California plans to extend its cap-and-trade program despite Trump’s order opposing climate initiatives. In related news: ground proofing forest carbon protocol assessments; Georgia launches carbon registry for mass timber projects; and Toronto’s prefab timber buildings could save carbon emissions. In Forestry news: weather conditions are expected to fuel Alberta’s wildfires; anxiety in Banff ahead of wildfire season; and Whistler, BC confronts wildfire with bold new plans.

In Business news: International Paper closes two paper plants in Texas; Richelieu Hardware consolidates its Canadian operations; industry groups question BC’s new forestry council; a UBC professor says Trump risks another great depression; Canada’s inflation rate drops to 1.7%; US consumer sentiment inches down; and Moody’s downgrades US credit rating for the first time ever.

Finally, the National Fire Protection Association releases new standard for combustible dust.

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News Editor