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Overseas markets could be harming forests in the U.S. Demand for wood pellets for biomass energy has increased dramatically around the world, especially in Europe where burning wood is treated as renewable energy and heavily subsidized. The UK-based company Drax Group plans to build a 450,000 ton per year wood pellet plant in Longview. ...
"The time for offsetting is over."
"The time for offsetting is over."
State environmental regulators are reviewing an incident Monday in Burlington in which heavy rain prompted city officials to discharge wastewater into a wetland.
A Burlington homeowner says a bridge construction project has damaged his home, as residents and businesses look forward to the project's Oct. 31 scheduled completion.