EPA Seeks Comments on Wood
Heating Appliance Restrictions
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to
further restrict the manufacture of wood-fired heating
appliances, including residential wood heaters (wood
stoves) residential hydronic heaters and forced-air
furnaces and residential masonry heaters, according to
the Federal Register.
Citing concern that “particulate pollution from wood
heaters is a significant national air pollution problem and
human health issue”, the EPA claims that “health benefits
associated with these proposed regulations are valued
to be much greater than the cost to manufacture cleaner,
lower emitting appliances”. However, many believe this
is opening the door to an eventual ban on the use of such
appliances. At the least, the increased costs could put
these products out of the reach of some consumers, many
of whom use such heating methods because of their
affordability compared to other heat sources.
A comment period is open until May 5, 2014. If you
would like to share any concerns with the EPA, see
http://1.usa.gov/1jLmleK.
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