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 ...

ROSCOMMON, Mich. – Once nearly wiped out, wood ducks are now among Michigan’s most hunted waterfowl, a turnaround driven largely by generations of conservationists hanging nest boxes in wetlands and ...

If you travel to remote ponds in New Hampshire you may see a small colorful bird that was once threatened with extinction.The wood duck loves to find remote ponds where they will breed and raise ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you decide to build your own or purchase a duck boxes help address habitat loss for cavity-nesting duck species. Nic Bray, ...

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, ...

The Bay Area Air District has issued a Spare the Air Alert for Thursday, banning wood burning in the region because of a forecast for high levels of pollution. On Spare the Air days, it is illegal for ...

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 ...

Throwing another log into a crackling fireplace on a cold winter’s night might seem like a cozy, harmless tradition. But Northwestern University scientists have found residential wood burning is a ...

Residential wood burning is a major but underrecognized source of wintertime PM2.5 air pollution, disproportionately harming urban communities and people of color despite relatively low wood use.

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, ...