More than three billion people globally depend on solid fuels, often using inefficient technologies that pose health risks to users. In Africa, firewood and charcoal provide energy for over half of ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Head out early. In Brooklyn, I’ll go running around 8am on the weekends and see entire tents and chairs already staking claim to a grill space. Folks ...

Nigeria’s plan to unlock $2 billion from its forest economy is facing criticism from industry experts. At a roundtable in Lagos over the weekend, stakeholders said the government is neglecting ...

For years, Eburru Forest, home to the rare bongo antelope species, was known as ‘the smoking forest’, thanks to tens of charcoal burners who had taken over the troubled water tower. Everyday, scores ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Natural Resources enacted a statewide burn ban that began at 1 p.m. Wednesday as hot, dry weather conditions increase wildfire dangers. The news ...

Rice paddies have become silted up around Ankarafantsika National Park in northwestern Madagascar. To survive, local residents are forced to illegally exploit the forest’s natural resources. To reduce ...

A charcoal grill left unattended led to a structure fire on Saturday in the 2400 block of Old Lynchburg Road in Albemarle County. At 4:55 p.m., career and volunteer units from Albemarle County Fire ...

Nineteenth-century charcoal ovens, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Nevada(Kit Leong) Interior of oven, Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, Nevada(Kit Leong) Tucked into a basin in ...

The human-caused Bear Gulch fire in Olympic National Forest is unlikely to grow further after burning more than 20k acres ...

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