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Connecticut celebrates modernized state sawmill, state-grown forest products

This multi-year modernization project strengthens Connecticut’s commitment to local wood products, innovative technology, and responsible forest stewardship. The investment will help ensure that materials used for state projects – including trail bridges, picnic tables in State Parks, facility signage, and building components – can be sourced locally.

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International Code Council releases fifth edition of National Green Building Standard

Developed through an independent consensus committee representing a broad range of stakeholders, the 2025 NGBS reflects leading thinking in green design, construction and building performance. It applies to single-family homes, multifamily buildings, mixed-use developments and land development projects, as well as other similarly constructed residential facilities.

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Forest Service will move headquarters to Salt Lake City

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service plans to move its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah, and begin an effort to move leadership closer to the forests and the communities it serves.For an agency whose lands, partners, and operational challenges are overwhelmingly concentrated in the West, the shift represents a structural reset and a common-sense approach to improve mission delivery.

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EPA's proposed formaldehyde standards for composite wood products

The EPA is proposing to update several voluntary consensus standards in the Agency's formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations and proposes test methods that will provide "manufacturers and testing laboratories with an additional, internationally recognized tool to help ensure consistent, high-quality emissions data across the industry."