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EPA must take steps to support jobs and renewable energy.

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

NAFO tells the Senate Ag Committee that recent EPA actions threaten jobs and the conservation of private, working forests.

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EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule Fact Sheet

Monday, September 13th, 2010

In its Clean Air Act Tailoring Rule published last June, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulated emissions from the combustion of biomass the same as emissions from the combustion of fossil fuel.

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EPA’s new rule on woody biomass will cost jobs

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Rep. Emerson makes the case that the EPA’s action to over-regulate biomass energy will cost jobs and stifle a domestic, renewable, and sustainable energy supply.

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Members of Congress urge EPA to change Boiler MACT Rule

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Over 100 members of Congress tell EPA Administrator Jackson that the proposed Boiler MACT rule will cost thousands of jobs and not impact human health or the environment.

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Op-Ed: Seneca renewable energy plant will cut toxic emissions

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Seneca discusses how its new biomass energy facility reduces emissions and pollutants and is sustainable for the long term.

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Sen. Casey expresses concern about EPA’s Boiler MACT rule

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Senator Casey, D-PA, expresses his concern about EPA’s Boiler MACT rule.

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How Green is Biomass?

Friday, August 6th, 2010

How Green is Biomass? Fox News answers this question, highlighting recent action taken by the EPA in the Tailoring Rule, noting it could promote fossil fuels over renewable, domestic biomass energy.

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Forest Owners Tell EPA, “If wood is used for energy, it isn’t waste.”

Friday, August 6th, 2010

NAFO submits comments to EPA underscoring the traditional use of biomass for energy.

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Op-Ed: A sustainable biomass plant recycles atmospheric carbon

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010

A family forestland owner in Oregon discusses the benefits of renewable forest biomass energy.

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Legal Action Abounds on EPA’s GHG Tailoring Rule

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

NAFO, others file legal action on EPA’s Tailoring Rule.

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LATEST NEWS

  • 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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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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