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Residents urge Palo Alto to promote induction stoves and fund rail 'quiet zones'
Summary
Students, environmental advocates and neighbors urged the council to promote induction cooking to reduce indoor air pollution from gas stoves and to prioritize funding for rail quiet zones to reduce train-horn noise and protect sleep and health.
During public comment the council heard multiple appeals on two recurring non-agenda topics: electrification of cooking appliances (and public education about health impacts of natural gas) and funding for quiet zones along the rail corridor.
Avra Shah, appearing with other young residents, said she found a city webpage that links to a study acknowledging health effects of natural gas and urged the city to make that…
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