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Readers respond: Remember forestry’s families

Our hearts sank as we read the article, “Timber ... environment and the community as we are. This guides every decision they make on the job. These are the people that make up the forestry industry. read more

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Bring back timber severance tax in Oregon

Shuttered shops and restaurants, inadequately funded schools and libraries, sheriff’s offices lacking the resources to respond ... environmental protection and they advocate for larger harvests. read more

Bob Brown legal challenge shines a light on decades of environmental misinformation

Last week, the Bob Brown Foundation's (the BBF) latest legal challenge against Tasmania's native hardwood timber industry was dismissed ... being exempt from national environmental laws enshrined ... read more

Oregon’s logging industry says it can’t afford new taxes. But prices have never been higher and profits are soaring

Lobbyists claim the timber industry is "up against the ropes." Here's what they're not saying: Lumber prices are at record highs. read more

Big Banks Make a Dangerous Bet on the World’s Growing Demand for Food

As global banking giants and investment firms vow to divest from polluting energy companies, they’re continuing to bankroll another major driver of the climate crisis: food and farming corporations ... read more

Maryland must restrict this cancer-causing chemical | READER COMMENTARY

Sara Love of Montgomery County that would take an important step in regulating dangerous perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, in Maryland (”High levels of man-made ... read more

Rule by Regulation

The fondness of the Biden administration for rule by regulation is hardly a secret by now, and, when it comes to telling corporations that they should run themselves according to the precepts of ... read more

State government agencies at war over logging forests ruined by fire

On Wednesday the Environment Protection Authority revealed Forestry ... and Minister Andrew Constance were to meet with timber industry representatives in Eden the following day. read more

In Malaysian Borneo’s rainforests, powerful state governments set their own rules

Under Malaysia’s federal system, state governments hold authority over most regulations regarding land usage and environmental ... timber industry to expand. “Apart from the totally protected ... read more

COVID deaths an emotional toll on all

Military veteran Chad Eddinger and his family took the COVID-19 virus seriously as soon as the pandemic emerged in 2020. They decided to skip the family's annual Easter meetup on April 12. He tested ... read more