Ensuring that our working forests are healthy and sustainable for future generations is a moral imperative. We must support environmental regulations that are effective, reasonable without unintended consequences.
Supreme Court Set to Hear Landmark Case on Designation of Critical Habitat
The Supreme Court is set to review the extent of the Services’ authority to designate critical habitat in Weyerhaeuser Co. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a timber company’s challenge to the FWS.
House Forestry Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Waters of the United States (WOTUS)
EPA’s proposed rule could have serious consequences to private landownersMembers of the House Committee on Agriculture asserted that the Administration has acted on its own, without input from the states and stakeholders, to broaden the scope of the CWA, threatening...
It’s official: WOTUS rule takes effect Aug. 28
WASHINGTON, June 26, 2015 - The Obama administration's new definition of the “waters of the United States” regulated by the Clean Water Act will be formally published on Monday and will take effect Aug. 28.The administration publicly released the final WOTUS rule in...
Memo warns of ‘fatal’ flaws in WOTUS rule
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2015 - Internal documents released by a House committee show the Army Corps of Engineers questioning the legal and technical basis for the Obama administration's Clean Water Act rule just weeks before its release. An April 27 memorandum that the...
Inhofe asks Corps to confirm lack of support for WOTUS rule
July 29, 2015—On July 27, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Jo-Ellen Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, requesting confirmation of factual statements made in internal Army Corps of Engineers documents provided to the committee.
International Day of the Forests 2015 — An Invitation for Real Sustainable Policies
March 21 is International Day of the Forests, established by the United Nations in 2012. The day celebrates and raises awareness with events around the world to recognize how important the planet’s forests are, and in part to remind people why and how forests are integral to sustainable development. At Forest America, we know that sustainable forests are integral to our community of private landowners. In simplified terms, sustainability is managing our forests so that they will continue to serve as a valuable resource for the nation and for landowners.
Good News About Wood
It may seem obvious, especially coming from people who are the caretakers of America’s private forests, but wood is good—good for the environment, as a component in new houses and as a construction element. This is often overlooked, especially when considering alternatives. In fact, wood has benefits that make it the best material compared to its alternatives, such as steel or concrete, and with good reason.
Boozman, Cotton Investigate U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposal
WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 21 of their colleagues questioned U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) Director Dan Ashe regarding the agency’s consideration of the Northern Long-Eared Bat’s (NLEB) addition to the endangered...
Washington Post Slams Biomass Market Accusing EPA of Encouraging Deforestation
Washington Post Slams Biomass Market Accusing EPA of Encouraging DeforestationThe EPA’s not-so-green emissions planBy Washington Post Editorial Board March 4THE ENVIRONMENTAL Protection Agency is mandating cuts in the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. But dozens of...
EPA’s Critics on Bioenergy Aren’t Seeing the Forest For the Trees
The Washington Post last week published an editorial questioning the EPA’s direction on new rules that would provide credits for alternative energy sources, including bio-energy and the use of wood pellets as a fuel source. The editorial contends that EPA’s position...