A wood-burning fireplace isn’t great for the planet or your health. But there are things you can do to make your fireplace better.

It’s that time of year again when many of us dream of chestnuts roasting in an open fire, as those long winter nights draw in. Open fire places might look comforting and cosy, but what about the smoke ...

IT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE SISTER OF A COCO MAN KILLED LAST SUMMER HAS A WARNING ABOUT HOW HE DIED. IT HAPPENED WHILE HE USED ELECTRICITY TO BURN DESIGNS INTO WOOD. THAT’S RIGHT. THIS PROCESS ...

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The comfort of a flame remains timeless, but a newer approach to home fireplaces is turning heads thanks to easier upkeep and fewer seasonal chores.

Diana Kruzman is a Midwest Fellow at Grist, and her freelance work has appeared in Undark, Earther, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Vice, and Religion News Service. Her reporting ...

They produce more harmful particulate matter than diesel trucks and cigarette smoke. They release carbon dioxide and toxic chemicals that can lead to dire health and climate outcomes. Yet efforts to ...

Don't risk an unsafe wood-burning fireplace! Learn how many fires you can have between cleanings and the tools and techniques ...

This story was co-published with The Weather Channel as part of Collateral, a series on climate, data and science. BRISTOL, Vermont — Wood smoke rising from a stovepipe is as about as common a sight ...