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Forest Owners to EPA: Don’t follow Massachusetts

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

NAFO files its official comments on the EPA’s proposed rule to defer biomass energy from GHG regulations.

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Private Forests on Earth Day: A Billion Acts of Green

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Facts about the environmental and economic benefits of U.S. forests

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Forest Owners Voice Support for EPA Biomass Rules

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

NAFO’s Tenny tells EPA that their biomass energy policy must be consistent with the President’s renewable energy goals.

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House Overwhelmingly Supports Forest Contributions to Clean Water

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

House votes 292-134 to affirm current EPA regulations for pesticide treatment for forestry and other applications.

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Forest Owners Praise Vilsack Conservation Leadership Through Wood Use

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

NAFO supports Secretary Vilsack’s decision to prefer wood in USDA’s green building programs.

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Forest Owners to EPA: Don’t Regulate Biomass Under NSPS

Friday, March 18th, 2011

NAFO submits comments to EPA on NSPS, urging them to not regulate biomass energy the same as fossil fuels.

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Forest Owners Support Deferral of Biomass Energy GHG Regulation

Monday, March 14th, 2011

NAFO comments on the EPA’s deferral of biomass GHG emission regulation for three years.

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Biomass Web Resource Launched

Monday, March 14th, 2011

NAFO launches www.renewablebiomass.org as a repository of information on renewable biomass energy.

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EPA: Don’t Change Course on Forest Regulations

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

NAFO outlines to Congress why existing forestry regulations for water quality and carbon conserve the environment and working forests.

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Biomass from a tree farmer’s view

Monday, March 7th, 2011

A ninth-generation tree farmer in Massachusetts explains why forest owners won’t clear cut forests for biomass energy.

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FORESTRY JOURNAL

  • NAFO’s recommendations respond to the Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel’s draft recommendations on EPA’s accounting framework for carbon emissions. More

  • A new report provides a concise primer to policy makers on the forest carbon cycle, carbon accounting, biomass energy emissions and other critical topics. More

  • New federal legislation will help timberland owners avoid costly permit fees for logging roads, U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Kurt Schrader announced Monday. Under the new provision, a 35-year-old U.S. Environmental Protection Agency policy would be extended for another year. It would shield timber companies from the cost of designing stormwater control systems for logging roads under the federal Clean Water Act. Landowners will not be required to get federal permits to build logging roads. More

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