Efforts to decrease the use of wood stoves and wood-burning fireplaces in Portland seem to have had little effect, according to preliminary results from a new state survey.

John Wasiutynski, the director for Multnomah County’s Office of Sustainability, talked on Beat Check about the pollution ...

Ensure that homes are properly sealed to prevent smoke from entering through cracks, vents or poorly fitted windows and doors; avoid using candles, gas stoves or burning wood indoors, as these can add ...

During the past six years, qRD has been selected to participate in the provincial community wood smoke reduction program. The ...

The amount of smoke a Solo Stove can eliminate in practice largely depends on how long its fire's been burning and the type of wood you're fueling it with. You're going to see about five to 10 ...

Air quality in Courtenay is improving while pollution caused by wood stove smoke has been steadily decreasing over the past ...

When using a wood-burning stove, the fire is enclosed and smoke will go directly up and outside. Both heating solutions are fairly eco-friendly since wood is more sustainable and renewable than ...

Modern wood stoves emit significantly less pollution and smoke. The bill would not force homeowners to remove or replace their current wood-burning devices, nor would it amount to a ban on sales.

Biomass burning—whether from wildfires, wood stoves or agricultural fires—sends ... reveals how two key components of biomass smoke—levoglucosan and 4-nitrocatechol—affect human lung ...

Air quality in Courtenay is improving while pollution caused by wood stove smoke has been steadily decreasing over the past five years, according to a recent report presented to the City of ...