Coverage dated October 19, 2022

Study: Cancer-causing gas is leaking from California stoves and pipes

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Gas stoves in California homes are leaking cancer-causing benzene, researchers found in a new study published on Thursday, though they say more research is needed to understand how many homes have leaks.

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  1. CBS News

    Study: Cancer-causing gas is leaking from California stoves and pipes (opens CBS News)

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    Gas stoves in California homes are leaking cancer-causing benzene, researchers found in a new study published on Thursday, though they say more research is needed to understand how many homes have leaks.

  2. Sioux City Journal

    Study: Cancer-causing gas leaking from CA stoves, pipes (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Gas stoves in California homes are leaking cancer-causing benzene, researchers found in a new study published on Thursday, though they say more research is needed to understand how many homes

  3. KTVU San Francisco

    Gas stoves in California leaking cancer-causing benzene, study finds (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    Homes in almost every region in the study — Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento and Fresno — had benzene levels that far exceed the limit determined to be safe.

  4. NBC4 Washington

    Gas Stoves and Pipes Leak 4 Tons of Cancer-Causing Gas Per Year in California, Study Finds (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    Gas stoves in California homes are leaking cancer-causing benzene, researchers found in a new study published on Thursday, though they say more research is needed to understand how many homes have leaks.

  5. NBC New York

    Stoves and Pipes in Calif. Are Leaking Cancer-Causing Gas, Study Finds (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Gas stoves in California homes are leaking cancer-causing benzene, researchers found in a new study published on Thursday, though they say more research is needed to understand how many homes have leaks.

  6. NBC News

    Gas stoves can leak chemicals linked to cancer, mounting evidence shows (opens NBC News)

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    In California, especially leaky stoves exposed people to indoor concentrations of benzene up to seven times higher than the state's safety limit.

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