Jun 26, 2013 | American Loggers Council, Editorials
By Danny Dructor, ALC Executive Vice-President Many years ago, I remember a trip I made with my family to an amusement park where we enjoyed spending the day seeing the sights and riding the rides. One of the biggest excitements came when I found out that I was tall...
Jan 7, 2013 | American Loggers Council, Editorials, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations
By Danny Dructor, Executive Vice-President By the time that this editorial goes to press in February, a delegation of the American Loggers Council will have already made its way to Washington, DC to measure the mood of the members of the new Congress, or in better...
Apr 2, 2012 | American Loggers Council, Editorials, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations
By Miles Anderson There is a feeling of comfort for people working in a natural resource industry that is derived from being outdoors and distant from the urban chaos that rules many of our lives today. In spite of some of us being out of our comfort zone, the...
Jan 3, 2012 | Business Impact, Federal Legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a final rule that employs the latest research in driver fatigue to make sure truck drivers can get the rest they need to operate safely when on the road. The new rule by the U.S. Department of...
Aug 16, 2011 | Biomass, Business Impact, Economics, Environmental, Federal Regulations
The EPA has released its timeline for the MACT reconsideration period. By Lisa Gibson | July 28, 2011 Although the U.S. EPA had already announced in February that it would allow a reconsideration period for certain aspects of the Maximum Achievable Control Technology...
