Biomass CO2 Amendment Highlights Industry Split Over Wood Pellets

The Senate energy bill amendment by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) requiring EPA and other agencies to account for biomass' carbon neutrality is highlighting a split between forest landowners and paper manufacturers over the impact of the growing wood pellet export business and the relative carbon neutrality of the biomass each sector uses. The division between the two sectors is significant because it shows each taking different approaches to how agencies should assess biomass carbon emissions and the extent to which...