The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Monday for all those in the South Coast Air Basin, including the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San ...

But the crackle, the smell, of burning real wood reminds people of what they had growing up," Burns says. "A fireplace from 100 years ago still looks great; it's a classic. Yes, it's more work.

The ban on burning wood began Christmas Day and was extended Thursday until 11:59 p.m. Friday, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

The residential wood-burning ban will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Saturday for all those in the South Coast Air Basin, including the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, ...

Mountain communities above 3,000-feet elevation, the Coachella Valley and the high desert are exempt from the ban, along with homes that rely on wood as the sole source of heat, low-income ...

According to officials at the scene, the fire started from a wood-burning stove, which spread to the rest of the home. Firefighters say the family inside the home made it out, and no one was harmed.

A new climate law in the state will expand clean energy development and makes wood-burning power plants ineligible for renewable energy subsidies, activists say. Skip to Article Set weather ...

A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning was extended through Thursday for much of Southern California due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area.. The residential wood-burning ban was ...