On June 28th, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in a landmark decision to overturn the Chevron Doctrine, which for 40 years gave federal agencies the authority to interpret ambiguous language from Congress when crafting regulations. This decision marks a significant change in the regulatory landscape, especially for environmental regulations that may impact forest landowners....

In 2015, International Paper (IP) developed a GIS-based mapping platform to identify environmental risks within their fiber procurement supply chain. What started as a pilot project in the Southeastern United States, evolved into a large-scale mapping and due diligence system called ForSite® that fundamentally changed the way IP procures fiber.  Similar to approaches found in...

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