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1 month ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Skye Ryan |David Elstone |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey
‘None of us expected this’: Coombs’ Kingsley Trucking seized in bankruptcy By Skye Ryan Chek News April 25, 2025 Category: Business & Politics Region: Canada, Canada West Glen Clarke carried a heavy load on his shoulders Friday, as he hitched up his semi for one of the last times.
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1 month ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Jes Burns |David Elstone |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey
Forested swamps on the Northwest coast are some of the biggest carbon storehouses around, new research finds By Jes Burns Oregon Public Broadcasting April 26, 2025 Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy Region: United States, US West The coastlines of Oregon and Washington take many different forms: sandy beaches, rocky headlands, marshy flats, and swampy tidal forests of salt-tolerant Sitka spruce. These tidal swamps were once the primary type of coastal wetland in Oregon, but development...
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1 month ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Robert Barron |David Elstone |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey
North Cowichan, Nanaimo mayors encourage province to harvest more wood By Robert Barron Cowichan Valley Citizen April 26, 2025 Category: Forestry Region: Canada, Canada West The mayors of North Cowichan and Nanaimo are urging the province to increase the amount of timber that can be harvested annually in the province.
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1 month ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Maxine Bernstein |David Elstone |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey
President of Eugene wood treatment plant gets 90-day prison term for lying to inspectors By Maxine Bernstein Oregon Live April 22, 2025 Category: Business & Politics Region: United States, US West A federal judge Tuesday sentenced the president of Eugene’s J.H. Baxter & Co. wood treatment plant to 90 days in prison for lying about the company’s illegal handling of hazardous waste at the site. U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane called Georgia Baxter-Krause, 62, an “absent president” who...
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1 month ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Warwick Long |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey |Robert McKellar
Coalition to introduce country of origin labelling for timber if it wins election By Warwick Long abc April 18, 2025 Category: Business & Politics Region: International The timber aisle in your local hardware store may look a little different if the Coalition is successful in next month’s election.
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1 month ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Warren Cornwall |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey |Robert McKellar
Trump wants to log more forests. Will it really help prevent wildfires? By Warren Cornwall Science Magazine April 17, 2025 Category: Forestry Region: United States …Many scientists agree that much of the nation’s federal forests—particularly in the West—are in dire condition.
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1 month ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Shawn Vestal |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey |Robert McKellar
‘Opportunity or crisis’: Washington State University professor joins call for caution in logging expansion By Shawn Vestal Washington State University News April 17, 2025 Category: Forestry Region: United States, US West A Washington State University professor is one of a dozen researchers who signed an open letter noting that a proposed expansion of logging on federal lands may have some benefits — but that the firing of forestry experts and cuts in research could undermine that potential....
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1 month ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Brent Jang |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey |Robert McKellar
BC Lumber Trade Council warns that softwood tariffs could lead to soaring US rebuilding costs By Brent Jang The Globe and Mail April 16, 2025 Category: Business & Politics Region: Canada, International The BC Lumber Trade Council is warning that threatened US tariffs stacked on top of duties against Canadian softwood could lead to soaring costs for residential construction, including in American states seeking to rebuild after natural disasters. Hurricane Helene damaged or destroyed an...
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1 month ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | Brianna Andrews |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey |Robert McKellar
Fernandina Beach, Florida braces for legal fight over bioethanol plant By Brianna Andrews News4JAX April 16, 2025 Category: Carbon, Climate & Bioenergy Region: United States, US East FERNANDINA BEACH, Florida — The city of Fernandina Beach is bracing for a legal showdown with Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM), which runs a pulp mill in the city. RYAM has filed a federal lawsuit alleging unfair treatment after Fernandina Beach rejected its plans for a new bioethanol facility. …In December,...
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1 month ago | 
treefrogcreative.ca | John Camera |Kevin Mason |Kelly McCloskey |Robert McKellar
‘Tariff hokey pokey’ is making things difficult for the construction industry By John Camera Spectrum News 1 April 16, 2025 Category: Finance & Economics Region: United States, US East NEW YORK — Associated General Contractors of New York State CEO Mike Elmendorf says that under the tariffs proposed by President Trump, the cost for any kind of construction could further skyrocket. “When tariffs go on a material that is sourced from outside the United States, a funny thing happens,” Elmendorf...
