When regulators from the N.C. Division of Air Quality shut down Active Energy Renewable Power in Lumberton, they did so because the company was installing two pieces of equipment that would further reduce air emissions, while the state says the additional equipment was not in the original design.
Supporters of the project in Lumberton tell
Carolina Journal they’re worried that despite the wood-pellet manufacturing facility being considered a clean energy project, opposition to it from left-leaning environmental groups may be slowing the permitting process to the point that the entire project, a vital investment in one of North Carolina’s poorest counties, may be at risk.