For decades, specialized wood from Alaska’s Tongass National Forest has shaped the sound of Steinway pianos and Martin guitars and strengthened everything from NASA wind tunnels to helicopter blades. Much of that wood comes from one family-owned mill: Viking Lumber on Prince of Wales Island. Now, a broken promise from Washington bureaucrats threatens to silence the saws and erase a legacy built on generations of grit and sacrifice.

On American Heroes with Kathy Hoekstra, Brian Wanner, president of Peters Brothers, shares how Pennsylvania regulators are automatically adopting California’s trucking emissions rules—without input from local lawmakers or businesses. These open-ended regulations could cost his company—and all Pennsylvania trucking companies—millions, forcing them to buy extended warranties for trucks they could service themselves.