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NAFO Comments on Pesticide Application Permit

Monday, July 19th, 2010

NAFO comments on the EPA’s NPDES general permit for pesticide application.

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Sustainability

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

NAFO’s commitment to sustainable forest management.

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38 Members of Congress Support EPA Rule on Pesticides

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Members of Congress from around the country and across the aisle joined together in an amicus brief to support an EPA pesticide rule. Striking down the rule will threaten forest health.

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Labor Regulations Pose Risk to Reforestation

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

NAFO urged the Department of Labor to reconsider its proposed rule changes for reforestation guest workers. Failure to do this will negatively affect reforestation efforts and cause significant harm to the economic viability of long-term forest management.

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NAFO supports EPA rule on pesticides and the Clean Water Act

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

NAFO joins an amicus brief to support the proper use of pesticides in accordance with EPA rules.

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EPA’s Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) for Sulfometuron Methyl

Monday, January 12th, 2009

NAFO commented on the herbicide sulfometuron methyl, a key herbicide used in forest operations.

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LATEST NEWS

  • Dave Tenny urges the Senate Agriculture Committee to support a broad definition for renewable forest biomass and urge EPA to change More

  • NAFO reiterates prevailing science that GHG emissions from renewable biomass energy do not increase the carbon in the atmosphere. More

  • NAFO provides answers to Pinchot's questions and notes that markets for forest biomass help conserve working forests. More

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LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER

Take action to conserve private forests.

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FORESTRY JOURNAL

  • A guest op-ed in The Hill makes the case that forest products, and the associated jobs, are "green jobs." More

  • Over 100 scientists wrote the U.S. Senate and House to reiterate that biomass energy is renewable and carbon beneficial and to express their concern over the EPA's GHG Tailoring Rule. More

  • NAFO comments on the EPA's NPDES general permit for pesticide application. More

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