Oregon Federal Court Ruling Raises Threat of EPA Regulation Of Private Forest Roads
Unless overturned by the Supreme Court or overridden by Congress, a Federal Appellate Court ruling in Oregon will classify forest roads on private lands as potential point sources of water pollution and thus subject to regulation and permit requirements under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Agricultural land values soar in Midwest; down in Southeast
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that land values have soared this year in the Mid-West Corn Belt states, but are down in the Southeast, although the decline in that region may be moderating.
Pacific Northwest Wood Exports To Far East Continue Surge But Little Sign Of Southeastern Participation
Log and lumber exports from the U.S. Pacific Northwest to China and the Far East continued to surge in the first half of the year with little sign that the Southeast is getting into the act so far.