WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2023: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman William Timmons (R-S.C.) today introduced the Rural Forest Markets Act, bipartisan legislation to help small-scale, family forest owners and states forestry agencies access new economic opportunities and develop solutions to mitigate the climate crisis. "The extreme heat, wildfires, and weather events the country has endured this sum  more