8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (1)
#18141304 at 2023-01-14 05:25:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #22241: It’s happening… and it feels so good. Edition
>>18141140
For one where i live. AZ
https://arizonareport.com/no-wood-burning-fireplaces-phoenix/
No Wood Burning Fireplaces in Phoenix After 1998 Author Recent Posts David Meek Editor at The Arizona Report™ Arizona real estate broker. Full-time Realtor® since 1998. Eager to share what I learn about homes around greater Phoenix, so I created The Arizona Report™ to instruct my real estate clients. A roaring fireplace heightens the senses on a cool winter evening. Even in the Sonoran Desert. There is something communal about crackling wood fireplaces. It brings family and friends around. "Chestnuts roasting on... an EPA-approved, low-volume natural gas ceramic log set?" Just doesn't sound the same. I like to warm my feet hearthside on the real deal. If a wood burning fireplace is on your list of home must-haves for your next Phoenix home or vacation property, a compromise is in the cards. Here's why. EPA Regulations During the summer of 1996, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reclassified Maricopa County alongside other counties having high levels of airborne particulates, carbon monoxide, and ground-level ozone. This was in response to the Valley's failure to meet federal clean air standards in the three years leading up to the reclassification. As a result, in 1997, the Arizona Legislature instituted a ban on wood burning fireplaces and some wood burning stoves in all new construction homes. It took effect on January 1, 1999, and applies to all cities and towns inside Arizona counties with populations greater than 1.2 million. Currently, of the state's 15 counties, only Maricopa County is this large (Pinal County's population is approximately 413,312). Municipalities in Maricopa County had until December 31, 1998, to comply. In the year leading up to the ban's enforcement, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Glendale, Mesa, Gilbert, Paradise Valley and Carefree had all passed ordinances to eliminate wood burning fireplaces in newly built homes. Fireplace Smoke Effect in the Valley Smoke from fireplace use is a significant contributor to the dusty brown haze that is visible in the Valley each winter. Environmental officials cited in a December 1997 article in the Arizona Republic stated that residential fireplaces were the source of 5 to 7 percent of the airborne particulates in the Valley. In winter months, the smoke and pollution collect near the ground on cool evenings. Particulates from smoke and automotive combustion can stay trapped for extended periods overnight in this cold layer until morning temperatures rise. As the Valley floor heats up, rising air currents lift the particulates. The result is the "brown cloud" effect sometimes seen in the Valley. The timing of this effect is compounded by the swelling seasonal winter population in the greater Phoenix metro. This ban means that you won't find a wood burning fireplace in any home for sale in Maricopa County or most corners of the Valley that was permitted and constructed after December 31, 1998. Of the homes with fireplaces, most will have ceramic logs fueled with natural gas. But those homes won't have a fireplace that sounds like this:
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