Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Six: Understanding the Intersection of ESG and the Forest Sector with MaryKate Bullen, Director of Sustainability and ESG of Forest Investment Associates
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Five: Exploring Succession and Generational Change with Kevin Adams, Managing Director for The Mountain Group
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Two: A Bright Future for Agriculture with Phil Ward, CEO of Oregon Future Farmers of America
On December 30, 2024, the European regulation of May 31, 2023 on deforestation will come into force in all EU countries. The aim of these new rules, which are designed to combat the phenomenon of imported deforestation, is to...more
Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
Since 2000, the Virginia legislature has granted individual landowners and partnerships up to $17,500 in tax credits for leaving waterway-adjacent stands of trees intact when harvesting timberland. To claim this credit,...more
In 2022, the Ascent, a 25-story apartment building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, became the world’s tallest mass timber structure. The Milwaukee tower, which features luxury apartments, retail space, an elevated pool, and a sky...more
At the intersection of San Francisco’s SOMA, Potrero Hill and Showplace Square districts, a first-of-its-kind building offers an example of the potential widespread success of mass timber construction in the United States. 1...more
To investigate and prosecute the illegal trade of timber around the world and the deforestation that results, the U.S. Department of Justice has formed the Timber Interdiction Membership Board and Enforcement Resource...more
This week, the Court considers the President’s authority under the Antiquities Act to preclude logging on federal lands that another federal statute contemplated would generally be used as timberlands, and it addresses how...more
Design professionals, real estate developers and builders alike are advocating for a relatively new way of using one of the world’s oldest building materials—wood—in large-scale commercial and residential construction...more
The demand for sustainable, lower-carbon solutions in the construction industry is creating new opportunities for the use of mass timber in Canada. Building code regulations are changing to allow for taller wood...more
Employers in the timber industry should take note of two new safety rules that take effect on 15 June 2022. These rules, which are intended to protect workers from heat-related illnesses and wildfire smoke, are mandatory for...more
The U.S. lumber market has seen unprecedented price rises in recent years. Prices could climb even higher as the world responds to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russia is a major exporter of wood in the global...more
In December, 2021, representatives of the timber and paper industry petitioned the EPA to ease restrictions on the burning of railroad ties and paper residuals as fuel without triggering strict hazardous waste combustion...more
A Philadelphia-based company, Treeswift, has created a drone called SwiftCruise, that can maneuver below the forest canopy and gather plentiful data from heavily-forested areas. The drone uses a combination of cameras,...more
In the latest installment of the Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast, titled Understanding the Intersection of ESG and the Forest Sector, MaryKate Bullen, Director of Sustainability and ESG of Forest Investment Associates,...more
Kristy Harlan, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Weyerhaeuser, speaks with partner Alyssa Moir about the future of sustainable forestry. Timber production has always been at the core of...more
In the latest installment of the Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast, titled Exploring Succession and Generational Change, Kevin Adams, Principal and Managing Director of The Mountain Group and Adam Dittman, discuss...more
If you’ve never been to Moosehead Lake in northwestern Maine, you really should go. It’s a place of spectacular and unspoiled natural beauty. The lake is 48 miles long and 20 miles wide, surrounded by mountains. Jutting up...more
Oregon Future Farmers of America CEO Phil Ward joins Stoel Rives agribusiness partner Kirk Maag to discusses training the next generation of ag industry leaders, bridging the urban/rural divide, and leading state and federal...more
The United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”), in a February 22nd appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho (“District Court”) addressed an issue arising out of United States...more
On October 8, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued notices launching two investigations with respect to Vietnam. USTR initiated investigations into the acts, policies and practices of Vietnam...more
Our International Trade & Regulatory Group discusses what you can expect from the Trump Administration’s latest Section 301 investigations into Vietnam’s timber trade and currency manipulation....more
The Daily Journal of Commerce recently reported that increased demand for mass-timber material, such as cross-laminated timber (“CLT”), has caused a shortage as suppliers struggle to expand production. Iain Macdonald, an...more
Opportunity for business in Arizona is booming. In a May 2019 ranking in Chief Executive Magazine, Arizona jumped to seventh best state to do business. Arizona is well known for its mineral deposits, but timber was once one...more
On March 25, 2019, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) released a report revealing the results of a four-year undercover investigation of illegal timber trafficking from Gabon and Republic of Congo. ...more
At its February 9, 2018 meeting, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (the “Commission”) voted to “uplist” the marbled murrelet’s status from a threatened to an endangered species by a 4-2 margin. The marbled murrelet is a...more