Every winter as I turn on my oil burner heat unit I do so with a touch of trepidation and guilt. I pride myself on living as sustainably as possible and on my pursuit of environmentally friendly ...

Some Americans are now going outside to turn up their heat. They're using outdoor wood furnaces that pipe hot-water heat into their homes. But neighbors say the units are a health hazard. Federal ...

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 ...

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 ...

With fuel prices on the rise, some people in town are turning to outdoor wood-burning boilers or furnaces to heat water or other liquid for home heating purposes, said Board of Health Chairman ...

The Board of Health has approved regulations for what may become a popular form of household heating in these days of rising oil prices — the outdoor wood boiler. The board voted on the regulations ...

WAUSAU - 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 ...