Policymakers are rethinking biomass as new research shows wood pellets may increase carbon emissions rather than reduce them.

There is a growing industry that's providing wood pellets for power. Pellet producers say it's renewable energy, but critics argue that this practice is actually clear-cutting trees — removing a ...

The price hikes and supply crunches that have clobbered fuel supplies and raised prices throughout the world are starting to affect the one fuel we can call ours: wood pellets. “There is quite a bit ...

This story is part of a joint investigation with NPR that includes the documentary Plastic Wars, which aired March 31, 2020, on PBS. Stream the film. Look on the side of a highway sometime and you ...

GLOSTER, Miss. — This southern Mississippi town’s expansive wood pellet plant was so close to Shelia Mae Dobbins’ home that she sometimes heard company loudspeakers. She says industrial residues ...

Cooking food on one of the best pellet smokers imparts unmatched flavor and texture: It tenderizes meats like brisket and pork shoulder and adds a kiss of smoke to everything from vegetables to ...

$34 million in damages claiming water-filtration pellets clog the snowmaking system and hamper the ski resort’s ability to blanket the slopes. Large quantities of small pellets spilled from utility’s ...

A new bill in the state senate would ban the discharge of pre-production plastic pellets, also known as "nurdles." This ...