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U.S. Investigation into Illegal Timber Imports a “Sea Change”

By Carey L. Biron

Illegally logged timber seized by the Ayun villagers in Pakistan's Chitral district. A ban on trade in illegally harvested timber, wildlife and fish is omitted from the current fast-track legislation in the U.S. Congress. Credit: Imran Schah/IPS

A year after a U.S. company was accused of engaging in the systematic importing of flooring made from illegally harvested timber, pressure is mounting on federal agencies currently investigating the allegations. In September 2013, federal authorities executed search warrants of two of the offices of Lumber Liquidators, the largest specialty flooring company in the United […]

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U.S. Overseas Coal Financing May Be Restarting

By Carey L. Biron

Mauritians protest against the construction of a 100-megawatt (MW) coal power plant in Pointe-aux-Caves, on the west of the island. They say the project will cause irreparable damage to them and the environment of this Indian Ocean island nation. Credit: Nasseem Ackbarally/IPS

Landmark new policies that have sharply curtailed U.S. financing for international coal projects may be rolled back, the result of a sudden, polarised fight over a little-known government agency here. The debate revolves around an entity called the Export-Import Bank, which for much of the past century has made federal money available to promote U.S. […]

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U.S. Investigation into Illegal Timber Imports a “Sea Change”

U.S. Overseas Coal Financing May Be Restarting

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U.S. Investigation into Illegal Timber Imports a “Sea Change”

U.S. Overseas Coal Financing May Be Restarting

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