Alaska and nine other states have notified the Environmental Protection Agency they intend to sue if new standards for certification of wood-burning stoves are not issued soon. (via AlaskaBeacon)
Smokestack emissions are seen along the Fairbanks skyline on March 1. At left is the coal-fired heat and power plant on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Alaska and nine other states have filed a notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over its certification process for wood-fired stoves, which are factors in Fairbanks air pollution.
The notice of intent to sue gives the agency 60 days to produce revised wood-stove standards and a better process for testing and certifying the units. The air-pollution problems stem from wintertime weather conditions known as inversions that are set up by surrounding mountains that trap cold air over the city and outlying areas. Particulate pollution from wood-burning stoves and other sources can get tapped in that stagnant air, resulting in violations of Clean Air Act standards.
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