Businesses across the country are being hit by delays in a federal program that allows tens of thousands of low-skilled seasonal workers into the U.S. each year, reigniting a clash
Georgia on Fire: Fighting Wildfires From the Sky
Wildfire season starts during the dry and windy months of February and typically lasts through May. Changes in yearly weather patterns can make the season earlier, later or longer. Georgia
Weyerhaeuser Completes Merger with Plum Creek
Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced the completion of the merger with Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. Shareholders of both companies approved the transaction at separate special meetings of shareholders
Firefighters Burn Woods at Athens Nature Center – To Restore Habitat
A long-awaited controlled burn went off without a hitch Friday as wildland firefighters torched 28 acres near the center on Commerce Highway. Athens-Clarke County officials for months have been waiting
Supreme Court Halts Clean Power Plan Implementation; Uncertainties About Biomass Remain
On Tuesday, Feb. 9, a divided Supreme Court, granted a “stay” on the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan (CPP), temporarily blocking the Obama Administration’s efforts
The Senate is Helping to Put Biomass Policy Back on Track
Earlier this week the Senate sent its strongest signal yet on the need for a clear, simple and consistent policy recognizing the carbon neutrality of renewable forest biomass energy. With
Kinder Morgan Releases Impact Study of Proposed Palmetto Pipeline on Georgia’s Economy
According to renowned University of Georgia economist Jeffrey Dorfman, the Palmetto Pipeline proposed by Kinder Morgan, Inc. will result in an estimated benefit to Georgia of $3.9 billion over the
Georgia Ports Authority Container Moves Grow 11.7 Percent in CY2015
The Georgia Ports Authority achieved record container volumes in 2015, Executive Director Curtis Foltz reported to the GPA board Monday. Over the last calendar year, the Port of Savannah moved
Fish & Wildlife Got it Right on Bats and Working Forests
Last week the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service took a constructive step forward by recognizing the positive benefits of private working forests to the long-term conservation of the Northern Long-eared