Wood-burning stoves have become a classic British middle class status symbol. Despite the fact that they cost around £3,000 to buy and install, an estimated 1.9 million people in Britain now have one ...
Oregonians are lighting up their fireplaces and stoves again as colder, wetter weather returns, and they'll have to do their part to keep their smoke from contributing to air quality problems. Burning ...
The smoke from the stoves has been linked to an increased risk of cancer, heart issues, blood clots, asthma, bronchitis and ...
Home fireplaces and wood stoves are quietly driving a large share of winter air pollution, even though only a small number of ...
A new report has highlighted the string of problems linked to solid fuel burning and has called for the government to step in ...
Ah, the soporific heat of the wood stove or the coziness of a fireplace. But these comforts come with a drawback: smoke and soot. And a recent study by a nonprofit research and advocacy group says ...
This article originally appeared on Undark. When Susan Remmers moved into her home in Portland, Oregon, she thought she’d live there for the rest of her life. Remmers, a 58-year-old with a mobility ...
Smokestack emissions are seen along the Fairbanks skyline on March 1. At left is the coal-fired heat and power plant on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Alaska and nine other states have ...
An upswing in woodstove use might sound yawn-worthy, but recent findings about the dire health effects of wood smoke might mean the long-term future of wood as a heating fuel is in question. As ...
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- When it's cold outside many of us may resort to using supplemental heat like a space heater to stay warm. Fire departments don't discourage it, however, they emphatically ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. JAY, ME - DECEMBER 08: Steve ...
Alaska and nine other states have notified the Environmental Protection Agency they intend to sue if new standards for certification of wood-burning stoves are not issued soon. The EPA last issued ...