Friday, November 23, 2007

Fireplace ban may be coming in Southern California


LOS ANGELES — Throwing a few logs on the fire on a nippy evening, or boosting a home's market appeal by advertising its wood-burning fireplace, could go the way of the coal chute and the ice box for many Southern Californians if newly proposed air-quality regulations are adopted.
As part of air pollution plans designed to meet looming federal deadlines, South Coast Air Quality Management District officials have proposed a ban on wood-burning fireplaces in all new homes in Los Angeles, Orange and portions of Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Musicnotes