ALBANY — An artifact of life in the country, the backyard burn barrel, came to an end Wednesday under new state environmental rules. Outdoor waste burning is now banned in all towns, regardless ...

The Hancock County Commissioners implemented a burn ban via an executive order at an emergency session Tuesday afternoon, effective immediately.

For burn barrels, those iconic rust-colored 55-gallon drums often tucked behind the garden, are slowly being banned. In Springville, the City Council approved the third and final reading Monday of ...

Municipal incinerators burn at higher temperatures and have equipment to reduce dioxin emissions that burn barrels don't have. ADVERTISEMENT Because garbage has changed in the last 50 years, even ...