Since fire was first used by humans thousands of years ago, we’ve been hopelessly drawn to it. So if you’re thinking of installing some kind of fireplace this winter, you’re probably responding to an ...

The air pollution from wood fire heaters now poses a bigger immediate health danger to Sydneysiders than cars or cigarettes. Health experts say the growth in wood fire heaters and the resulting smoke ...

A group of ten states plan to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to update its residential wood-burning stove emissions standards, citing potential health and environmental risks the ...

Launceston’s perennial winter air quality issues have again taken centre stage, with the City of Launceston Council’s draft ...

The NSW government is considering banning wood fire heaters following a call from the state's top doctor. NSW Health has advocated the government give councils greater regulatory powers to impose ...

Kim Davies was cooking tea at home in Collinsvale when she started to feel dizzy and couldn't see properly. Kim Davies hadn't used her wood heater for six months When she eventually used it, she ...

The state's peak doctors' body has backed calls for the removal of home wood heaters pouring pollution through urban neighbourhoods and adding billions of dollars to Victoria's health costs. The ...

Asthma Australia chief executive Michele Goldman said wood fire heaters could impact asthma sufferers to the point they required hospitalisation and should gradually be phased out. “We have calls all ...

Wood heaters should be banned from new build homes and removed when houses change hands according to new calls from an Asthma advocacy group. READ THEIR CONCERNS >> The level of wood fire smoke in ...