The new EU Parliament voted to exempt countries with stable or growing forests from its deforestation law. In related news: Greenpeace says the EU Commission should press ahead; UN says global warming hasn’t improved; and ENGOs see hope in Washington state’s carbon market vote. Meanwhile: a California appeals court declines to halt logging; and Animal Welfare Groups reject barred owl kill plan.

In Business news: Ontario MPP Kevin Holland and the Quebec forest industry opine on US tariffs; a market outlook for Southern forests; a fire destroyed Blazzard Lumber in Utah; and mass timber makes news at Greenbuild, Timber Enginering; and the World Economic Forum.

Finally, channel-surfers alert—The Last Woodsmen premieres tonight on Discovery.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor