PSE Healthy Energy - In the Media

October 16, 2026

Commercial kitchen staff exposed to high levels of air pollution, study findsOne result surprised the research team. Kashtan said: “In two-thirds of the gas kitchens, we measured higher levels of pollution overnight and in the early morning, when all the appliances were off. The culprit? Pilot lights that burn 24/7, whether or not ventilation is on.”

The Guardian

October 10, 2026

Why restaurant kitchens pose hidden dangers for chefs and other workers“What is like a Thanksgiving-day scenario for just a person living in a house is every single day for so many people working in kitchens,” Kashtan said.

Washington Post

October 09, 2026

Restaurant workers are being exposed to dangerous heat and pollution from gas stoves: studyHowever, the all-electric commercial kitchens the researchers studied were “strikingly cleaner and cooler,” says Drew Michanowicz, principal scientist at the nonprofit PSE Healthy Energy and one of the study authors.

Fast Company

October 06, 2026

Commercial Gas Kitchens Expose Workers to a ‘Soup of Pollution,’ High Heat“ In the majority of gas-fired kitchens we measured, the pollution levels exceeded health benchmarks for hours on end,” said Yannai Kashtan, air quality scientist at the nonprofit research institute PSE Healthy Energy, and the study’s first author.

KQED

October 06, 2026

Gas Stoves Create Indoor Air Pollution Risk in Commercial Kitchens, Study Finds“Everyone likely has a favorite restaurant or fast food chain, but most people probably haven’t thought about the equipment being used and how that affects what the staff is experiencing in the kitchen area,” Drew Michanowicz, principal scientist at PSE Healthy Energy, told CNET in an email.

CNET

October 06, 2026

Gas stoves put restaurant cooks’ health at risk, new study finds“You have all these little fires going [in] the appliances overnight in the kitchen with the ventilation off,” said Drew Michanowicz, principal scientist at PSE Healthy Energy and a study co-author. “That pollution has to go somewhere,” Michanowicz said.

Canary Media

October 06, 2026

Restaurant workers face hidden dangers from gas stoves, including pollution and extreme heat“It’s certainly no secret to folks working in commercial kitchens that these are intense environments full of heat and pollution,” said Yannai Kashtan, an air quality scientist with PSE Healthy Energy. “But I think this study’s big contribution is [detailing] the kinds of exposures we’re seeing in gas-fired kitchens versus all-electric kitchens, and seeing a pretty big difference.”

Los Angeles Times

July 19, 2026

The wind, the heat, and Mill Valley's first public-safety shutoff in yearsPatrick Murphy, a senior scientist at the independent research institute PSE Healthy Energy who lives in Tam Valley, said the more precise marker is 2020, when PG&E last de-energized lines in the area during maintenance work; he noted Marin also saw multi-day PSPS outages in 2019, the worst year for shutoffs statewide.

Mill Valley Briefing

July 09, 2026

NYC Invests in Air Quality, but the Bronx Still Can’t Breathe Easy“If there’s an old power plant, they’ll just run that infrequently to meet these needs, but because of that … they’re older, they’re less efficient,” said Karan Shetty, a clean energy transition scientist at PSE Healthy Energy, an independent research institute that publishes a peaker power plant mapping tool.

Inside Climate News

June 17, 2026

‘Arlington's kids are paying for Europe’s gas’: alarm over fracking health risks in America’s World Cup cityAsked about the impact of methane emissions events on children, Kelsey Bilsback, PSE’s principal scientist, said: “We definitely know children are more vulnerable to exposure from air pollution in general because they breathe at a higher rate per body mass than adults. Their systems are still developing, so they’re more vulnerable from that sense as well.”

Reuters

June 10, 2026

New map estimates health impacts from oil refineries across the Mountain West"The strength of this tool is that it provides data behind some of those lived experiences," said Sofia Bisogno, an air quality scientist with PSE Healthy Energy. Bisogno said the map can help quantify concerns that residents living near refineries may already have.

KUNR

May 29, 2026

The direct air capture debate is missing the pointBefore committing billions to large-scale direct air capture deployment, policymakers, climate investors, and philanthropists should ask: Would this money deliver greater climate and health benefits if it were invested into wind and solar? For now, and until the grid gets vastly cleaner, the answer is yes. If your sink is overflowing, turn off the tap before you begin mopping the floor.

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