Biden rules out gas-stove ban after Republican backlash

Republicans furious at suggestion from US regulators that gas stoves could be phased out over links to childhood asthma

Joe Biden has ruled out any ban of gas stoves in the US, following a furious backlash from Republicans to suggestions they could be phased out due to their contribution to dangerous indoor air pollution that has been linked to childhood asthma and other conditions.

Biden does not support banning gas stoves", Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said on Wednesday. Jean-Pierre added that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the federal agency responsible for consumer safety, is not banning gas stoves. I just want to be very clear on that."