A transition away from gas stoves won’t work if it’s forced

Gas-burning stoves at a home improvement store in Chicago. The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission recently suggested that gas stoves were a health hazard, igniting pushback from people fearing they would be banned. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

America needs a well-constructed public education campaign on how to mitigate the health risks of gas stoves. It also should encourage research and design public policy to make other types of stoves cheaper and better.

Last week, a flurry of outrage followed remarks by Richard Trumka Jr., a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, on possible restrictions on gas stoves.