Over 185 community, business, and environmental organizations have opposed two wood pellet projects in California as part of a public comment period in regards to the projects. The comment period, now closed, looked at the draft environmental impact report (DEIR) on two proposed Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR) plants that would produce more than one million metric tons of wood pellets per year drew comments from more than 45,000 individuals. The proposed project would include two industrial-scale wood pellet processing facilities, one in Tuolumne County, and one in Lassen County. The finished pellets would then be shipped by rail to the Port of Stockton for international shipping. …In May, the GSNR said it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with British energy company, Drax, for the joint exploration of sustainable biomass opportunities… The 90-day review period for the DEIR for GSNR’s proposed forest resiliency demonstration project has officially ended. …submitted comments are being reviewed