Avoid the clickbait: no one is coming for your gas appliances. Yes, some state and local governments are placing bans on natural gas furnaces, water heaters, or appliances, but none involve ripping ...

Natural gas began in early 19th-century America as a public utility used mainly for streetlights and industrial purposes, with the Gas Light Company of Baltimore leading the way in 1816. Over ...

As the push for cleaner, more efficient home heating continues to gain momentum, many homeowners are faced with a choice: stick with traditional natural gas furnaces or embrace electric heat pumps. A ...

Proponents of using electricity instead of natural gas in Oregon have just scored a new victory. The Ashland City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to charge developers a carbon pollution fee for ...

The Government wants to switch to electric arc furnaces, but these only recycle scrap steel. To keep producing virgin steel would involve gas-fired plants.

Natural gas furnaces are the most economical home heating devices — cheaper to operate than electric furnaces or baseboard heaters, heat pumps, geothermal or biomass. But energy use still can vary.

Manufacturers of gas-powered furnaces and water heaters will not be urged — yet — to sell more electric appliances over the coming years, with proposed new guidance from the region’s air quality ...