While America has recognised that military burn pits used in Afghanistan can cause cancer and other illnesses in soldiers, Australia has not accepted it.

Washington County officials reinstated a countywide burn ban, effective immediately on March 13, 2025. The ban will be in ...

Burn pit registry redesign auto enrolls participants and simplifies requirements.

Burn bans, unlike restrictions, fully prohibit all open-air burning. Activities such as campfires, fire pits, debris burning construction fires and more are not allowed when one is in place.

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State officials also said any person responsible for setting a fire may be liable for any expenses related to extinguishing ...

Henrico County issued a temporary burn ban on Wednesday, March 26, due to drought-like conditions and the potential for high winds.

With warmer weather and calmer winds on March 26, many took the chance to do some burning. The Electric was asked multiple times what was burning and Jason McAllister, the interim Cascade County ...

Effective 8 a.m. on Friday, March 21, the North Carolina Forest Service has issued a state-wide ban on all open burning until further notice.