TOP STATES | By emissions


March 9, 2015 at 12:00a.m.

TOP STATES | By emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has adopted new rules limiting the amount of fine particle emissions from residential wood stoves, furnaces and heaters. Here’s a look at the Top 10 states in total fine-particle emissions from residential wood burning. Figures are from 2011, the latest year for which the EPA has statistics. Total emissions are listed in tons.

TOTAL EMISSIONS

1. Michigan: 39,691

2. Wisconsin: 32,901

3. Minnesota: 30,012

4. Pennsylvania: 23,634

5. New York: 22,939

6. Ohio: 21,635

7. California: 18,693

8. Washington: 17,070

9. Oregon: 15,034

10. Indiana: 12,146

Source: Associated Press