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Mississippi Town Loses Appeal: Drax Wins Right to Increase Pollution

The small town of Gloster, Mississippi (population 858) suffered a major setback in October when state environmental regulators reversed an earlier decision and granted wood pellet giant Drax permission to increase toxic air pollution limits at its local manufacturing plant.…

Photo & article source: Mongabay • Justin Catanoso • Oct 28, 2025 • Air Pollution • Bioenergy • Biomass Burning • Business • Carbon Dioxide • Carbon Emissions • Climate Change • Climate Change And Forests • Climate Change Policy • Climate Change Politics • Deforestation • Drivers Of Deforestation • Energy • Energy Politics • Environment • Environmental Law • Environmental Politics • Forests • Government • Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Health • Industry • Logging • Pollution • and Public Health

Congo Reserve Still Reeling From Chinese Gold Mining Damage

The Dimonika Biosphere Reserve in the Republic of Congo continues to suffer from environmental damage months after authorities shut down a controversial Chinese gold mining operation in November 2024. The UNESCO-protected site, spanning 336,000 acres of critical forest habitat, now…

Photo & article source: Mongabay • Mongabay.com • Oct 28, 2025 • Conservation • Gold Mining • Mining • Pollution • Protected Areas • Rainforest Mining • Rainforests • Threats To Rainforests • and Water Pollution

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