Proposed regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would make it difficult to operate Oregon biomass plants.
Proposed clean air regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would make it difficult to launch and operate Oregon biomass plants.
Biomass, or using vegetation for fuel, has basked in a green glow in recent years, winning subsidies, bipartisan political support and a renewable energy designation in Oregon and nationwide that groups it with nonpolluting solar, wave and wind power. Oregon backers are hoping wood-fired power plants will spur thinning in the state’s abundant national forests, create thousands of rural jobs and provide a domestic source of fuel.
But the industry is in its infancy, supporters say, and new EPA rules could kill it.
Read more at OregonLive.com.
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