Politics & Government
Air District Asks Residents Not To Burn Wood On Thanksgiving
It's not a Spare the Air day, but officials would still like people to refrain from using their fireplaces and wood stoves
By David Mills/Patch
Go ahead and cook the turkey but try not to use your fireplace or wood stove on Thanksgiving.
That's the request from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Air quality officials say Thursday is not a Winter Spare the Air day, but they would still like Bay Area residents to refrain from burning wood on the holiday.
The reason is this week's cold and still weather has continued to allow air pollution to build up in the region.
The district issued two Winter Spare the Air alerts earlier this week because of the unhealthy air quality.
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