Mississippi sides with Drax as Gloster now faces more pollution. The historic denial of Drax’s permit is overturned as the state chooses profits over people.
Statement: Mississippi Fails Its People
Dogwood Alliance
Our Forests. Our Strength.
AI and Biomass Plants are Poisoning Black Communities in the South
Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom for Black Americans. It carries more significance in the South. President Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery by executive order. But enslaved people in […]
Dangerous Drax Wood Pellet Expansion
Land and Climate Review published an investigation into the UK company, Drax. Drax is a major industrial wood pellet producer. It’s also the largest consumer of wood pellets for biomass […]
Report Shows Harm to Communities from Wood Pellet Plants
Dogwood Alliance, community leaders, and partners published a report. The report shows the wood pellet industry’s health impacts. The study surveyed families near five biomass plants. It highlighted the harm […]
Dogwood Alliance Condemns Weak Mississippi Drax Deal
Joint Statement from Greater Greener Gloster and Dogwood Alliance. MDEQ lets Drax off the hook for harmful pollution. They fail to protect local people and the environment. Mississippi Department of […]