Your gas stove is leaking methane, even when it’s turned off New research finds that gas stoves aren't as clean as we once thought. Turn that range hood on, stat.
Methane is the main component of the gas that heats our homes and powers our stoves, and it’s one of the main byproducts of oil and gas drilling. It’s also dramatically warming the planet.
Gas stoves are not just a risk to human health, though. “Methane leaks from gas stoves into people's homes even while [the stove] is off,” said Eric Lebel, Ph.D., a senior scientist at PSE ...