US to ease oil and gas permitting in national forests

September 1, 2020
Category: Today's Takeaway

The US is proposing to make it easier to permit oil and gas drilling operations in national forests, angering ENGOs. In other Forestry news: New Brunswick party leaders, Nova Scotia residents take action to stop glyphosate spraying; the American Loggers Council seeks Covid-19 relief; and a Mongabay exposé on the international forest biomass industry.

In other news: demand for housing continues to boost home construction and home costs; BC is encouraged to incentivize pre-fab modular wood homes; and construction starts on 25-storey mass timber tower in Milwaukee. Companies making news include: Weyerhaeuser (timber transactions); Canfor (legacy fund); and Klausner Lumber (lawsuit settlement). 

Finally, research linking logging and bushfire severity in Australia is rejected by independent journal.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor

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