Bill in Congress Seeks to Allow 16 and 17-Year-Olds to Work in Certain Logging Operations With Parental Supervision

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine) and U.S. Representatives Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-Pa.) reintroduced the Future Logging Careers Act on Tuesday. The legislation would allow teenage members of logging families to gain experience in the logging trade under parental supervision so they may carry on…