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Forestry Proposed Legislation

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Congress Eyes Sweeping Changes to Carbon and Biomass Incentives: 45Q Tax Credit Reforms, New Biochar Program, and Forest Residues...

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Senate Draft of BBB Would Standardize and Reduce Value of 45Q Credit, Diminishing Incentives for Long-Term Carbon Storage - The Senate’s draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB) proposes several material changes to...more

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House Agriculture Committee Completes Markup of 2024 Farm Bill

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The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture completed its markup of the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024 (Farm Bill) on May 24, 2024, and passed the proposed legislation 33-21, with four Democrats –...more

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US Congress Reintroduces Bill to Restrict Imports Linked to Illegal Deforestation

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On December 1, 2023, members of the US House of Representatives and Senate introduced a bill that would prohibit the import of products made from commodities produced on illegally deforested land. The bill, the "Fostering...more

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Oregon Legislature Paves the Way for Changes to the Forest Practices Act

The Oregon legislature is currently considering, as part of its February 2022 session, three bills that form a comprehensive set of changes to the Oregon Forest Practices Act (Senate Bill 1501), create a small forestland...more

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Biden Administration's 30x30 Conservation Goal: Only the Beginning

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President Biden identified his goal "of conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by 2030" (the 30x30 goal) in Section 216 of Executive Order No. 14008, "Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad" (EO 14008)...more

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Holland & Knight's Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly Newsletter: Spring 2021

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Holland & Knight invites you to read the Spring 2021 issue of our Energy and Natural Resources Quarterly newsletter, in which our authors discuss important hot topics and developments in energy, natural resources and...more

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Environmental Law: H.R. 2936 a Solution to Fire-borrowing?

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The federal House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC) recently passed H.R. 2936, a bill to improve the overall health of forests and other lands across the country. The bill was introduced by Bruce Westerman (R-AK), who is...more

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Maine Community College System Seeks Increase in State Funding - In the upcoming...more

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