What’s New
Several millions of people in California have been warned by the National Weather Service (NWS) to limit outdoor activity and to refrain from burning wood after air quality alerts were issued in Southwestern parts of the state.
The NWS said in its alert that a mandatory wood-burning ban previously implemented by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has been extended for residents in the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB), which includes Orange County as well as parts of Los Angeles County, San Bernadino County, and Riverside County.
According to the South Coast AQMD, the SCAB encompasses a region inhabited by some 17 million people.
Why It Matters
According to the NWS, ‘No-Burn Days’ are necessary to safeguard public health when fine particle pollution levels are anticipated to be elevated anywhere in the South Coast Air Basin.
What To Know
The no-burn rule prohibits the use of wood, pellets, and manufactured fire logs in any indoor or outdoor wood-burning appliance…