Paper mills releasing more greenhouse gases than data shows

Paper mills releasing more greenhouse gases than data shows

ND Paper’s mill in Rumford. Photo by Emmett Gartner.Two of Maine’s largest paper mills are among the dirtiest in the country, according to a new study on U.S. pulp and paper plants, putting their emissions on par with some oil refineries. The May report from the Environmental Integrity Project, a non-profit advocacy group, calls attention to the industry’s overreliance on dirty fuels and the old, inefficient technologies they use to burn them. “…