Drax burns forests for energy at an industrial scale. Producing wood pellets emits constant air and noise pollution. Biomass pollution can cause heart and lung disease. It can also cause cancer. Drax claims community safety is a priority. Yet Drax knows their plants emit hazardous air pollutants.
Regulators fined their Mississippi and Louisiana plants millions of dollars for exceeding air pollution limits. Drax has a new permit under review in Mississippi to pollute more. The hearing is April 8th.
The MS Dept of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) permitting board has the power to do more. They can make Drax install stronger pollution protections. The permit board answers to Governor Tate Reeves. The governor must defend the Gloster community. The residents of Gloster, MS are tired of Drax profiting at the expense of their health.
Urge Governor Reeves to hold Drax accountable.
We’ll deliver your message to:
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R)
Can you make it to the public hearing in Mississippi on April 8th?
This MDEQ permit board hearing will determine if Drax Amite Bioenergy can get permission to pollute more. This hearing is our last opportunity to let decision makers know that there is strong opposition to Drax. We must demand that MDEQ safeguard Gloster from further pollution. Join us on:
Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 at 8:30am. The meeting will begin at 9am. 515 East Amite Street, Jackson, MS
Contact Emily Zucchino if you have questions or need additional information.
