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In response to widespread criticism, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced her intentions to adjust the already approved EUDR, stating that the implementation timeline would be re-examined. She reportedly said the regulation cannot proceed as planned, without specifying further. 

70 members of Congress signed a letter to President Biden to urge the administration to speak with their EU counterparts about the EU Deforestation Regulation to head off the disruption in trade that will happen if the EUDR is implemented on December 30. The letter is specific to forestry and forest products and requests a two-year delay in implementation.

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Which profession reports the highest levels of happiness and lowest levels of stress?

Answer: You guessed it: forestry and logging professionals.

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A French energy company, TotalEnergies, will invest $100 million in what will be the largest-ever purchase of carbon offsets tied to U.S. timberlands. The company states that this will enhance sustainable forest management practices across 740,000 acres in 10 states. TotalEnergies signed with Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands. The latter is a U.S. carbon-stewardship company that has already cut timber harvests on its properties by more than 50%.

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