Two forestry companies that were announced as recipients for hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grant money last December were issued environmental violations at their Maine facilities over the past several years. One of the companies, ND.
ND Paper Inc. and T&D Wood Energy LLC, announced in December as recipients for hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grant money, have been cited multiple times over the past several years.
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Lawmakers are trying to keep the Black River power plant at Fort Drum from closing by changing the state's definition of renewable energy to include the burning of wood, known as forest biomass. This process has been scientifically proven to pollute more than coal.