In Reversal, EPA May Extend Wood Stove Air Rule Deadline Due To Virus

Correction Appended EPA could soon reverse course and grant retailers the ability to sell wood heaters and related appliances that do not comply with stringent air quality limits beyond a looming May 15 deadline to end such sales, according to industry and state sources who say the agency may cite the COVID-19 pandemic as justification to approve the delay. Representatives from the heater production sector say the change in position is likely detailed in a proposed rule that EPA...