A crackling fire on Christmas Day might feel cozy, but for air quality officials in Southern California, the pollution ain’t worth it. All wood burning, both indoor and outdoor, is banned on ...

Dec. 26 due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban, which began at 12:01 a.m. Christmas Day, will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Tuesday for all ...

issued the wood-burning bans via Spare the Air alerts on days earlier this week, but said the air quality will be better Friday during the Christmas holiday. Nevertheless, the burning of wood in ...

The residential wood-burning ban, which began on Christmas Day, will be in effect until at least 11:59 p.m. Friday for all those in the South Coast Air Basin, including all of Orange County as ...

Air quality regulators banned indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of Southern California Monday through Friday due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ...

South Coast AQMD map showing the wood burning restrictions for Christmas Day. (South Coast AQMD) Mountain communities above 3,000 feet are exempt from the ban, along with homes that rely solely on ...

on Christmas Day. Increased wood burning has been identified as the primary cause, according to Ted Lendis, planning manager for the Division of Air Quality within DES. "We’re asking people to ...

Air quality regulators on Sunday banned indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland on Christmas Day due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ...