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In many poor, largely Black Southern towns, residents say polluting wood pellet mills foul their air and forests.

Wood pellet production and export is driven by multibillion dollar subsidies in the U.K. and E.U., which need to power homes, meet climate targets and reduce reliance on Russia.

Residents of Adel, a predominantly Black and Hispanic town in South Georgia, are fighting plans to build the world's largest wood-pellet plant in their backyard, citing serious health risks. The group Concerned Citizens of Cook County ("4-C") opposes plans by Georgia-based Spectrum Energy, the latest company to propose a plant capable of producing 1.3 million tons of wood pellets annually. Dr. ...

Cook Co. residents continue fight to stop wood pellet plant Cook Co. residents continue fight to stop wood pellet plant By Jennifer Morejon | February 26, 2021 at 7:08 PM EST - Updated February 26 at 8:05 PM ADEL, Ga. (WALB) - Adel residents are still fighting against a Wood Pellet Plant coming to the area. They are concerned about the effects it will have on the environment and their health. Community members gathered in a virtual town hall meeting to discuss their concerns. “We can’t be quiet, our lives depend on it,” said Dr. Treva Gear, the founding member of Gear tells us the...