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1101 K St., N.W.
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Washington, DC 20005
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Phone:(202) 463-2700
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Trans Pacific Forestry
So the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been in the news quite a bit and since Indonesia just made their first FLEGT shipment, I thought I’d take a quick look at what the TPP might mean for the wood industry.
Commerce Dept. to Brief Forest Industry on Trans-Pacific Partnership
The United States Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will host an in-person session and webinar to brief the forestry industry on the potential outcomes of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
Wood Dust Returned to 'Under Study' for Carcinogenicity
An organization that advises regulatory standards development by OSHA and the federal government at large just returned wood dust to the "under study" list for carcinogenicity.
SCOTUS Aligns With Paper Association on Biogenic Emissions
In a June ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court aligned itself with the American Forest & Paper Association and other forest product groups, ruling that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needed to further evaluate its approach to regulating emissions from biomass.
Hardwood Federation Moves to New HQ
The Hardwood Federation has moved its offices to a new space in Washington, D.C. The Federation is now housed in the offices of the American Forest and Paper Association. The new address is 1101 K St. N.W., Suite 700, Washington, DC 2005.
Wood Associations Express Support for EPA Formaldehyde Regulations
The American Wood Council (AWC), American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) and other wood products associations have expressed their support for the EPA's proposed Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act published last week.
EPA Finalizes Rules on Manufacturers' Boiler Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized emission limits for industrial boilers and certain solid-waste incinerators, bringing to a close a rule-making process that stretches back to Bill Clinton's second term in office.
The Lacey Act amendments of 2008 were designed to reduce illegal logging worldwide, to stop scenes like this photo, which shows a truck load of logs that were illegally taken from the Amazon near the Arariboia Indigenous Reserve in June 2012. (Photo courtesy Environmental Investigation Agency.)
Federal Enforcement Leads to Backlash Over Lacey Act
Gibson CEO in WSJ: Lacey Amendment is About Government Overreach
Supporters of the Lacey Act amendments of 2008 say the law was changed in an effort to help stanch global illegal logging while also protecting U.S. wood products manufacturers and jobs from unfair competition abroad; however, Henry Juszkiewicz, CEO of Gibson Guitar, whose company is currently at the center of a Lacey investigation, supports changing Lacey yet again, saying in a recent opinion essay published by The Wall Street Journal that the current version of Lacey is an example of overcriminalization and federal overreach.
Lacey Act Debated on Capitol Hill
Legislators, government officials, musicians and representatives of the wood products industry on Tuesday offered criticism and support for two Lacey Act amendments under consideration in Congress.
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