When it comes to rebuilding after fires, a lot of people are relying on their homeowner's insurance. But with the increase in wildfires, as well as the risk of fires more broadly, some insurance ...
The rule will require home insurers to offer coverage in high-risk areas—but can pass on the cost of reinsurance to policyholders. The rule will require home insurers to offer coverage in high-risk ...
With its vast expanses of forest, Canada has the most “certified” sustainable timber operations of any nation, according to the nonprofit organizations that attest to the environmental soundness of ...
An array of Asia-based forestry companies operate in Central Africa, including the countries of Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Many of these companies subcontract their operations to third ...
A report by B.C.’s Forest Practices Board urges the B.C. government to enlist logging companies in the effort to reduce wildfire risk across B.C. A two-year investigation released Thursday found that ...
Ezra Croft has never filed an insurance claim, and his house in Raleigh, North Carolina isn't close to a stormy coastline or a fire-prone forest. So Croft was surprised when his annual homeowner's ...
New federal laws could “lock up” timber land for decades at a time, raising concerns big companies could elbow out smaller competitors and that timber revenue for counties could be delayed for years.
The Liberty Trail on Mt. Chocorua is one of the most popular hiking paths in the White Mountain National Forest. The trail, flanked by thick woods, laces through the Sandwich Range, a swath of public ...
COLUMBIA — South Carolina loggers are sounding the alarm over a burgeoning crisis facing the state’s timber industry, saying recent market disruptions are leading the more than $23 billion industry to ...
A lawsuit filed earlier this month by former forestry worker Joaquin Barraza-Cortes seeks over $42 million in damages from Ponderosa Reforestation, Ponderosa Timberland and Pine West Reforestation.
Nathan Kay, district resources manager for Seven Island Land Company, talks about sustainable forestry methods July 11 during a tour of an active timber harvest operation in Davis Township. (Dee ...
An investigation by EL PAÍS/Planeta Futuro finds evidence of illegal extraction of endangered tree species, precious minerals and strategic metals headed for global markets. The investigation reveals ...