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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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Forest Conservation Requires a Workable Boiler MACT Rule

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

EPA’s Boiler MACT rule has the potential to significantly reduce forest product manufacturing the U.S., putting private, working forests at risk of conversion.

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Keeping Private Forestry Economical is Key to Forest Conservation

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

NAFO tells President we need to foster an environment that values forest products and forestry.

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Forest Owners Tell House: Reasonable Regulations Conserve Forests

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

NAFO’s statement outlines why nonpoint status for silvicultural activities keep forests as forests.

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EPA Recognizes the Benefits of Biomass Energy

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

EPA takes a critical step toward recognizing the full carbon benefits of biomass as a leading source of renewable, domestic energy.

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EPA Tailoring Rule Jeopardizes Renewable Energy Investment, Jobs, Production Goals

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

A recent study documents the unintended consequences of the EPA’s treatment of biomass energy in the Tailoring Rule.

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EPA Should Clear Up Biomass Confusion

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

NAFO’s files comments on the Tailoring Rule BACT – highlights scientists’ concerns over the unintended consequences.

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  • 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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