Why are these people burning coal ? Also, there are stoves that burn coal and wood. If coal is banned, just burn wood in the stove...
Only one small part of alaska is in that burn ban area. It's a big state and you're not in a city. They jerk you around on wood burning too. As a regulated wood burner myself that has been victimized by burn bans in the past, I would choose not to live in that Firbanks non-attainment area.
This has been an interesting thread, that's why it's 8 pages long.