Consumer Reports

What to Know Before Building a Deck During the Lumber Shortage

Spring is a popular time to build or replace a deck. But a lumber shortage is dramatically altering the decking landscape. If you’re planning on building an outdoor deck this year, brace yourself. A ...
Wall Street Journal

Lumber Avoids New Tariffs; Prices Plunge on Fears of a Housing Slowdown

Analysts expect tariffs to significantly increase the cost of building U.S. houses, reducing sales and demand for wood. (Mike Blake/Reuters) Canadian lumber has been left out of Trump's tariff blitz, ...
CNN

US plans to hike existing duties on Canadian lumber — even before planned tariffs hit

The decades-long softwood lumber dispute between the US and Canada is escalating even before planned tariffs take effect: The US plans to more than double existing anti-dumping and countervailing ...
The White House

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Addresses the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber, and Their Derivative Products

SECURING AMERICA’S LUMBER SUPPLY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order launching an investigation into how imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products threaten ...