Mongabay on MSN24d
New survey puts human face on pollution caused by U.S. wood pellet mills
Forest biomass companies working in the U.S. Southeast in 2023 produced 9.54 million metric tons of wood pellets for export ...
Aberdeen Daily World on MSN6mon
Hoquiam pellet plant approved for air quality permit
With the decision, Pacific Northwest Renewable Energy (PNWRE) has the go-ahead to construct pellet mills, storage silos and a ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution23d
Georgia wood pellet mill abandons expansion, environmentalists drop challenge
The owner of a Middle Georgia wood pellet mill has apparently abandoned plans to pursue a significant expansion following a legal challenge by environmentalists. Then, this month, the same ...
BBC12mon
The controversy of wood pellets as a green energy source
At wood pellet mills, wood is chipped, dried, ground and compressed into uniform, easily storable pellets. They're then shipped mainly to the UK, where they're burned for energy. Most forest land ...