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In Boston homes, potentially harmful compounds are leaking from stovetops

Stat · Edward Chen · last updated

Natural gas — just by nature of being the most common residential energy source in the U.S. — has the sheen of being a relatively safe and clean kind of power. But increasingly, researchers are concerned we don’t have a firm enough handle on its potential health effects.

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