Wildfire smoke accounted for up to half of all health-damaging small particle air pollution in the US West, says a new study. In related news: the failure to cut carbon emission in the Cascadia region; and the challenge of accounting for carbon in the Amazon. Meanwhile: a US proposed rule skirts endangered species compliance; and an Alaska Native corporation is quitting logging after 40 years. 

In Wood Product news: the first week of trading outside the EU creates challenges for UK wood interests; the International Mass Timber Conference returns as a virtual event; tree-inspired towers are coming to Vancouver; wood infill demo project in South Korea; and reversible (EU) designs that can be repurposed. 

Finally, Conifex (on lumber prices); Boise (on Texas expansion); GreenFirst (new name for Kenora sawmill); and Domtar (on its diaper sale).

Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor