WASHINGTON – Two new studies commissioned by the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) show that federal energy policies can be designed to conserve the high-paying forest products industry jobs that are so critical to rural communities while increasing the supply of woody biomass available to help meet renewable energy production goals.

WASHINGTON - An eclectic cast of non-profit environmental organizations, industry trade associations, global retailers and more have signed on as founding members of the Forest Legality Alliance, a group pledged to combat illegal logging.