Draft environmental impact report for Northern California wood pellet project released – Times-Standard

Golden State Natural Resource — a nonprofit agency founded in a rural county — wants two wood pellet processing plants in Tuolomme and Lassen counties that harvest trees cut in forest thinning projects, then transport the pellets to the port of Stockton where they will be shipped. international energy markets as a replacement for coal combustion. Last June, 109 environmental organizations submitted comments strongly opposed to the project.

Originally published: October 23, 2024 at 2:31 p.m.