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‘Iowans drive record nitrate test requests’

 | In the News
Summary statistics from the Nitrate Watch 2025 annual report are shared in reporting from Axios Des Moines. These statistics tell as story of high nitrate concentrations in waterways across Iowa…

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 Understanding zoonotic diseases, which are shared by wildlife and humans, provides life-saving guidance for public health. Five years ago, a woman in Fremont County, Wyoming, not…

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 News
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…

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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