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Originally Posted by fintstone

The real rationale is an excuse to outlaw gas stoves is largely the same as eliminating gas powered lawn equipment. To reduce the use of fossil fuels so the "climate" fanatics will be appeased.

The "study" was simply a look at statistics and appears to have pretty much just compared how many kids with asthma lived in states where gas stoves are used...but didn't compare other potential causes or mitigating factors.

"We found that 12.7% (95% CI = 6.3–19.3%) of current childhood asthma in the US is attributable to gas stove use (Figure 1). At the state level, the proportion of childhood asthma that could be theoretically prevented if gas stove use was not present (e.g., state-specific PAFs) varied. Illinois experiences the highest burden (21.1%), followed by California (20.1%), New York (18.8%), Massachusetts (15.4%), and Pennsylvania (13.5%). Texas, Colorado, and Ohio all experience burdens around 10%. Florida experiences the lowest burden (3%). The state-level PAFs differ due to varying exposure to gas stoves among children. In Illinois, for example, approximately 79.1% of households with children cook with gas, whereas in Florida, the figure is only 9.1%. States with a higher percentage of children living in households with gas stoves have higher proportions of current childhood asthma attributable to gas stove usage."

Right, with no real cause-->effect proof. Just statistics that may not be related.