The Consumer Product Safety Commission is weighing federal action on gas stoves. Details of any potential proposal are light, but as Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. told Bloomberg, “Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can be banned.” To begin the process, the agency intends to open a public-comment period on the hazards of natural-gas stoves in March. People may have a lot to say. Gas stoves are an incredibly common household appliance, accounting for about 40 percent of the country’s home stoves, but studies have shown that they can emit nitrogen dioxide, methane, and other irritants — even when turned off. One study out of Stanford University found that in small and poorly ventilated kitchens, burner emissions can exceed national standards within a few minutes. And these emissions, along with other toxic chemicals that gas appliances can introduce into homes, have been linked to childhood asthma, cancer, and other negative health outcomes. (The American Medical Association and other organizations have also raised alarms about links between gas stoves and pediatric asthma.) We’re a ways off from any kind of federal proposal, but localities across the country have introduced regulations of their own. Do you have a gas stove in your apartment? Let us know in the comments and head to the link in our bio.