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Statement: EPA Axes All Environmental Justice Staff

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon March 19, 2025

The Trump Administration is firing its Environmental Justice (EJ) staff at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This shows the administration values profits more than people…

The Biomass Fight: From Local to Global

Michél Legendre

Date Icon March 12, 2025

At the end of February, Dogwood Alliance and our community partners met in DC. Reverend Leo Woodberry and New Alpha Community Development Corporation hosted the…

PBS Show Uplifts Community Conservation

Amanda Rodriguez

Date Icon February 24, 2025

Dogwood Alliance has united with Southern communities to achieve the extraordinary. We’ve developed a new community conservation model. We’re conserving land with environmental justice communities….

Statement: UK Extends Drax Biomass Subsidies

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon February 12, 2025

On February 10th, the British government extended billions in subsidies for Drax. Drax is the largest wood pellet biomass electricity burner in the world. Much…

Enviva Announces Wood Pellet Mill Closure in Mississippi

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon February 7, 2025

Enviva Biomass, a leading wood pellet manufacturer, will close its plant in Amory, MS. The story was first reported in the Monroe Journal on February…

What Does Stargate AI Mean for Southern Forests and Communities?

D’Angelo Cameron

Date Icon February 4, 2025

Stargate is a new $500 billion investment in AI in the United States. It’s a collaboration between the US government and companies like Meta and…

Season 5 of Woods & Wilds: The Podcast is Out Now

Kimala Luna

Date Icon January 30, 2025

We recorded these 4 episodes live at our Annual Woods & Wilds Storytelling Event in August of 2024. We want to thank everyone who came…

Appalachia’s Recovery from Hurricane Helene

Kimala Luna

Date Icon January 23, 2025

In late September of 2024, Hurricane Helene devastated the Southern US. The storm struck Western North Carolina with shocking brutality. The region was not prepared…

Dangerous Drax Wood Pellet Expansion

Japjyot Singh

Date Icon January 21, 2025

Land and Climate Reviewpublished an investigation into the UK company, Drax. Drax is a major industrial wood pellet producer. It’s also the largest consumer of…

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