Despite EPA Rollback, California Will Retain Strict Wood Stove Air Policy

California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) is warning retailers of residential wood heaters that the state intends to enforce a prohibition on sales of heaters that fail to meet stringent EPA emissions standards that went into effect May 15, despite an agency proposal to provide more time for retailers to sell their non-compliant stock. The Obama EPA’s 2015 new source performance standards (NSPS) for wood heaters, including stoves and related devices, set a May 15, 2020, deadline for retailers to...