The State

SC wood pellet mill made people sick, neighbors say. Has it followed regulations?

Jackie Reynolds closes her eyes and massages her temples. The throbbing headache is back. It’s become all too regular. Two doors down, Shannon Smith rolls over in bed and tries to fall back asleep.
Post and Courier

Wood pellet mill in rural SC town draws air pollution complaints, threats of legal action

RIDGELAND – The factory sits along a dusty unpaved road, on a stretch of land dominated by turf and trees, a few miles outside the center of this small town. Up close, the plant’s four silver silos ...
al.com

Wood pellet maker Enviva files for bankruptcy, says still building $375 million plant in Alabama

Biomass energy company Enviva filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, but the company says construction on its new $375 million pellet mill in Sumter County will continue. Billed as the largest producer of ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

One of the world’s largest pellet plants planned in Lucedale. Residents, environmental activists at odds.

Residents of Lucedale who showed up in force to a public hearing Tuesday already made up their minds about the largest wood pellet mill in the country locating in their town. They wore stickers ...