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The European Union is considering changes to its climate policies that could have a big effect on a controversial segment of North Carolina's forestry sector — the wood pellet industry.
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The European Parliament is taking steps to reverse climate policies that promote the use of wood pellets to replace coal in power plants. That would put the brakes on a controversial industry that's booming in the Southeast.
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Wood pellet maker Enviva says it has landed its first U.S. customer and is speeding up plans to double production capacity in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic.
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State environmental regulators have approved an air quality permit for a wood pellet plant in Sampson County. The permit was granted despite concerns by environmental and social justice groups.
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Wood from the Carolinas is increasingly being used overseas for energy. While the industry creates jobs, communities are also paying a price. WFAE's climate reporter David Boraks and WUNC's Celeste Gracia talk about their series "The Wood Energy Dilemma with Morning Edition host Marshall Terry.
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In this two-part series "The Wood Energy Dilemma," reporters from WFAE and WUNC visit communities feeding the world’s appetite for wood energy.
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European countries are importing more and more wood pellets from plants across the U.S. South to be burned for energy in place of coal. In this installment of The Wood Energy Dilemma, we visit the Enviva plant in North Carolina's Northampton County.