The US pulp and paper industry is seeking an exemption from EU deforestation rules. In related news: Trump’s reciprocal tariffs overturn decades of trade policy; US tariffs loom over Ontario’s election and BC’s legislature; and BC forest minister Ravi Parmar builds ties with California builders, says softwood duties could reach 55%. In other Business news: a Williams Lake biomass power plant is on verge of shutdown; BioNorth Energy gets support from Forest Enhancement Society of BC; and Newfoundland props up Corner Brook Pulp and Paper mill.

In Forestry news: thousands of US Forest Service layoffs hit US Parks and Forest Service workers hard; a new study says tree-ring data shows North American wildfire activity has declined; climate change is causing US West tree ranges to contract; Indiana’s Governor urges changes to Hoosier National Forests logging plan; and Texas awarded ~$1M to landowners for prescribed fires. 

Finally, it was the deadliest workplace in America. So why didn’t safety regulators shut it down?

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News