About nine years ago, April and Greg Bodette of Glover decided to get an outdoor wood boiler. They’d previously used a wood stove to heat their house, but the smoke and dust was a major drawback: They ...

HURLEY – A town resident has presented the Hurley Town Board with a proposed local law to regulate the use of outdoor wood-burning boilers. Patricia Davis said the proposal, which she wrote herself, ...

MONTPELIER, Vt.—When oil prices climbed, more people turned to wood to heat their homes, many using outdoor wood furnaces that to some are air-polluting nuisances. From Vermont to Connecticut to ...

If you are thinking about buying an outdoor wood-fired boiler, here are some tips from the state Department of Environmental Protection: • Check to be sure it is legal to install and operate one in ...

CLARENDON Rules governing outdoor wood-fired boilers may be tightened on the state and local level as officials scrutinize the equipment. The Clarendon Select Board has received health and nuisance ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- As outdoor wood furnaces catch on with homeowners looking to escape high heating bills, they're running afoul with more town and village officials worried about smoked-out neighbors.

WAUSAU, Wis. - An explosion in the number of outdoor wood-fired boilers to heat homes is creating a new air quality problem — their smoke is choking neighbors. Over the past three years, the Wisconsin ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -New Hampshire has set new standards for outdoor wood ...

After Jeff Shaleen lost his job last year at Andersen Corp. in Bayport, he began looking for ways to cut costs. At the top of his list was his heating bill, which ran about $250 a month in the winter.