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Health · 24 July 2026

US study: Gas stove switch cuts indoor pollution 70%.

US study: Gas stove switch cuts indoor pollution 70%.

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The US research revealed that the health benefits of ditching gas match or beat those from standard asthma medication. Scientists testing 72 homes for Ohio's publicly owned MetroHealth system discovered that indoor nitrogen dioxide pollution plummeted by 70%. Donald Trump's incoming administration pulled the project's funding early, meaning more than 1,100 other planned households missed out on the switch.

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