EiJ Global Record: Eastern North Carolina, USA
The eastern Piedmont and southeastern lowlands of North Carolina are the “birthplace” of the environmental justice movement (EJ) in the United States.
Environmental Injustice in Eastern North Carolina, USA
Project page for research on environmental injustice in Eastern North Carolina, USA.
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Enviva Plant Ahoskie, N.C.
The Ahoskie Plant is the first Enviva plant that was opened in North Carolina. This plant has a production capacity of 410,000 metric tons annually.
"N. C. citizens group, SELC challenge permit for polluter issued without public notice"
“N.C. Citizens Group, SELC Challenge Permit for Polluter Issued without Public Notice.” Southern Environmental Law Center, 29 Sept.
Craven County Wood Energy Plant
The Craven County Wood Energy plant is the first biomass processing plant in Eastern North Carolina. Located in New Bern, N.C..
The Green Energy That Might be Ruining the Planet
This 2021 expose from Politico explores the environmental effects of the growing biomass industry that disproprotionately negatively impact predominately low-income rural communities in the south.
NGO Biomass Letter to President Biden
This letter, written in 2021, was organized by the Southern Environmental Law Center and signed by 95 other organizations.
NC citizens group, SELC challenge permit for polluter issued without public notice
A common tactic of suppressing community concerns about biomass operations and environmental quality is the issuing of permits for operations without public notice or with vague and misleading term
This statement outlines our goals for the Biomass project, what materials we assembled, and our guiding theoretical compasses for analysis of our work during Dr.