Internal Biden Admin Memo Shows They Actually Were Serious About Banning Gas Stoves

FIRST ON FOX Biden’s administration was seriously considering banning Stoves powered by natural gas According to an internal memo that Fox News Digital obtained, it was previously criticized for considering such a move.

In the memo dated Oct. 25, 2022, Richard Trumka Jr. — whom President Biden appointed to serve on the five-person Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — wrote to a fellow commissioner that there was sufficient evidence for the agency to move forward with a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) Gas stoves to be banned In the near future. Trumka’s memo was entitled, “NPR Proposing Ban on Gas Stoves (Indoor Air Quality).”

“The need for gas stove regulation has reached a boiling point,” The October memo was signed by the CPSC commissioner. “CPSC has the responsibility to ban consumer products that emit hazardous substances, particularly, when those emissions harm children, under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.”

“Emerging evidence is sufficient to conclude that gas stoves in homes emit toxic gasses that cause illness and that lower-cost, safer alternatives are available,” Trumka has been added.

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Richard Trumka Jr. is present at a White House ceremony where President Biden will award Presidential Medals of Freedom.
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Trumka observed that gas stoves were already prohibited in new construction in the United States’ two largest cities, New York City (NYC) and Los Angeles (LA). “for health and inequity reasons” Because gas stoves “strongly contribute to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions.”

“There is sufficient information available for CPSC to issue an NPR in FY 2023 proposing to ban gas stoves in homes,” He concluded. “The additional work needed to complete an NPR is primarily economic; the available health and scientific evidence on illnesses caused by the relevant gasses at the concentrations present in homes with gas stoves already exists.”

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Trumka’s internal memo reveals that plans to limit gas stoves were in place months before previously reported. It also doubts recent comments by Trumka as well as other administration officials that such an order would not be taken into consideration.

Trumka’s January statement to Bloomberg, a month after the memo was published, made headlines. “any option is on the table” regarding gas stove regulation.

His comments inspired a Furore from energy groupsRepublican lawmakers and some Democrats blasted the CPSC’s targeting of gas stoves. These stoves are used daily by millions of Americans. Critics also claimed alternatives to natural gas power would lead to higher prices for consumers.

Richard Trumka Jr. (CPSC Commissioner) wrote that in a October 2022 note “there is sufficient information available” Gas stove ban.
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After the criticism was widespread, Trumka’s remarks were retracted by the White House. Biden stated that he wasn’t in favor of banning gas stoves. Alexander Hoehn Saric (CPSC Chairman) said that he was not. “looking to ban gas stoves.”

“CPSC is researching gas emissions in stoves and exploring new ways to address any health risks,” The chairman added. “CPSC also is actively engaged in strengthening voluntary safety standards for gas stoves.” 

Deputy Energy secretary David Turk stated that the administration will not ban gas stoves during Thursday’s hearing after Senator Energy and Natural Resources Ranking member John Barrasso of Wyoming asked him about Trumka’s memo.

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The Department of Energy (DOE), introduced strict standards for gas stoves that will require higher efficiency levels on Wednesday. FOX Business was informed by a spokesperson for the DOE that they are not considering a ban.

Additionally, Sens. Ted Cruz, R.Texas, and Joe Manchin D-W.Va. introduced legislation to block the CPSC’s ban on gas stoves.

“Make no mistake, radical environmentalists want to stop Americans from using natural gas,” Cruz said. “The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s proposed ban on gas stoves is the latest egregious scaremongering by the far left and their Biden administration allies.”