Drax pellet mill wins appeal to raise pollution limits in small Mississippi town

Mongabay
Oct 28, 2025, 1:17 pm84 ptsTrending
In April 2025, the town of Gloster, Mississippi, population 858, won a significant battle against the giant global wood pellet maker Drax, when the permitting board of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) sided with the small community and denied the company’s request to increase air…

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