EPA To Fine Fairbanks Residents For Not Agreeing To Freeze To Death

Reblogged from Real Science:

It is -40 in Fairbanks, and people are burning wood to keep their family alive. The EPA says this is unhealthy and is planning to fine them.

Fairbanks has chronic winter air pollution problems from widespread use of wood- and oil-burning stoves. The city has been experiencing unusually cold November weather, with temperatures dropping into the minus-30s overnight.

The EPA says this about the issue: "The size of particles is directly linked to their potential for causing health problems.

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