This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Wood pellets, by design, are highly flammable. The small pieces of compressed woody leftovers, like sawdust, are ...

POTLATCH – A pile of seemingly neglected sawdust sitting outside a north central Idaho sawmill gave birth to Ben Anderberg’s latest big idea. Stored outside, the sawdust didn’t appear to have much ...

MARCELL -- Tink Birchem believes she has a solution to high heating prices as well as all the pollutants they produce. She and other investors are putting millions of dollars into making what they ...

Trucks enter and leave Enviva's Northampton County, North Carolina, plant day and night. The U.S. wood pellet industry has grown almost 60% since 2016. Companies are cutting trees and making pellets, ...

Wood pellets are a popular choice for infusing grilled food with smoky flavor, but there's one mistake that might be messing you up. Here's what an expert says.