January 20th, 2012 by One Voice Moderator

It's been a good week for biomass in Washington. Biomass plants in Port Angeles and Longview received positive news, and a state lawmaker introduced a bill that would ensure the financial stability of biomass plants in the future. The good news began when a plant in Port Angeles planned by Nippon Paper Industries USA won an appeal to the state Pollution Control Hearings Board. The victory is significant because it helps pave the way for the plant, already under construction, to operate upon completion in 2013. The victory also marks another failure for a large coalition of environmental groups -- Protect the ...