Wet or green wood, characterized by high moisture content, introduces a host of problems when used as fireplace fuel. Burning wet firewood not only results in excessive smoke and poor combustion ...

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Check before you burn: Don't use wood stoves or fireplaces during local air quality advisories. The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency provides daily updates on when burning is allowed. LRAPA ...

Efficient fireplaces and stoves can reduce the impacts to air quality, but good wood burning practices are necessary to reduce their overall pollution. News Today's news ...

Home builders throughout Southern California will be banned from installing wood-burning fireplaces under a new set of anti-smog regulations adopted Friday. And residents already used to lighting a… ...

The AQMD blames the estimated 1.4million wood-burning fireplaces and stoves across its four-county service area for releasing an average of six tons of fine particles a day in 2006.

With either a gas or wood burning fireplace, you must ensure that the flue gases draft properly. If they do not, it could be hazardous and cause harmful flue gases to infiltrate your home.

Homeowners should close the dampers on wood-burning fireplaces when closing their fireplaces for the season. Doing so prevents animals from making nests inside the chimney and possibly gaining ...

Home builders throughout Southern California will be banned from installing wood-burning fireplaces under a new set of anti-smog regulations adopted Friday. And residents already used to lighting ...