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On November 12, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to end the longest government funding lapse in history: 43 days. Funding for federal government operations has been extended through January 30, 2026. This includes full appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture and Veterans Affairs and for operations of the legislative branch for fiscal year 2026.

The Department of Commerce has changed all deadlines in the hardwood plywood countervailing duty and antidumping cases against China, Vietnam, and Indonesia due to the government shutdown. The new deadline for the preliminary countervailing duty determinations is now December 5. The Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood recently filed critical circumstances allegations, as imports of hardwood plywood surged during the case.

Decorative Hardwoods Association (formerly HPVA) eNews Volume XVIII, Issue XXII: U.S.

Who were the winners of this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, the photo contest that funds conservation projects through laughter?

Answer: Click on the link below to see the winners—and laugh at the photos and captions. 

Read More: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards Gallery of Winners and Finalists → 

Washington State boasts 22 million acres of forestland. The Department of Natural Resources manages about 3 million acres of that forestland, and of those, 545,000 acres of trees are now dead or dying. That's an area equivalent to more than 500,000 football fields.

PHOTO © U.S. FOREST SERVICE