Labour has announced a consultation on its Environmental Improvement Plan including potential restrictions on wood-burning ...

Government consultation on Environmental Improvement Plan proposes banning sale of older wood burner models and tightening smoke control areas to cut air pollution ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burning wood indoors could cause damage in a similar way to cigarette smoke, researchers have warned, after a new study linked the ...

Over 30,000 Irish homes use wood stoves as primary heating but the European Commission is expected to revisit regulations this year with potential urban bans ...

An environmental criminology expert has highlighted a significant loophole in the Government's proposed crackdown on log burning stoves, which could see households hit with £300 penalties. Current UK ...

Wood-burning stoves will be allowed in new-build homes across England despite concerns over their impact on air pollution and carbon emissions. The Government has confirmed in a surprise letter to the ...

Under the proposals set out in the plan, which also includes new food waste bin collections, manufacturers of wood burners would be banned from selling older models unless they me ...

Burning wood indoors could cause damage in a similar way to cigarette smoke, researchers have warned, after a new study linked the growing popularity of domestic wood burning to lung damage. Wood ...