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Wood heating: the City of Québec adopts a fair and responsible by-law A new by-law regulating the use of wood-burning heating appliances (R.V.Q. 2954) will come into effect in the Québec City area in September of 2026. What will it entail? The new by-law aims to limit fine particle emissions as a way to ensure […]
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What is the EPA standard and do I need to comply with it? In the 1990s, wood-burning appliances on the market emitted a huge amount of fine particles per hour. In 2004, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) deemed it necessary to regulate the wood-burning stove and fireplace industry by requiring all manufacturers to reduce […]
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