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Less Salt, Safer Water: Highlights from Winter Salt Week 2026

 | Salt Watch
Winter Salt Week 2026 (January 26-30) just wrapped up, and what a week it was! Originally a local Wisconsin initiative, this movement has evolved into a national awareness campaign, bringing…

It Could Save Your Life: Connecting the Dots between Human and Wildlife Health

 | Outdoor America
By: Michael Reinemer, Editor Five years ago, a woman in Fremont County, Wyoming, not far from Yellowstone National Park, developed a cough and shortness of breath. It got worse and…

Major Sewage Spill in the Potomac River

 | Clean Water
A catastrophic sewage spill, described by officials as one of the largest in U.S. history, is currently ongoing into the Potomac River. On January 19, a sanitary sewer overflow collapsed…

‘AI data center plans for Greenleaf scrapped amid community opposition’

 | In the Press
Plans for an artificial intelligence data center in the Village of Greenleaf, Wisconsin, were abandoned following strong opposition from residents and local leaders. The proposed development by Cloverleaf Infrastructure would…

Izaak Walton League Urges EPA and Corps to Protect Streams and Wetlands by Withdrawing Controversial “Waters of the USA” Definition

 | News
To protect the nation’s essential and dwindling supplies of clean water, the Izaak Walton League strongly opposes the misguided re-definition of “Waters of the United States” proposed by EPA and…

As Impacts of Nitrate Pollution Loom Large, Volunteers Step Up

 | Outdoor America
By: Heather Wilson, Save Our Streams Coordinator Across much of the United States, nitrate is perhaps the most widespread and dangerous contaminant in our waterways. This colorless, odorless, tasteless compound…

Protecting Outdoor America in Communities Across the Country

Over the past 100 years, the Izaak Walton League of America has been an extraordinary champion and defender of the nation’s soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife. Through member-driven bottom-up governance, we’re protecting outdoor America in communities across the country, while working strategically at the national level to win critical conservation battles.

Protecting Outdoor America in Communities Across the Country

Over the past 100 years, the Izaak Walton League of America has been an extraordinary champion and defender of the nation’s soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife. Through member-driven bottom-up governance, we’re protecting outdoor America in communities across the country, while working strategically at the national level to win critical conservation battles.

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