forest products
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PublishedMarch 2, 2021
Bill seeks to ban the use of aerial herbicides in Maine forests
Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, a logger and the bill's sponsor, said aerial application of glyphosate and other herbicides has caused irreversible environmental damage.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2021
Federal apprenticeship program to include Maine lobstermen, loggers
The federal law includes an amendment from Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine to make agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting eligible for the money through the U.S. Department of Labor.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2021
Maine delegation presses federal agency to protect rural forest economy
A proposed change in federal guidance threatens conservation efforts and forestry in rural Maine, particularly on land owned and managed by the Appalachian Mountain Club, the four delegation members say.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2021
Commentary: Modern wood heat finally achieves federal tax equality
Maine’s congressional delegation fought to get wood heat treated fairly by federal tax credits.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2020
Maine Voices: History provides reality check to lumberjack’s romantic image
Many Maine woods workers in the early 20th century were tricked into taking jobs characterized by isolation and debt servitude.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
Poland Spring seeks new packaging materials derived from Maine’s woods
The Poland-based bottler is collaborating with the University of Maine to find alternative packaging that would lessen its use of petroleum-based products.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Maine Voices: Large-scale solar development rush must strike delicate balance
As projects attract investment, the risk to natural areas is high, but with careful planning, so is the reward of clean energy and good jobs.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Maine Voices: Power line would disrupt commercial forest
Imported Canadian hydropower would crowd out biomass generation, hurting the state's forest economy.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
Coronavirus and papermaking woes bring tough times to Maine’s logging industry
'This is probably the lowest point that I've ever seen,' says one logging industry veteran and association president.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Commentary: Federal COVID-19 relief package for logging, trucking companies deserves support
Maine’s trade association led early efforts to seek what would be the first direct aid to loggers and forest truckers of the pandemic.