I wish my neighbors would burn less wood. I am writing now because, although this is a perennial problem, at least one of my neighbors has been burning a lot of wood this season, and the air around my ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Valley Air District used to call it "Check Before You Burn," a program that runs from Nov. 1 through the end of February every ...

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 ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- When you burn wood, fine pieces of soot and ash can get into the air and enter a person's lungs, causing serious health problems, especially for those already suffering from ...

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 ...

"Wood is an affordable, local, renewable, low-carbon fuel that should be an important part of the U.S. energy mix, but it must be burned cleanly to effectively protect health," MacCarty said. "Folks ...

JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, THIS FIELD WAS PILED HIGH WITH TONS OF BURNT WOOD. SINCE THEN, IT’S ALL BEEN REUSED, LITERALLY CLEARING A PATH TOWARD THE SITE, BECOMING COMPLIANT. HOWEVER, IT’S NOT THERE YET.

Q: I am thinking about using artificial fireplace logs instead of messy real firewood in my open fireplace. Do they burn more efficiently and cleaner than real wood? A: No matter what type of fuel you ...