NC wood pellet industry put under microscope (slide 3 of 3)

July 10, 2026 Posted By Terri Pratt

USA TODAY NETWORK

Updated April 23, 2026, 5:31 p.m. ET

Portrait of Gareth McGrath

NC wood pellet industry put under microscope on Wilmington cruise

A handout map shows Enviva’s wood pellet plants and the ports it uses in the Carolinas and southeastern Virginia.

The Enviva Biomass domes at the North Carolina State Ports Authority in Wilmington, N.C. The Rachel Carson Council and others took a tour aboard the Henrietta along the Cape Fear River about the concerns environmentalists have about the wood-to-energy industry.

Members of the Rachel Carson Council and others took a tour aboard the Henrietta along the Cape Fear River about the concerns environmentalists have about the wood-to-energy industry.

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