previously thought, study saysGas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they’re off, a new study found.

Los Angeles Times

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