About nine years ago, April and Greg Bodette of Glover decided to get an outdoor wood boiler. They’d previously used a wood stove to heat their house, but the smoke and dust was a major drawback: They ...

WAUSAU, Wis.—An explosion in the number of outdoor wood-fired boilers to heat homes is creating a new air quality problem—their smoke is choking neighbors. Over the past three years, the Wisconsin ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Seven states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Environmental Protection Agency over health-damaging air pollution from outdoor wood-fired boilers that have become ...

On the coldest winter nights, William K. Weir and his family wander around their house in shorts and T-shirts without feeling even a little chilly. There’s no pressure to nudge the thermostat lower, ...

OXFORD -- The smoke emanating from outdoor wood-burning furnaces can lie thick and low. Rather than rising and dispersing, it can spread out, leaving smoky particles hanging about. In a time when ...

The state's Environmental Board will meet today to consider regulations on new outdoor wood boilers, according to Lori Severino, spokeswoman for the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

David Frank, co-owner of SunWood Biomass, shows the chute through which wood pellets are delivered to Susan Clark’s home in Middlesex. Photo by Elizabeth Gribkoff/VTDigger MIDDLESEX — Renewable energy ...

These boilers can be installed somewhat closer to a neighboring property line – no closer than 50 feet – with the thinking that they will be less polluting. Rick Devoid, manager of Northwood Power in ...

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP -- Township Supervisor Alan Miltich seems to have an agenda against exterior wood boilers. My husband and I received a letter dated Oct. 15 from Supervisor Miltich that stated that he ...

For years, the advocacy group Environment and Human Health Inc. has led the battle against outdoor wood furnaces, claiming their smoke is bad to breathe. Now it has an ally -- Attorney General George ...