Forestry Community Uncertain About EPA’s Proposed New Rules On Electric Plant Emissions
President Obama’s proposed new regulations on reducing carbon emissions by coal-fired electric generating plants has attracted cautious reviews from the forestry community that has an important stake in seeing greater use of biomass fuels by the power industry.
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Begins Process Looking Into Revision Of U.S. Tax Code
The Finance Committee of the U.S. Senate, which has jurisdiction over tax laws, has announced the first hearings in a comprehensive effort to reform and reorganize the federal tax code for the first time since 1986.
Prospects for El Niño Event Brighten Outlook for Timber Markets
Timber prices in the second quarter were stronger than a year ago and with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasting a high probability of an El Niño event this fall and winter, the outlook appears encouraging for tree growers.