Forest Products Identified as Essential Critical Infrastructure by U.S. Department of Homeland Security
On March 19, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a list identifying workers in certain industries as essential critical infrastructure during the COVID-19 response. The list, meant to be...
AF&PA Among Organizations Praising Passage of USMCA Trade Agreement
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has joined many other industry organizations – in addition to business groups and labor unions – to applaud the passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. The trade deal, in a revised...
From the Hill: Farm Bill Includes Some Pro Forest Reforms, President Issues Pro Active Management Order
The forest products sector got some of what it wished for Christmas in the recently passed 2018 Farm Bill. But the major agricultural bill didn’t include everything on the wish list. President Trump signed the legislation into law just before Christmas. Dana Lee Cole,...
China Proposes Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Hardwood Exports
The trade wars between the United States and other major trading partners has hit the forest products sector with a thud as China announced its most recent tariff targets. On August 3rd, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce released a proposal for tariffs ranging from 5%...
From the Hill: Trump Administration Proposes Forest Health Fix
As the West faces one of the worst wildfire seasons on record, the Trump administration has proposed new reforms to improve the health of America’s forests. The changes have come under fire from some environmental groups claiming it is just a guise to harvest more...