Bipartisan Senate group pushes wood-based carbon storage

The bipartisan leadership of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is introducing legislation to encourage carbon storage through expanded use of wood products, preventing wildfires and the revegetation of abandoned mining lands and other areas damaged from fires and flooding. “We can prevent carbon emissions and improve the resiliency of our forests and rangelands through proactive measures such as revegetation, wildfire prevention, hazardous fuels reduction projects and the expanded use of wood products,” said panel Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV)...