Summary: <p>When a debate over<span> </span><a href="https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2023/1/11/23549303/gas-stove-regulation-explained">gas stove regulation</a><span> </span>blew up this month, it revealed that Americans have a<span> </span><em>deep</em><span> </span>affinity for these kitchen appliances. But like<span> </span><a href="https://www.grid.news/story/climate/2023/01/23/an-ohio-law-defining-natural-gas-as-green-energy-and-backed-by-dark-money-lays-out-the-next-battle-in-the-climate-wars/">“natural” gas,</a><span> </span>it’s all rooted in<span> </span><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2020/06/gas-industry-influencers-stoves/">marketing</a><span> </span>that the gas industry has fostered over decades as part of its efforts to combat the<span> </span><a href="https://www.vox.com/22691755/gas-utilities-fight-electrification-preemption">rise of electric</a><span> </span>and renewable energy.</p> <p>Research into the health risks of gas stoves as a source of<span> </span><a href="https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2022/10/14/23393294/climate-buildings-gas-stoves-electrification">indoor air pollution</a><span> </span>is growing, and the<span> </span><a href="https://www.vox.com/2022/1/27/22902490/gas-stoves-methane-climate-pollution-health-off">effects of methane</a><span> </span>on climate change are already well-established.</p> <p>We speak with<span> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/rebleber">Rebecca Leber,</a><span> </span>senior reporter at Vox covering climate, about how to finally cut the line on gas power. Read Rebecca's<span> </span><a href="https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2023/1/11/23549303/gas-stove-regulation-explained">reporting for Vox<span> </span></a>on the recent gas stove debate, and her<span> </span><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/06/how-the-fossil-fuel-industry-convinced-americans-to-love-gas-stoves/">previous reporting for Mother Jones</a><span> </span>on the gas industry's insidious marketing on stoves. </p>
