Gas cooking stove manufacturers knew for decades that burners could be made that emit less pollution in homes, but they chose not to. That may be about to change. There's been a lot of chatter lately ...

The heated debate over regulating gas stoves is really about the burners in those appliances. That’s where natural gas, a fossil fuel, is combusted and air pollution is released into homes. Four ...

Gas cooking has long been sold as the gold standard for home chefs, yet the blue flame on the stovetop is quietly loading kitchens with pollutants that regulators would never allow outdoors. Inside ...

For decades, almost every 30-inch gas range in the world came equipped with four burners, spaced equidistant across the cooktop. But if you’ve purchased a gas range in the past 10 years, there’s a ...

While there aren't a lot of moving parts on a stovetop, it is possible for connections to come loose, particularly during cleaning or installation. If the wires which connect the igniter to the ...

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