Drax operates pellet plants across multiple locations in the US, which create wood pellets such as those burned at its Selby power station.
Amongst those raising concerns at Drax’s AGM was Dr Krystal Martin, a former resident of Gloster who campaigns on issues affecting the area. Speaking to The Yorkshire Post, Dr Martin said: “We have a lot of people dealing with asthma - we have upper respiratory issues they're dealing with.
“My mother who will be 75 this year, she has lived her entire life in that community, and now she has been diagnosed with asthma. So that's an ongoing issue that she's dealing with - a lot of breathing issues - people are on different machines all of a sudden in that community.” Patrick Anderson, an attorney with Powell Environmental Law, who has worked on cases involving pollution at Drax’s pellet facilities, said: “It's pretty universal when we talk to these communities that if you live near one of these plants, you’re constantly going to have your property covered in soot and fine dust and be breathing it.”
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