“This is a troubling attempt by these companies to quickly erase their own public acknowledgment of the dangers of gas stoves,” said Vardi. One 2022 study estimated that 12 percent of American children with asthma develop that respiratory condition solely due to living in homes with gas stoves. Appliance manufacturers and the natural gas industry are no stranger to promoting their products regardless of known health risks. The lobbyists at the American Gas Association have worked hard to popularize gas stoves: At one point, the organization even provided the stoves Julia Child used in her popular cooking show. They also funded their own research, which cast doubt on independent findings on the health risks of gas stoves.