Communities of Color in Eastern North Carolina Want Wood Pellet Byproducts Out of Their NeighborhoodsâAnd Their Lungs
Belinda Joyner describes her home of Northampton County as a dumping ground for undesirable usesâhog farms, landfills. Northampton was also slated to host the Atlantic Coast Pipelineâs compressor station before the project was canceled.Â
When Joyner stood at a podium in the North Carolina legislative building on Wednesday, she was most concerned about wood pellet facilities.Â
âWe have other states that have taken into consideration the cumulative impact, the health impact, on these communities and theyâre saying no to these companies that are coming,â Joyner said. âYou know what? North Carolina has become a cesspool, because everything that everyone else doesnât want, we donât have the laws to protect us.âÂ