The Hardwood Federation joined 176 industry groups and partners in the ocean shipping coalition to urge the Biden Administration to engage dock workers and port terminal operators and avoid a strike following the expiration of the current labor contract. …The letter calls upon “the administration to immediately work with both parties to resume contract negotiations and ensure there is no disruption to port operations and cargo fluidity if a new contract is not reached by the expiration date.” …The Hardwood Federation…is urging federal regulators to reject environmental assessments that will open the door to amendment of forest management plans. This would open the door to adopting a “one-size-fits-all” definition for “old growth forest” that will remove even more acreage from sustainable management. …Furthermore, industry is concerned that undertaking wholesale amendment of existing forest plans will further strain agency resources which are already burdened by work related to wildfire mitigation.