The facility was going to produce and export wood pellets for other countries to burn for energy. Local advocates said the plant would've brought more pollution to the area.
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Active Energy Renewable Power occupies a 415,000-square-foot building that used to house Alamac American Knits. The company, which plans to manufacture wood pellets, is allegedly discharging wastewater without a permit. (File photo: Lisa Sorg)
Active Energy Renewable Power, which plans to operate a large wood pellet plant in Lumberton, in Robeson County, faces a potential lawsuit for discharging polluted wastewater for nearly 500 days into the Lumber River and a tributary.
The Southern Environmental Law Center, representing Winyah Rivers, formally notified the company on Dec. 10 that it intended to sue under the Clean Water Act. The company has 60 days to respond.