We need to talk about your gas stove, your health and climate change October 7, 2021

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It’s not just environmental groups signing on to widespread electrification. The New England Journal of Medicine recently published an opinion piece by three physicians who recommended that “new gas appliances be removed from the market,” along with ending industry subsidies and banning new gas hookups in buildings.

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