Yorkshire plant has been criticised for taking material from some of British Columbia’s most environmentally important forests The owner of Drax power plant has started reducing the amount of Canadian ...

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 ...

If you like tackling DIY repairs, small automotive fixes, or metal projects around the house, having a portable welder on hand can be a game changer. Portable welders have become more popular in ...

Fractal burning, also known as Lichtenberg wood burning, uses high voltage electricity to create branching lightning like patterns. The electrical discharge travels through dampened wood, leaving ...

A sought-after feature in high-end homes has long been a primitive void in the heart of the great room: the wood-burning fireplace. “There is absolutely a preference toward wood-burning fireplaces, ...

Does Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz understand the argument he’s making, and which side of history it puts him on? Recently the Minnesota governor drew a rebuke from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum after ...

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 ...

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 ...

Home fireplaces and wood stoves are quietly driving a large share of winter air pollution, even though only a small number of households rely on wood heat. Researchers found that wood smoke accounts ...

Burning wood to heat homes in winter may be linked to around 8,600 premature deaths each year in the United States, a new study has warned. Researchers found that residential wood combustion (RWC) ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County health officials have placed restrictions on wood burning due to poor air quality throughout the region, the first "Red Day" of the year. Under these restrictions, ...