This is 99% invisible. I'm Roman Mars.

Back in January,

Bloomberg News published a story quoting an obscure government

official named Richard Trumka Jr. He works with the Consumer Product Safety

Commission which regulates stuff like furniture and electronics and household appliances.

Basically the agency is supposed to make sure that the stuff we buy is safe and won't kill us or make us

sick. The Bloomberg story talked about how a growing body of research shows that gas stoves are really bad for indoor air quality.

They let off pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide and

they've been linked to heart problems, cancer, and asthma.

And in this story, Trump has said the government would look into it and maybe recommend some

regulations on the appliance.

Within days, the U.S. went batshit crazy and gas stoves were all over the news.

They had become the subject of the latest skirmish in our seemingly never-ending culture

war. The safety of in-home gas stoves is sparking a political battle in Washington.

If the maniacs in the White House come from my stove, they can pry it from my cold dead hand.

I'm a cook. Nobody's going to tell me I can't cook with gas.

First of all, any good cook cooks with gas.

Democrats are coming for your kitchen appliances.

The federal government has no business telling American families how to cook their dinner.

I was a little surprised by the level of emotion generated by this common household appliance.

But it turns out there is a long and well documented

history that explains our current moment. The natural gas industry has spent the

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