The communications, obtained by Fox News Digital via information request this week, show the little-known four-memberwas actively exploring legal justifications for regulations impacting gas stoves last summer. In June 2022, CPSC commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. consulted with a New York City eco group, asking for a legal justification to issue gas stove standards, according to the documents.
"Since our call, I have been heavily researching to make the connection and find the legal support that Commissioner Trumka was referencing within the FHSA," Vosper continued."Therefore, I would like to meet as a follow-up to discuss and determine if I am on the correct path with my thought process for our organizational memorandum draft to further our advocacy on gas stove regulation.
Ten minutes after Vosper sent the email, Trumka, who President Biden nominated in 2021, responded to schedule a follow-up call on Aug. 17. After that call, Trumka's legal adviser Robin Lipp emailed Vosper and WE ACT for Environmental Justice senior director Dana Johnson thanking them for meeting. In a response letter dated Aug. 10, also obtained via information request, Hoehn-Saric told Krishnamoorthi that CPSC staff were crafting gas stove standards."In recognition of the importance of indoor air emissions and their impact on consumer health, CPSC staff is working on scoping voluntary standards to address the potential health risks of indoor air emissions from gas stoves creating unreasonable risks of injury to consumers," Hoehn-Saric wrote.