08/11/13
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Allegheny County Health Department is offering a “bounty” to residents of Pittsburgh and surrounding towns who surrender wood-burning stoves and outdoor boilers that don’t meet new air pollution rules.
A county ordinance that took effect two months ago has stricter emissions limits for wood-burning devices than a state law passed in 2010.
The county is offering $500 to the first five residents who turn in wood boilers that don’t meet what the federal Environmental Protection Agency calls Phase II standards. They require taller stacks that keep smoke away from neighbors and burn more efficiently.
The first 200 residents who turn in older, less efficient wood stoves will get $200 retail gift cards.
source: vindy
A county ordinance that took effect two months ago has stricter emissions limits for wood-burning devices than a state law passed in 2010.
The county is offering $500 to the first five residents who turn in wood boilers that don’t meet what the federal Environmental Protection Agency calls Phase II standards. They require taller stacks that keep smoke away from neighbors and burn more efficiently.
The first 200 residents who turn in older, less efficient wood stoves will get $200 retail gift cards.
source: vindy
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