Hi, I’m Anne Elise and I’ve been interning at Dogwood Alliance for the past 5 months. I’m a high school senior and as my school year and internship are wrapping up, I wanted to share some experiences that I’ve had here at the organization since January. When I first considered the idea of an internship […]
Release: Groups Urge Senator Udall to Clean Up His Renewable Energy Bill
A coalition of regional and national environmental groups expressed dismay that the proposal unveiled earlier today by Senator Tom Udall to create a national “Renewable Energy Standard” would provide subsidies for polluting and inefficient wood-burning power plants. The groups included Arise for Social Justice, Center for Biological Diversity, Dogwood Alliance, John Muir Project, Food & […]

Release: New Investigation Shows Continued Forest Destruction for Wood Pellets
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 18, 2019, 9 am Contact: Scot Quaranda, [email protected], 828-242-3596 Photo credits: Dogwood Alliance New Investigation Shows Continued Forest Destruction to Supply North Carolina Wood Pellet Producer As North Carolina Sets Ambitious Climate Goals, Biomass Has No Place in the State’s Clean Energy Future ASHEVILLE (June 18, 2019) – A new […]

Statement: Victory on Pollution in Richmond County, Forests Still at Risk
Media Statement in response to the settlement of a lawsuit challenge from clean air groups that forces Enviva’s Richmond County, NC wood pellet factory to install pollution controls: Today, in a victory for clean air and public health, Clean Air Carolina represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center and Environmental Integrity Project signed an agreement […]

Statement: Dogwood Alliance Response to Governor Cooper’s Congressional Testimony on Climate and Forests
This morning, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper testified on Capitol Hill before the House Committee on Natural Resources. Dogwood Alliance continues to be encouraged by the growing national attention on the urgency of the climate crisis, as well as the elevation of North Carolinians’ experiences facing harsh climate impacts from storms like Hurricane Matthew and […]
