Alaska and 9 other states threaten to sue EPA over wood-burning stove standards

Smokestack emissions are seen along the Fairbanks skyline on March 1. At left is the coal-fired heat and power plant on the University of Alaska Fa...

July 7, 2023
6:20 AM

Smokestack emissions are seen along the Fairbanks skyline on March 1. At left is the coal-fired heat and power plant on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. Alaska and nine other states have filed a notice of intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over its certification process for wood-fired stoves, which are factors in Fairbanks air pollution. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaska and nine other states have notified the Environmental Protection Agency they intend to sue if new standards for certification of wood-burning stoves are not issued soon.

Yereth Rosen