The Scandal of Killer #woodburningstoves #woodsmoke = #Carcinogenic fumes and & #Asthma trigger.Domestic wood burning in residential homes accounts for >38% of PM2.5 in UK (road traffic=12%) DEFRA's own published evidence,another #airpollution scandal not addressed by Government

There’s a distinct scent of burning heather today in #Whitby. Meanwhile wood-burners are bad for our health we are told. #MoorBurn #muirburn #NorthYorkMoors #woodburningstoves

RT @MumsForLungs
There's been so much in the news about #WoodBurningStoves recently. Glad to see this coverage - the health cost of burning is very real for those who are powerless over their neighbours' smoke. #EcoStove #AirPollution
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wood-burning-stoves-homeowners-criminal-record-pollution-environment-plan-2x9df0tr0

So the #government in #England has opted not to ban polluting #woodburningstoves, but to “educate” owners instead, and to encourage councils to use their powers to #fine those with polluting burners - councils have had 18,000 complaints over six years but only issued 17 fines.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/02/calls-grow-for-urgent-review-of-damage-done-by-wood-burning-stoves

I'm late to this as saw replies which led me to read this article #woodburningstoves

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/27/wood-burning-stove-environment-home-toxins

Germans buying #woodburningstoves and stocking up on #firewood as #Russia cuts #gassupply

https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-07-06-germans-buying-wood-burning-stoves-stocking-firewood.html