A web of environmental groups is stepping up the campaign to persuade states and local communities to switch to all-electric energy. Green groups are working successfully to ban gas stoves and other gas appliances in communities throughout the U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr.'s threat of a federal ban on gas stoves earlier this month channeled the goal of left-wing billionaire think tanks that are making significant progress in pushing communities to eliminate fossil fuels.