On a crisp winter day, few scents appeal more than wood smoke, which signals, on a primal level, comfort and even safety. It is hard to imagine the aroma rankling anyone in the middle of February. And ...

Oregonians are lighting up their fireplaces and stoves again as colder, wetter weather returns, and they'll have to do their part to keep their smoke from contributing to air quality problems. Burning ...

Although wood seems like the cleanest fuel, it has a few strikes against it: the carbon it stores is released rapidly into the atmosphere when it is burned; an open hearth gobbles heat from elsewhere ...

Brits have been warned about the important health dangers of using wood-burning stoves in a bid to cut costs on central heating. Sales of stoves using wood have soared, with more than 1.5 million used ...

Senneville is proposing a new bylaw that aims to curtail pollution resulting from the burning of wood in home fireplaces and stoves.

Q: We enjoy our wood-burning fireplace but have read that these fireplaces waste a lot of heat. We are considering a gas burner in the fireplace. What is the best option? A: You are correct about wood ...

Trendy wood-burning stoves emit dangerous air pollution, but a new report claims their benefits have been 'overlooked'. Experts at Stove Industry Association (SIA), the UK's trade association for the ...

Anyone with a fireplace or wood-burning stove in the city of Montreal has three years to ensure they’re up to rigorous new emission standards, or will have to stop using them unless they are replaced ...

Most Metro Vancouver residents with a wood-burning fireplace or wood stove will have to register their appliances by Sept. 15 as part of regional bylaws — or risk fines. The regional district says the ...