by Working Forest | Jun 16, 2020 | Archives
OTTAWA, Reuters — Bidding wars and buoyant starts: Canada’s housing market is not buckling under the double-shock of COVID-19 and slumping oil prices, which have crippled the country’s economy and led to a record-high Home sales rebounded 56.9% in May from the...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2020 | Archives
REUTERS — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday unveiled what he called a “blueprint” for enabling energy extraction, mining, grazing, and logging in federal forests by speeding up environmental reviews and permitting.In a memorandum to U.S....
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2020 | Archives
NEWSMONGABAY>COM — Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest increased for the fourteenth consecutive month according to data released today by the Brazilian government. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is currently pacing 83% ahead of where it was a...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2020 | Archives
ADA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE) — The May 2020 LegalShield Law Index, a suite of leading indicators of the economic and financial status of U.S. households and small businesses, saw its Housing Activity Index reach an all-time high, suggesting that homebuilding...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2020 | Archives
WASHINGTON – Hardwood industry trade association The Hardwood Federation has issued several policy proposals to U.S. Senate leaders to gain support for workers and companies in the hardwood sector during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The U.S. hardwood industry is a...
