Banning Gas Stoves by Regulation
New Energy Department rules would eliminate most current models.
By The Editorial Board
Feb. 3, 2023 5:57 pm ET
https://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-depa...ion-11675457600

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When progressives can’t pass their agenda through the front door in Congress, they sneak it through a regulatory back window. That’s what the Biden Administration is doing with gas stoves, as the Energy Department this week proposed new rules that amount to a gradual de facto ban.

A Biden appointee on the Consumer Product Safety Commission ignited a firestorm last month by threatening to ban gas stoves. After criticism from West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and others, the CPSC chairman rejected the idea, and White House officials said they didn’t support banning gas stoves.-- excerpt, rest at link above --