USDA to rescind US Forest Service’s 2001 Roadless Rule

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on June 23 announced the USDA is rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule. / SOURCE: USDA

June 24, 2025

BY Erin Voegele

Drax announces restructuring plan

By Drax Group plc

February 05, 2026

Pellets Business Power UK

Drax on Feb. 3 announced plans to adapt its organizational structure to its evolving business. The company is launching a consulting process that could result in the reduction of more than 350 employees in the U.K. and U.S.

By Erin Krueger

February 04, 2026

Policy Sustainable Aviation Fuels

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Feb. 2 introduced the bipartisan Securing America’s Fuels (SAF) Act. The bill aims to reinstate the 45Z clean fuel production credit premium for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and extend the 45Z credit through 2033.

By Erin Krueger

February 03, 2026

Policy Business Sustainable Aviation Fuels

The U.S. Department of Treasury and IRS on Feb. 3 released proposed regulations for the 45Z clean fuel production tax credit, as updated by the One Big Beautiful Bill in mid-2025. A public comment period is scheduled to be open for 60 days.

By Erin Krueger

February 02, 2026

Pellets Markets

The U.S. exported 891,093.3 metric tons of wood pellets in November, up from 814,292.2 metric tons in October and 874,171.2 metric tons in November 2025, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Jan. 29.

By Arva

January 30, 2026

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Business Policy

Arva on Jan. 27 announced the expansion of its biofuels offering to support biofuel producers as they operationalize the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit.

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