EPA has determined that formaldehyde presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health, specifically to workers and consumers, under its conditions of use (COUs).

These nine furniture and wood product companies made Newsweek's 2025 Most Responsible companies list.

The Green Masters Program categorizes participants into four status levels that reflect the degree to which sustainability has been integrated into their business model: Adapting, Advancing, Maturing, and Green Master.

The Sustainable Furnishings Council and National Wildlife Federation have announced the Wood Furniture Scorecard's top and high-scoring retailers, noting significant strides in sustainable wood sourcing.

Six states are on a collision course to limit the sale of new gas- and diesel-powered RVs.The states — California, Washington, New York, Oregon, Massachusetts, and New Jersey — are poised to effectively eliminate the sale of new gas- and diesel-powered RVs starting January 1, 2025.RV Industry Association Government Affairs staff, along with several of our motorhome manufacturer members, met on Tuesday. Nov. 19, with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff overseeing the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation. 

The European Parliament voted Nov. 14 to delay for one year the implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) that was set to go into effect Dec. 30 of this year. The law would have banned the import of commodities linked to deforestation.

The European Commission, bowing to concerns lodged by international stakeholders including U.S. trade groups, proposed delaying the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) set to go into effect Dec. 30.

In August, the Environmental Protection Agency released the finalized IRIS Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde that addressed the potential cancer and noncancer human health effects from inhalation exposure to formaldehyde. Industry groups have questioned the methodology of the assessment, what they call "regulatory overreach," and worry that the assessment will lead to additional regulations. 

Breaking the rules put in place to protect Saskatchewan forests can have consequences, as a Saskatchewan company found out.Landrider Trux Ltd., a Maple Creek firewood, logging and sawmilling operation, was fined just over $9,700 earlier this year after illegally importing pine logs from Alberta. Bringing pine logs with bark attached into Saskatchewan from jurisdictions with established mountain pine beetle populations is prohibited. The movement of wood with bark is one of the main ways that forest pests, including mountain pine beetle, are spread.

The $2.5 million for the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Restoration Fund, with the $2.9 million in matching contributions from grantees, totaled $5.4 million to improve Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley.