Shadowbuck, a winery and ranch, in Dufur, Oregon, on Jan. 16, 2025. The winery and ranch is 100% off-grid, operating off well water and solar power. To help heat the ranch’s warehouse, a large ...

LOS ANGELES — A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of Southern California has been extended through Friday due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area, air quality regulators ...

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire in your wood-burning fireplace are wonderful until your heating bill arrives. Then you discover heat from your furnace goes up the chimney along with heat from ...

Only those who rely solely on wood to heat their homes and communities above 3,000 feet are exempt from the ban. Gas and other non-wood-burning fireplaces are not restricted.

Much of Southern California is under a wood burning ban, including parts of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange counties, through Friday. What it means: No cozying up by the ...

Much of Southern California is under a wood burning ban, including parts of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange counties, through Friday. What it means: No cozying up by the ...

Wood smoke is a major source of fine particulate matter — tiny particles that can enter deep into our lungs and even our ...

Senate Bill 5174 doesn’t explicitly ban fireplaces outright. Instead, it lays the groundwork for making life much harder for homeowners who enjoy the cozy tradition of a wood-burning fire.

The initial notice was issued on Christmas Day and was then extended through Thursday. The alert is now slated to expire Friday, Dec. 29 at 11:59 p.m. No indoor or outdoor […] ...