UPI
November 11, 2011
More U.S. homes are being heated with wood stoves, raising concerns about pollution and health risks, officials said.
Rising energy prices have pushed many homeowners to purchase wood-burning stoves, many of them using tax credits for efficient stoves that expire next month, USA Today reported Friday.
The trend has prompted federal officials to consider updating the 23-year-old certification criteria for stoves, the newspaper reported.
The Environmental Protection Agency said it plans to propose the new rules next year.
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