A Colorado House panel advanced legislation on Thursday to support the timber, forest health and wildfire mitigation industries through internship programs and a tax credit. If enacted, House Bill 1166 would cover half the costs of employing interns and offer tax credits for purchasing equipment and vehicles used in these industries. The House Energy and
Month: March 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act to extend the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) school meal flexibilities from June 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023. These flexibilities have been crucial to feeding children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With 90% of
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Closing Bell Ruchir Sharma, Rockefeller International chairman, joins ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss the growth story for Chinese stocks. 03:50 2 hours ago
The structural frame of a house is seen at The Collection at Morristown, a housing development by Lennar Corporation, in Morristown, New Jersey, November 13, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Last week we learned that housing prices grew rapidly yet again in January. The widely followed S&P CoreLogic 20-City Home Price Index was up 19.1%
Contributed File Photo: Members of a state prison wildland fire crew work on a previous fire. More than 100 inmates became members of the state’s first Arizona Healthy Forest Initiative crew after graduating from their training Wednesday. PHOENIX – More than 100 Arizona inmates are graduated Wednesday after having completed training to become members of the first
Find this information useful? YubaNet is powered by your subscription The California Department of Forest and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is pleased to announce the availability of the Forest Management Handbook for Small-Parcel Landowners in the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range. Family-owned forest lands make up about 20 percent, which is approximately 7 million
In 2016, Oxford dictionaries chose “post-truth” as its word of the year. Defined as, “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief,” it begs the question: Why in the forest sector are we still trying to win people over with
Getty Images For most Americans, the surging cost of living is weighing heavily on their wallets. “Wage growth has failed to match the dizzying pace of rising prices, which the Federal Reserve has effectively identified as ‘monetary policy enemy No. 1,'” said Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst at Bankrate.com. After the Fed raised interest rates for the
Dakin-Flathers, the manufacturer of Ripper37 sawmill blades, has unveiled plans to expand their existing state-of-the-art facility by over 7,500 m2 covering three floors at its current premises in West Yorkshire, England. Due for completion in early 2023, the Featherstone site will allow Dakin-Flathers to service its customers, in over 100 countries globally, more effectively. The
The recent stock market rally faltered today as investors weighed economic and geopolitical risks from further Russian sanctions. In New York, the Dow Jones fell 65.38 to 35,228.81, the S&P 500 dropped 29.15 to 4,602.45 and the Nasdaq Composite gave up 177.36 to 14,442.27. Canada’s main stock index edged lower but held near record highs
VATICAN CITY, March 31 (Reuters) – Canadian indigenous leaders seeking an apology for the Catholic Church’s role in notorious residential schools where children where abused also want to start a dialogue on the return of native artefacts held in the Vatican Museums. “My view is that we should sit down with Church officials and begin
As has been reported, the General Assembly did not finish our work in the constitutionally allotted time. The requirement is that all work must be completed within 60 days. To go beyond that a super majority of both the House and Senate must agree. This year, because of friction between the House and Senate in
Gretchen Reuning with Larimer Conservation District. Photo by Jake Marlow. Annie Lindgren | North Forty News How we take care of our forests relates to how our forests take care of life in and around them. Healthy forests impact our food sources, water, air, and ability to withstand devastating fires. The forestry restoration work done
Ecosystems in various parts of the world are impacted by global environmental change. Forests are important terrestrial ecosystems where evidence is mounting of cascading effects from anthropogenic-induced climate change, with far implications for the water and carbon (C) cycles, as well as societal services. Image Credit: Lillac/Shutterstock.com Large-scale assessments including the whole distribution range of major
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