Government consultation on Environmental Improvement Plan proposes banning sale of older wood burner models and tightening smoke control areas to cut air pollution ...

As public health officials warn about rising emissions from urban wood burning, a BMJ investigation finds that just under a third of councils in high use areas have faced pressure from the stove ...

There is something cosy and appealing about settling down next to a roaring fire in winter but, every year, nearly 61,000 premature deaths in Europe are caused by air pollution as a result of people ...

As the UK government considers adding health warnings to new wood-burning stoves, as part of a public consultation on solid fuel burning, councils in England are being threatened with legal action for ...

Pollution from wood burners kills thousands but proposed emissions limit would cut toxic particles by 10% New wood-burning stoves will carry a health warning highlighting the impact of the air ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. terekhov igor / shutterstock Wood-burning stoves are booming in the UK, a cosy response to high energy prices and cost of living ...

Burning wood indoors could cause damage in a similar way to cigarette smoke, researchers have warned, after a new study linked the growing popularity of domestic wood burning to lung damage. Wood ...

ASA action won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked Adverts claiming that wood-burning stoves are “very low emissions” have been banned by ...

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 ...

Using wood burners to heat homes has been linked to 2,500 deaths in the UK per year, an eco-organisation has said. Air pollution from wood burning also contributes to serious health conditions, ...

Millions of Britons who own a wood-burning stove will have been alarmed this week by new research suggesting the cosy appliances could damage lungs in a similar way to cigarette smoke. The study, ...