Government announces crackdown on polluting home fireplace fuels
Most polluting fuels for wood burning stoves including coal and wet wood to be phased out from 2021-23 as part of crackdown on particle pollution
A crackdown on sales of the most polluting fuels burned in household fireplaces and stoves has been announced by the government today, with bags of coal and wet wood set to be phased out over the next...
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