The Chico News & Review published a piece highlighting Oroville’s fight against the proposed Biomass plant:
Should a potentially polluting energy facility be built on a toxic waste site?
— Pushback on an Oroville biomass power plant, September 3, 2026
The article discusses the history of the previous biomass plants, even linking to EPA documents concerning that disaster, explains the pollution created by both plant failures, addresses the divide within the Oroville City Council over support for the proposed plant, highlights the concerns the Dioxin Education Committee has with the lack of transparency coming from the City Council on this topic, before wrapping up with a brief status update (spoiler alert: the current status is more unanswered questions than facts).
Please share your questions and/or concerns with the City Council.
As Butte County DA Mike Ramsey says, “you need to ask questions”…