As a basis for this claim, the paper’s authors cited a 2002 study they argued had found that doubling U.S. wood energy use would lead to a 30 percent increase in forest extent. But all the ...

The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Monday for all those in the South Coast Air Basin, including the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San ...

Wood-burning ban in effect today in several counties Fine particles in wood smoke, also known as particulate matter or PM2.5, can get deep into the lungs and cause respiratory problems such as asthma.

The ban on burning wood began Christmas Day and was extended Thursday until 11:59 p.m. Friday, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Forest and air quality advocates in the United States have long argued that manufacturing wood pellets from leveled forests and burning the compressed wood for energy is neither a green nor clean ...

The Valley Air District said burning wood is one of the Valley's largest sources of wintertime particulate matter 2.5 microns emissions. It says wood burning has a direct effect on neighborhood ...

More than 70 wood-burning plants are under construction or have been built in the U.S. since 2005, with 75 more planned, according to the analysis by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Integrity.

Over 3,000 wood-burning appliances were replaced in the area between 2010 and 2021, though the EPA report said residents “do not know whether wood heaters in their homes meet standards.” ...

The problem is that producing, delivering and burning all those wood pellets for energy is anything but carbon free. And that's not included in the "carbon accounting," at least as the Europeans ...

Burning wood for energy is accelerating with alarming speed in Europe. One study in the journal Nature found a 70% increase in Europe’s tree-cutting since 2015.