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NEWS ABOUT: fireplaces

fireplaces stories: 3 news summaries

SoCal Bans Wood Burning on Bad Air Days

But fireplace lovers need not fret: only 24 days per year

Mar 8, 08 8:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Officials in charge of air quality in Los Angeles and surrounding counties have banned the use of wood-burning fireplaces during certain high-pollution days. The fines would only be levied on about two dozen winter days, and wouldn't affect gas fireplaces, wood-burning ovens in restaurants, or homes above 3,000 feet,... More »

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fireplaces • Los Angeles • Southern California • South Coast Air Quality Management • air pollution • respiratory problems • particulate soot • air quality

So Cal May Ban Wood-Burning Fireplaces 

Proposed regs will eliminate new fireplaces; limit current ones in winter

Jun 1, 07 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Southern Californians will be roasting their chestnuts in the oven if an air pollution plan is passed that would ban fireplaces in all new homes and prohibit wood-fueled blazes for as many as 20 days every winter. The regulations, proposed by South Coast Air Quality Management, seeks to clean up... More »

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environment • California • fireplaces • pollution • Southern California • nitrogen oxides • realty • South Coast Air Quality Management • air pollution

Fireplaces Heat Up Backyards

The wood may be for show, but the status boost is for real

Mar 21, 07 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The outdoor fireplace is the latest must-have for obsessive upgraders—at least those with backyards. With built-in stereo systems, refrigerators, and price tags that run to $80,000, these oversized hearths often come with a just-for-show wood pile, though they run on gas. More »

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families • home improvement • backyards • fireplaces • backyard fireplaces • landscaping

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