Lawmakers are trying to keep the Black River power plant at Fort Drum from closing by changing the state’s definition of renewable energy to include the burning of wood, known as forest biomass. This ...

The European Union is relying heavily on burning forest biomass to meet its carbon emissions goals. And now it’s facing a legal challenge that’s sure to ignite debate on what it really means for an ...

MARSHALL - Madison County has been working to solidify its regulation of biomass facilities for 18 months, but the county just finalized its work in forming those guidelines. On April 9, the Madison ...

MARSHALL - Madison County has been working on shoring up its ordinances to regulate potential biomass facilities since August 2022, when the county Planning Board tabled a vote on adding language ...

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., on Friday introduced a bill that would change language in the 2007 energy bill to allow wood waste from national forests to count toward the Renewable Fuels Standard in the ...

The battle over biomass is heating up in Washington and its eventual outcome could color the future of the Black Hills. Earlier this week, both Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Sen. John Thune were ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Farm-state lawmakers on Wednesday asked the Obama administration to back a broader definition of biomass for use in renewable fuels, an issue entangled with congressional action ...