The EU approved an antideforestation law. The US paper lobby sought to weaken it

Mongabay
Sep 10, 2026, 2:00 am72 ptsTrending
When the European Union’s new anti-deforestation law threatened to expose the environmental costs of logging in North America’s forests, the American paper industry, supported by the U.S. government, mobilized an intense lobbying effort to weaken the legislation. According to lobbying disclosures, the…

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