The former Smurfit-Stone Container pulp mill covered 3,200 acres south of Frenchtown ... International Paper Co. and WestRock Co. were in negotiations to cover M2Green’s costs to keep the ...

A new report from Environmental Integrity Project — a national watchdog group founded by Eric Schaffer, former director of the Environmental Protection Agency — claims some paper mills could be genera ...

According to the EIP investigation, the 10 pulp and paper mills that reported the most greenhouse gases in 2023 were able to lower their reported “total” emissions by between 61 and 90 percent ...

A World War II-era boiler in Virginia is at the center of a growing debate over the paper industry’s role in climate change — and how much pollution goes uncounted ...

A truck driver who delivered caustic soda to a US paper mill owned by Irish packaging giant Smurfit Westrock is suing the ...

Donna Thomasson is a 34-year-old nurse who grew up on a hillside overlooking the Smurfit Westrock paper mill nestled in the hollers of Covington in Southwest Virginia. Its smokestacks tower over ...

A World War II-era boiler in Virginia is at the center of a growing debate over the paper industry’s role in climate change — and how much pollution goes uncounted due to loopholes in federal ...

A new report from Environmental Integrity Project — a national watchdog group founded by Eric Schaffer, former director of ...

The EPA told Grist it would review the report. Smurfit West Rock, which owns the mill in Covington, did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication. EIP also used data from the ...