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Open Burning
Open Burning: - Uncontrolled fires in an open dump. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Open Burning:: |
Salisbury Post,Note: Open Burning is generally PROHIBITED on Air Quality Action Days. Burning trash and other non-vegetative material is ALWAYS PROHIBITED.
Abandoning your pet not the answer - 04 Aug 2008
Oneonta Daily Star,As the state proposes to extend the ban on open burning statewide, we encourage area residents to educate themselves on the issue and let their opinions be
Fire danger on the rise - 04 Aug 2008
Mail Tribune,Previous bans on open burning, fireworks, campfires outside campgrounds, vehicles on unimproved roads and smoking outside vehicles remain in place.
Little refuge as firemen fight peat forest fire - 04 Aug 2008
New Straits Times,...has resulted in the haze The Department of Environment stepped up its surveillance to make sure that there is less open burning during the dry season.
DELAWARE: Patrols doubled to fight illegal dumping - 04 Aug 2008
Bethany Beach Wave,According to the state's mid-year-study of reported violations to the environmental department, open burning is still the state's most common reported
Fire officials poised for flare ups - 04 Aug 2008
Fort Mills Times,...blazes elsewhere, including California and Red Lodge, Montana. Last month, Kootenai County issued a ban on open burning to limit the risk of wildfires.
Thornton issues open burning restriction - Jul 30, 2008
YourHub.com,With hot, dry conditions scorching the Colorado landscape, the Thornton Fire Department has issued a restriction on open burning in the City until further
RDCO reacts to proposed Open Burning rules - Jul 28, 2008
CKFR,The Regional District of the Central Okanagan isn't too happy about proposed changes to the province's Open Burning Smoke Control rules.
Open waste burning raises risk of human exposure to dioxin %%by ... - Jul 26, 2008
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com,...par%% Many city dwellers believe that open burning has no impact on them, since they are not breathing the emissions of nearby fires.
Indonesian forest fires spark haze fears in Malaysia - Aug 3, 2008
AFPMalaysia was drafting plans to ensure no open-burning activities were carried out during the dry season, although there were no reports of haze,
DNREC cautions against illegal dumping - Aug 3, 2008
The News Journal,Although illegal open burning remained the leading cause for citizen calls to Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control officers,
Open burning ban in unincorporated Adams County - Jul 22, 2008
YourHub.com,In an effort to protect the citizens, communities and property in Adams County, Sheriff Darr has issued a ban on all open fires and open burning within
Open burning restricted due to dry conditions - Jul 26, 2008
Shoshone News Press,By TY HAMPTON SHOSHONE COUNTY - The Shoshone County Fire Co-Op announced that area fire agencies have decided to restrict open burning effective Sunday,
Culprit in peat fires identified - Aug 3, 2008
Malaysia Star,Open burning is an offence under Section 29A of the Environmental Quality Act 1974 and carries a maximum fine of RM500,000 or a five-year jail term,
State wants to extend ban on open burning - Jul 20, 2008
Times Herald-Record,State officials say extending the ban on open burning to communities of fewer than 20000 people would help reduce wildfires. Above, a firefighter works on a
Open burning ban's fate left in hands of voters - Jul 21, 2008
Mail Tribune,By Bill miller SHADY COVE — Voters will decide in November whether open burning will be banned within the city limits. An initiative petition that would
New open burning regs - Jul 15, 2008
Lakes District News,The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) foresees problems to the Ministry of Environment’s (MoE) proposed revision of open burning smoke control
Carbondale rancher faces arson charge - Jul 31, 2008
Aspen Daily News,A longtime staple of ranch life, open burning is becoming more controversial, Leach said, as more people build homes in rural areas.
• End open waste burning and cut cancer - Jul 15, 2008
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com,Many city dwellers believe that open burning has no impact on them since they are not breathing the emissions of nearby fires. However, when one takes into
New proposed open burning regulations - Jul 8, 2008
Lakes District News,The Ministry of Environment is proposing the revision of open burning regulations that have not been extensively changed since 1993.
Ministry Lengthens Time to Comment on New Open Burning Regs - Jul 14, 2008
Opinion250 News,By 250 News Prince George, BC – The Provincial Ministry of the Environment has extended it’s deadline for submissions on its review of the open burning
Open burning, lot size and Hedley town hall meeting topics of ... - Jul 9, 2008
Keremeos Review,Open Burning Smoke Control Regulations. These are new regulations the province is moving forward with. This is based on evidence that people in areas with
Pollock Town Board discusses trees, open burning and Pocasse beach - Jul 10, 2008
Prairie Pioneer,Meyer also questioned if there was an ordinance to restrict open burning in town. They are having trouble with people having bonfires in the park and the
Changes to open burning law could be redundant, costly - Jul 9, 2008
Press & Sun-Bulletin,The state is proposing a ban on open burning statewide. Currently, it is only banned in municipal areas with population greater than 20000 -- but the new
Eureka Fire suspends open burning - Jul 10, 2008
Times-Standard,The Eureka Fire Department is suspending all open burning within Eureka city limits because of weather conditions and a shortage of fire suppression forces.
Breaking up housekeeping - Aug 1, 2008
Woonsocket Call,Masse was charged with a city offense of open burning and being disorderly, and Belanger was also charged with a city offense: refusing to move.
