It’s getting to be that time of the year where some residents want to start lighting fires outdoors to get rid of leaves and ...

A Wood River man accused of sending an email in which he threatened to kill an Illinois lawmaker and police officers now faces felony charges.

By collecting bark from a dead birch tree (left) and processing it in a fire pit (center), Oxford’s Tjaark Siemssen prepared ...

I always enjoy returning to this charming street on San Domingo Creek very close to the shops, restaurants and attractions of ...

Wood is primary heating in 2% of homes but contributes to producing 21% of country’s wintertime particle pollution Air pollution from home wood burning is estimated to lead to 8,600 premature deaths ...

Atmospheric conditions in the Bay Area prompted air quality regulators to issue a Spare the Air alert for Thursday, which bans burning wood or solid fuel. The Bay Area Air District said Wednesday that ...

The Bay Area Air District has issued a Spare the Air Alert for Thursday, banning wood burning in the region because of a forecast for high levels of pollution. On Spare the Air days, it is illegal for ...

Each winter, some Bostonians must head to a cabin in the woods to enjoy sitting by a fire. But, a new study finds the pollution from burning that wood comes to you. Researchers at Northwestern ...

After the holidays wind down, there’s a noticeable lull from the start of the year until Valentine's Day. If you’re someone who went all out with Christmas decorations, this may have felt like a ...

Residential wood burning is a major but underrecognized source of wintertime PM2.5 air pollution, disproportionately harming urban communities and people of color despite relatively low wood use.

Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter’s night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But Northwestern University scientists have found residential wood burning is a ...