EPA is ending work on a program geared to helping owners of woodstoves reduce potentially deadly air pollution.
After a 16-year run, the agency stopped updating the Burn Wise program’s website last Thursday, according to an online notice that says that the site will now serve as “a historical record.” While the notice indicates that some work on woodstove initiatives will continue, it does not offer specifics.
Apart from acknowledging receipt of emailed questions, EPA press aides had no immediate comment Tuesday on the rationale for halting the program.
Under Burn Wise, EPA partnered with industry to help stove owners voluntarily curb emissions by providing advice on how to burn wood more cleanly, find less-polluting models and other resources.
