Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The use of wood burners in the UK has nearly doubled since 2009. (lucentius via Getty Images) There's something incredibly ...

A bill that some feared would lead to a ban on wood-burning stoves in Washington passed a Senate committee on Friday—but without the harsh restrictions that many had worried about. The Senate ...

They produce more harmful particulate matter than diesel trucks and cigarette smoke. They release carbon dioxide and toxic chemicals that can lead to dire health and climate outcomes. Yet efforts to ...

Homeowners still love a crackling, cozy fire. But environmental concerns, construction barriers and the lack of skills needed to build them are turning wood-burners into a ‘vanishing art.’ ...

It’s that time of year again when many of us dream of chestnuts roasting in an open fire, as those long winter nights draw in. Open fire places might look comforting and cosy, but what about the smoke ...

Over 30,000 Irish homes use wood stoves as primary heating but the European Commission is expected to revisit regulations ...

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Wood-burning stoves could be effectively banned in Norwich under proposals being considered by the city council.

This fall, the Bay Area Air District updated the threshold for issuing a Winter Spare the Air Alert. On a Winter Spare the Air Alert day, all wood burning is illegal. Just one evening of wood burning ...

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY - Starting Wednesday, San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento County residents are urged to avoid burning wood as a way to heat their homes as a way to reduce pollution. The Valley Air ...