The Lacey Act

Truth Takes a Back Seat in Lacey Act Hearing

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Environment, Lacey Act, Logging, Rand Paul, Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Earl Blumenauer, Oregon, Rand Paul Kentucky Senate, The Lacey Act, Green News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

The Lacey Act is common sense legislation that protects American workers and industries from illegally harvested or exported materials.

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Colorado Couple Sentenced For Trapping, Selling Bobcats Across State Lines

KUSA | Dan Boniface | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Veronica Anderson-Bodnar, The Lacey Act, Illegally Selling Bobcats, Jeffrey M. Bodnar, Bobcat Sentence, Bobcat Trade, Bobcats, Bobcat Trapping, Denver News

WASHINGTON - Prosecutors announced Monday a Colorado couple was sentenced to federal prison for illegally trapping bobcats and selling them across sta...

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When A Tree Falls Illegally In The Forest

Jonathan Lash | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Logging, Deforestation, Logging Industry, Carbon Emissions, Illegal Wood Imports, Greenhouse Gases, Deforestation Policy, Illegal Deforestation, The Lacey Act, Climate Change, Pollution, Illegal Logging, Bush Administration Environment, Greenhouse Effect, Green News
Jonathan Lash

The amended Lacey Act makes the United States the first country in the world to place an outright ban on illegally harvested wood products.

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