A group of ten states plan to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to update its residential wood-burning stove emissions standards, citing potential health and environmental risks the ...

Since fire was first used by humans thousands of years ago, we’ve been hopelessly drawn to it. So if you’re thinking of installing some kind of fireplace this winter, you’re probably responding to an ...

Smoke from wood heaters causes between 11 and 63 deaths per year in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), according to a new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU), the ...

When it's lunchtime at school, Harrison Betts is among the first to race down to a lower playground to kick the soccer ball around with his mates. Experts say wood heaters can be damaging to the lungs ...

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Stoves that produce pollutants known to make people sick can be donated to tribes and Appalachian communities Wood heaters that US regulators have deemed too dirty to sell can now be donated to tribal ...

Asthma Australia chief executive Michele Goldman said wood fire heaters could impact asthma sufferers to the point they required hospitalisation and should gradually be phased out. “We have calls all ...

Dabbling in alternative heating technology, [Rob Steves] built a wood stove to dispose of his scrap wood while negating his home’s fire insurance at the same time. As the leftover bits from his wood ...

With temperatures suddenly falling across the Houston area, many people are turning to open flames and other devices to keep their homes warm. Unfortunately, those devices can pose safety risks and ...

Kim Davies was cooking tea at home in Collinsvale when she started to feel dizzy and couldn't see properly. Kim Davies hadn't used her wood heater for six months When she eventually used it, she ...

The NSW government is considering banning wood fire heaters following a call from the state's top doctor. NSW Health has advocated the government give councils greater regulatory powers to impose ...

Wood heaters should be banned from new build homes and removed when houses change hands according to new calls from an Asthma advocacy group. READ THEIR CONCERNS >> The level of wood fire smoke in ...