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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...

There's a big market sending U.S. wood pellets to Europe to burn as clean energy. But critics say they're not climate-friendly, and their production poses a health hazard for low-income communities.

Europe Is Sacrificing Its Ancient Forests for Energy Governments bet billions on burning timber for green power. The Times went deep into one of the continent’s oldest woodlands to track the ...

Biomass — burning organic material such as wood or animal waste to generate energy — accounted for only 1% of electricity generation in 2019, according to the U.S. Energy Information ...