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Who Was Worried About Gas Stoves in the ‘70s?

Last Updated: 17 March 2023 | Published: 16 March 2023

Industry Knew About Gas Stoves’ Air Pollution Problems in Early 1970s

The American Gas Association is trying to discredit research on the health impacts of gas stoves today. But newly revealed documents show it was discussing indoor air pollution concerns five decades ago.

https://www.desmog.com/2023/03/02/american-gas-association-knew-stoves-air-pollution-1970s/

ByRebecca John Mar 2, 2023

... More than 50 years ago, in 1972, AGA [American Gas Association] authored a draft report highlighting indoor air pollution concerns similar to those being raised by health experts and regulators today. In particular, this draft report examined what to do about problems related to the emission of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides (collectively referred to as NOx) from domestic gas appliances. This draft, recently discovered in the U.S. National Archives, would eventually become an official report published by the National Industrial Pollution Control Council (NIPCC), a long-forgotten government advisory council composed of the nation’s most powerful industrialists.

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