California is committing to a plan that will make it the first U.S. state to phase out gas-fueled furnaces and water heaters in homes, a move environmentalists are betting will provide a template for ...

Dan and Malia Fredrickson used the opportunity of a malfunctioning air conditioner to take a step toward electrifying their home by getting a heat pump, equipment that’s been around for a while but ...

How did something as simple as how we heat our homes become so fractured — and what will that mean as the country struggles to move away from fossil fuels? The country’s map of home heating shows that ...

While environmentalists lauded California’s decision to phase out natural gas-powered heaters, others are concerned about the feasibility of implementing the ban. Natural gas combustion from ...

As California moves to become the first state to ban natural gas-powered space and water heaters by 2030, a growing debate about what the ban means for homeowners, and any potential expansion to other ...

Eugene is the first city in Oregon to pass a ban on gas appliance hookups for new residential construction. This comes amid a growing body of research into the health effects of the methane-based ...

On Wednesday, New York became the first state in the country to pass a ban on gas stoves, furnaces, and propane heating in new buildings. The new law is expected to help avoid 6.1 million metric tons ...

San Francisco is rolling out a program that provides free electric hot water heaters for low-income residents as part of the push in the Bay Area to phase out gas appliances. But convincing people to ...

The commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Richard Trumka Jr., recently said his agency is considering banning gas stoves because they can cause asthma in children, among ...