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A Big Step for Wetland Forests

Lucia Ibarra

Date Icon June 18, 2018

On World Wetlands Day 2017, Dogwood Alliance stepped forward to enrich the wetland conservation movement. On this date, Dogwood Alliance launched the Wetland Forest Initiative…

Wetlands & Interconnection

Lucia Ibarra

Date Icon May 22, 2018

In honor of Wetlands month, we wanted to explore the beauty and value wetland forests provide… What happens when research scientists and organizations like Dogwood…

Fighting Climate Change with Forests

Rita Frost

Date Icon May 18, 2018

At the kickoff of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany, I found myself swept up in the whirlwind of…

Dirty Deception: Enviva’s Shocking Pattern of Air Quality Violations

Emily Zucchino

Date Icon May 14, 2018

For years, the industrial-scale wood pellet industry has been allowed to expand unchecked in the Southern U.S. While the negative impacts of burning wood pellets…

Pruitt Needs a History Lesson

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon May 10, 2018

On Earth Day, the one day a year that Americans are reminded to respect and love the earth for all its wildness and splendor, and…

Southern Forests & Communities at International Climate Talks

Rita Frost

Date Icon May 4, 2018

Wide-ranging media outlets from The Wall Street Journal to The Economist to Science Magazine have covered the issues surrounding wood pellet production and arrived at…

Earth Day Gratitude

Vicki Weeks

Date Icon April 22, 2018

Earth Day is 48 years old this year. You might think for people who have been working in the environmental trenches for a while, it’s…

Press Release: Wood Pellet Mills More Than 50% Likely to Be Located in Environmental Justice Communities

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon April 18, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2018 1 pm EDT Study Found that All Wood Pellet Facilities in North and South Carolina Have Been Built in Environmental…

Standing for Justice First

Danna Smith

Date Icon April 5, 2018

Why I’m Going on Tour with Reverend Leo Woodberry Every once in a while you meet someone who has a profound influence on your life…

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