The cause of a deadly under-construction apartment building fire in Denver remains undetermined, although investigators have ruled out most construction-related causes, including framers. In related news; McDonald’s use of CLT in Chicago is called “one of the most extensive uses of wood in a commercial building since the Great Chicago Fire of 1871″.

In Forestry news: NRDC’s campaign to pressure Canada to protect boreal forests gains the likes of Gap, Hallmark, Clif Bar and H&M; Senators Daines and Tester agree on the benefits of the US farm bill; Norway pledges to combat illegal deforestation; and (according to National Geographic) “tropical forest loss slowed in 2017—to the second worst total ever”.

Finally, more on NAFTA, steel, wood and newsprint tariffs; and a background report to Congress on Canada, focusing on issues relevant to US policymakers.

–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News