BRIEF: DEQ Issues Yellow Air Quality Alert; Open Burning ... - Jul 7, 2008
RedOrbit,All open burning is prohibited in the Treasure Valley, according to DEQ officials. The forecast Air Quality Index for Monday is 65, which means some
EPA fines Plain Twp. man for burning waste - Jul 15, 2008
Canton Repository (subscription),Craig A. Eddy, of 2342 26th St. NE, was fined $750 by the state agency for repeatedly violating the state's open-burning laws, Ohio EPA spokesman Mike
Outdoor Burning Banned In Pulaski - Jul 27, 2008
WKSR,An ordinance banning open burning except in cases approved by the fire chief has passed the Pulaski Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Mayor Dan Speer said during
The Trash Is Not for Burning - Jul 31, 2008
Valley Advocate,The City of Northampton was under the gun: a Hampshire Superior Court ruling had decreed that no open burning of trash at the Easthampton Road dump would be
Burning faces hazy future - Jul 14, 2008
Prince George Citizen,Winfield-Lesk, the head of environmental quality in Prince George, said while the open burning is not something the environment ministry likes to see,
Farmers oppose open burn law proposal - Jul 13, 2008
Utica Observer Dispatch,By BRYON ACKERMAN A proposed change that would ban open burning statewide could result in cleaner air but leave some town residents and farmers wondering
19 counties issue bans on burning - Aug 2, 2008
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,The ban means that all open burning of trash, grass, brush or other materials is prohibited until the burn ban is lifted, said Kathy Botsford,
Burning ordinance considered - Jul 10, 2008
Monessen Valley Independent,The proposed ordinance would limit open burning to 6 am to 1 pm on Saturdays. The burning of household garbage, tires, recyclables and other such materials
Prince George to be part of mass open-burn ban plan - Jul 10, 2008
Prince George Citizen,The province earlier released a 17-page paper outlining the proposed open burning changes, which says the Ministry of Environment is contemplating the
Bladen County gets its burning ban lifted by state - Jul 28, 2008
Elizabethtown Bladen Journal,RALEIGH — Thanks to recent rains throughout the state, the open burning ban has been lifted for Bladen County, along with several others.
Ban on burning ruffles feathers - Jul 6, 2008
Schenectady Gazette,The years-long debate over open burning, typified by calls for an end to the use of “burn barrels,� got an extension earlier this week.
Snyder Twp. will regulate outdoor burning - Aug 1, 2008
Leader Vindicator,Open burning is defined as a fire where the fumes are emitted directly into the air and not directed through a flue. All outdoor burning must be attended by
Push for burning ban petition slow to gain support - Jul 27, 2008
Argus Press,By NATHAN BRUTTELL, Argus-Press Staff Writer OWOSSO - Despite a small turnout for the second week in a row, a group looking to ban open burning in Owosso is
Controlled burning could be a thing of the past - Jul 31, 2008
Springville Journal,...is that a proposed New York State law was recently introduced by the DEC which may ban open burning, Feidt told the Springville Journal last week.
Friday another code orange air day - Jul 24, 2008
Salisbury Post,Note: Open Burning is generally PROHIBITED on Air Quality Action Days. Burning trash and other non-vegetative material is ALWAYS PROHIBITED.
School Board Chief Faces Charges Again: Pasquerilla Calls It ... - Jul 27, 2008
RedOrbit,To his knowledge, Pasquerilla said, he wasn't violating the open burning rules and Montgomery gave him a copy of the rules for future reference.
Officials warn against burning debris - Jul 26, 2008
BlueRidgeNow.com,Officials warn that if the drought continues, and the number of wildfires increases, a ban on open burning could be enacted. The combination of dry forest
Commissioners ratify burning restrictions - Jul 25, 2008
Longmont Daily Times-Call,County commissioners Ben Pearlman and Will Toor voted Thursday to ratify the sheriff’s decision to impose the open-burning restrictions and a fireworks ban
Hearings set on ban for burn barrels - Jul 28, 2008
Oneonta Daily Star,Additional hearings have been scheduled on the state's proposal to extend the ban on open burning statewide. State Department of Environmental Conservation
Flower Mound Fire Department implements der burn ban - Aug 1, 2008
Pegasus News,Under any condition, open burning can only be conducted with a burn permit obtained through the Flower Mound Fire Marshal’s office.
State burn ban draws fire - Jul 18, 2008
Columbia Independent Online,The proposal would ban most open burning of household and yard waste in an effort to reduce the risks of pollutants and wildfires. Currently, open burning
Shady Cove will vote on burn ban, rejects mayor's plan - Jul 22, 2008
Upper Rogue Independent,Voters will make the decision in the November election after the Shady Cove City Council paved the way for the measure that bans open-burning to be on the
More burn-barrel hearings set - Jul 21, 2008
Oneonta Daily Star,Additional hearings have been scheduled for the state’s proposal to extend the ban on open burning statewide. State Department of Environmental Conservation
Ban on backyard burning needed to clear state's air - Jul 21, 2008
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com,Open burning releases dangerous emissions into the air, including carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide, a toxic mix that creates
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