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Jul 27, 2010 Sportsmen Resolve To Halt Hydrofracking Until Water Quality and Public Health Concerns Are Addressed (7/27/10) Members of the Izaak Walton League recently passed a national resolution calling for a moratorium on issuance of permits for drilling new, high-volume hydrofracking wells until concerns about public health and water quality are adequately addressed.
Jun 24, 2010 Asian Carp Found Near Great Lakes; Izaak Walton League Calls for Temporary Lock Closure (6/24/10) A bighead carp was found in Lake Calumet yesterday by commercial fishermen performing routine sampling for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Great Lakes advocates – including the Izaak Walton League – are renewing calls to close the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal until effective measures are in place to prevent carp from entering the Great Lakes.
Jun 21, 2010 Conservation and Watchdog Groups Oppose Barge Industry's Plan To Shift Costs to Taxpayers (6/21/10) The inland waterways navigation system – the locks and dams constructed on several of the country’s major rivers – is the most publically subsidized commercial transportation system in the United States, receiving about 90 percent of its funding from taxpayers. The barge industry has proposed an increase in the public’s contribution, which the Izaak Walton League and partner organizations oppose.
Jun 1, 2010 Outdoors Alliance for Kids Established to Connect Children and Families with the Great Outdoors (6/1/10) The League helped launch a national strategic partnership called the Outdoors Alliance for Kids (OAK), developed to address the growing divide between children and families and the natural world.
Apr 21, 2010 Sportsmen Commend Introduction of House Clean Water Bill (4/21/10) The nation’s leading sportsmen-conservation groups commended the introduction of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would restore critical Clean Water Act protections for streams, lakes, wetlands and other important waters.
Mar 23, 2010 90,000 Americans Call for Wetlands Conservation (3/23/10) In a resounding vote for conservation of the nation’s natural resources, more than 90,000 Americans have signed a petition supporting restoration of federal protections for wetlands and clean water and affirming the crucial role wetland ecosystems play in our lives.
Mar 22, 2010 Beyond Seasons' End: Consequences of Climate Change (3/22/10) The Izaak Walton League and partner conservation groups released a report addressing the impact of climate change on fish and wildlife and promising approaches to mitigate that impact.
Feb 23, 2010 Conservation and Policy Groups Call for a Halt on Construction of New Upper Mississippi River Locks (2/23/10) Nicollet Island Coalition members, including the League, call on Congress to de-authorize new lock construction and fully fund Mississippi River restoration and navigation system operation and maintenance.
Jan 4, 2010 Conservation Groups Oppose Superior National Forest ORV Plan (1/4/10) Conservation groups asked the U.S. Forest Service to rewrite a road-use plan that endangers wild lands and wildlife in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest and beyond.
Dec 8, 2009 Launch of America's Great Water Coalition (12/8/09) The League helps launch a national alliance to preserve, protect, and restore America's great waters.
Dec 3, 2009 Minnesota Rate Case Decision Protects Consumers and the Environment (12/3/09) A decision by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission provides incentives for CenterPoint Energy and its customers to conserve energy.
Nov 6, 2009 Coal-Fired Power Plant Defeated: League Achieves Victory for the Environment (11/6/09) The League and its allies achieved a significant victory this week when a plans to construct a new coal-fired power plant in South Dakota were scrapped.
Nov 3, 2009 League and Other Clean Energy Advocates Tour Energy-Efficient Factory (11/3/09) Upgrades Underscore Critical Role of Energy Efficiency in Growing Minnesota Businesses
Oct 28, 2009 Business Leaders, Legislators and Clean Energy Advocates Hold Factory Tour (10/28/09) AmeriStar Manufacturing and The Retrofit Companies discuss vast potential for energy efficiency business development in Minnesota.
Oct 23, 2009 EPA To Issue Strict Rules for U.S. Power Plant Air Toxics Deadline of November 2011 for EPA Rules to Cut Power Plant Toxic Air Pollution Emissions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2009...
Oct 15, 2009 League and other sportmen's groups tell Congress: Clean water critical as hunting seasons open across the country (10/15/09) As the U.S. House of Representatives investigated enforcement efforts under the Clean Water Act, the League and other sportsmen's groups reiterated the need to protect waters that may lose protection under the Act.
Oct 15, 2009 EPA Ties Clean Water Enforcement Challenges Directly to Supreme Court Cases and Calls for Legislative Solution (10/15/09) The Izaak Walton League calls for Congressional action after EPA states that two recent Supreme Court decisions have "negatively impacted EPA's ability to enforce" the Clean Water Act.
Oct 6, 2009 Drinking water at risk: Congress must restore Clean Water Act protections (10/6/09) The League and othe sportsmen's groups call for Congress to resore Clean Water Act protection to small streams that supply drinking water to 117 million Americans. (SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE)
Sep 15, 2009 League and dozens of chapters join call for investment in fish, wildlife, and habitat protection (9/15/09) As the U.S. Senate prepares to consider comprehensive climate and energy legislation this fall, more than 600 national, regional, and grassroots groups -- including the League and more than 30 of our chapters, divisions, and committees -- are urging Senators to use climate legislation to invest in habitat conservation and the long-term health of fish and wildlife.
Sep 9, 2009 Statement on the Transition of Senate Agriculture Committee Chair (9/9/09) IWLA statement regarding Sen. Tom Harkin (IA) stepping down from the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (AR) assuming the chair.
Jun 26, 2009 League and other Sportsmen’s Groups Applaud Passage of Climate Legislation (6/26/09) The Izaak Walton League joined other groups representing hunters, anglers and Americans who enjoy the outdoors in commending the U.S. House of Representatives for passing comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation. In addition to reducing emissions of climate warming pollution, this legislation invests funds to conserve and protect fish and wildlife, habitat and other natural resources in the face of a changing climate.
Jun 18, 2009 Senate Committee Passes Clean Water Legislation (6/18/09) The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed an amended version of the Clean Water Restoration Act. The bill as approved reaffirms the original intent of the Clean Water Act to broadly protect water quality and the streams, lakes and wetlands important to our country.
May 28, 2009 Administration Takes Action to Safeguard Roadless Areas (5/28/09) Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack took important action to safeguard tens of millions of acres of undeveloped roadless areas in America’s National Forests.
May 22, 2009 League Applauds Administration Support for Clean Water Legislation (5/22/09) The League and other national organizations representing hunters, anglers, and conservationists applauded the Administration for offering clear support for legislation to restore traditional Clean Water Act protections to stream, lakes, and wetlands.
May 15, 2009 House Climate Natl Resources Funding Allocation (5/15/09) Comprehensive energy and climate legislation introduced today in the House Energy and Commerce Committee includes dedicated funding to safeguard wildlife and natural resources impacted by global warming.
Apr 22, 2009 Senator Klobuchar Holds Key to National Clean Water Legislation (4/22/09) A coalition of leading sportsmen’s and conservation groups from across Minnesota today urged U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar to continue her leadership on conservation issues by supporting critical clean water legislation that will protect drinking water for nearly one million Minnesotans and the streams, lakes and wetlands essential to the State’s heritage and economic health.
Apr 2, 2009 Coalition Calls for Restored Clean Water Protections (4/2/09) A coalition of hunting, fishing and conservation organizations today applauded the introduction of the Clean Water Restoration Act and the members of Congress focused on finding a lasting legislative solution to our national clean water and wetlands protection crisis.
May 20, 2008 IWLA Sees Wins and Losses in New Farm Bill (5/20/08) For Immediate Release May 20, 2008 Contact : Brad Redlin, (651) 270-0564, bredlin@iwla.org Izaak Walton League Sees Wins...