by Working Forest | Apr 11, 2026 | Trade And Policy, News, Sustainability And Carbon
On March 31, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada’s most ambitious conservation commitment in a generation: a $3.8 billion strategy to protect the country’s natural environment and reach the 30×30 goal of conserving 30 percent of Canadian...
by Working Forest | Apr 9, 2026 | News, Corporate, Mill Operations
International Paper has announced plans to construct a new $225 million sustainable packaging facility in Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi — a board-approved greenfield investment that the Memphis-headquartered company says will modernize its corrugated packaging...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2026 | News, Trade And Policy, Workforce
A Colorado congressman is demanding answers from the U.S. Forest Service about whether the agency is equipped to handle another summer season — following a year that saw roughly 3,400 employees terminated, a sweeping seasonal hiring freeze, and trail maintenance fall...
by Working Forest | Apr 7, 2026 | News, Labor And Unions, Mill Operations
Domtar will idle its Coosa Pines pulp mill in Talladega County, Alabama, by mid-May 2026 — a decision that marks the end of 75 years of continuous operation and eliminates 285 jobs from one of east Alabama’s most significant industrial employers. The pulp mill...
by Working Forest | Apr 6, 2026 | News, Trade And Policy, Wildfire
The Trump administration rescinded the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule in June 2025, arguing that new forest roads are essential to fighting wildfires in remote national forests. A peer-reviewed study published weeks before that announcement — and released...
by Working Forest | Apr 6, 2026 | News, Corporate, Mill Operations
International Paper has announced plans to construct a new $225 million sustainable packaging facility in Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi — a board-approved greenfield investment that the Memphis-headquartered company says will modernize its corrugated packaging...
