Beat Check with The Oregonian

How dangerous are wood stoves and fireplaces to human health and the planet?


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Preliminary results from a new state survey on wood combustion show more people are using fireplaces and woodstoves in urban areas in Oregon, despite efforts by state and local governments to decrease their use.

Why the increase? And just how dangerous are wood stoves and wood-burning fireplaces to our health and the health of the planet?

John Wasiutynski, the director for Multnomah County’s Office of Sustainability, talked on the Beat Check podcast about the pollution impacts of wood combustion and about why it’s so difficult to get people to stop using wood burning devices. 

READ MORE:

Budget cuts jeopardize program providing heat pumps for low-income Oregonians

Oregon attorney general’s office joins lawsuit against the EPA over wood-burning stove standards

Limiting winter fires helps Portland’s toxic air, and it’s the law

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