Source: Holly Taylor, ROANOKE-CHOWAN NEWS HERALD, 8/13/21

 Northampton County’s Economic Development Director, Franklin Williams, is speaking out about a recent CNN article which he said didn’t tell the full story about the county and one of its local businesses. The article, entitled “How marginalized communities in the South are paying the price for 'green energy’ in Europe” was published on CNN’s website on July 9. It focused on potential impacts of using biomass (wood pellets) as a renewable energy source, and more specifically, looked at the impact from an Enviva facility located in Garysburg.

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