Wood Stove Makers Attack AGs’ ‘Ploy’ To Force Stricter EPA Air Testing

Clarification Appended Manufacturers of wood heaters and related devices are accusing state attorneys general (AGs) seeking tougher EPA emissions testing of the appliances of a “naked political ploy” to abandon a “consensus-based” test method in favor of a method that they say would render it “impossible” for smaller manufacturers to sell compliant products. But an organization of Northeastern state air regulators that recently found existing test methods inadequate is pushing back on the stove makers’ criticisms, saying that the...