Richmond County, NC needs your help right now to stop a biomass wood pellet facility.

50 acres of forests a day in North and South Carolina would be turned into pellets and then shipped to Europe to burn for electricity. The health and economic impacts would be devastating, and the community doesn’t want it.

Richmond County needs your voice right now. Take action!

In 2016 Richmond County was ranked 90 out of 100 counties in the State of North Carolina for health outcomes.

The NC Department of Environmental Quality issued permits to Enviva, the biomass company proposing the facility, that contained false information regarding the plant’s location and violated air quality regulations, yet no public hearing was ever held.

Citizens were denied a voice in the decision. Big biomass is environmental injustice.

Enviva, the world’s largest exporter of wood pellets, threatens the livelihoods of communities, forests, and the climate. Enviva is proposing to build their fourth wood pellet biomass facility in Richmond County.

You can help stop this facility.

Now is our chance to stop them. Tell our officials that they must protect communities and stop giving handouts to corporations like Enviva.

We will be delivering signatures to Governor Roy Cooper in mid-July. Sign the petition. Rise up with Richmond County!

Emily Zucchino

Emily blends her love for the beautiful forests of the Southeastern U.S. with an enthusiasm for taking on the corporate interests that threaten our communities and our environment in the name of profit. She is a graduate of UNC Asheville, with BA degrees in Political Science and Sociology, and holds a Masters in International Studies and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from NC State. Emily is an avid hiker and traveler and has explored trails in locations ranging from the Appalachians to the Himalayas to the Amazon.