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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sam Quashie-Idun, and Damien Gayle

UK accused of funding environmental racism with subsidies to Drax

large power station in front of a grey sky
Drax Power Station biomass facility near Selby, North Yorkshire, which converts wood into electricity. The plant harvests the US and Canada for compressed wood pellets Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

The UK government has been accused of funding environmental racism by giving £2m a day in subsidies to an energy company that has paid out millions over claims it breached pollution limits in the US south.

An investigation by Unearthed, Greenpeace’s investigative unit, found Drax Biomass paid millions of dollars to US regulators over claims it exceeded limits on chemicals emissions at wood chip plants close to black and low-income communities.

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