A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning was extended through Monday for a large swath of Southern California due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area, officials said. The residential ...

This fall, the Bay Area Air District updated the threshold for issuing a Winter Spare the Air Alert. On a Winter Spare the Air Alert day, all wood burning is illegal. Just one evening of wood burning ...

They produce more harmful particulate matter than diesel trucks and cigarette smoke. They release carbon dioxide and toxic chemicals that can lead to dire health and climate outcomes. Yet efforts to ...

The Bay Area Air District announced a Winter Spare the Air alert and a ban on wood burning is in effect beginning Wednesday and through the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. On Tuesday, the district ...