Use of Cleaner Heating Oil Proposed by County Legislator

A Westchester County legislator has sponsored a bill to restrict the kinds of oil that can be used for heating.

The Regional Clean Air Act, which Legislator Catherine Parker, D-Rye, would phase out the use of oil grades No. 4 and No. 6 in stationary installation uses, according to a post on myrye.com.

Parker said the use of those types of oils increases asthma and heart and lung disease.

For the complete story, including other environmental protection initiatives the county is proposing, read myrye.com here.

Parker represents District 7 in Westchester County, which includes Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye and parts of Harrison and New Rochelle.