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When the Mill Closes, Who Pays? | Burlington News
A shuttered paper mill in Glens Falls is leaving Vermont loggers stranded with two thousand tons of unusable wood weekly, forcing layoffs and equipment sales. This crisis threatens the state’s forest-based economy, which supports jobs and rural communities. With the Current Use program at risk, landowners may be forced to sell or develop their land—harming wildlife and Vermont’s character. Officials are scrambling: biomass plants are being asked to absorb more wood, while new ideas like heating schools and businesses with leftover pulpwood aim to revive demand and preserve working forests…
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