Izaak Walton League News Room

Media

News Room

The Izaak Walton League, one of America’s oldest and most successful conservation organizations, protects outdoor America in communities across the country.

Media contacts

Michael Reinemer, Communications Director, mreinemer@iwla.org, 301-548-0150, ext 220, or 703-966-9574. More under "for media inquiries" below.

IWLA's Statement on President's Latest Budget Proposal

05/23/2017

Today, President Trump released his detailed budget request for the next fiscal year, outlining the broad priorities of the administration.
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Izaak Walton League Statement on Climate and Energy Actions

03/28/2017

The administration took the first steps to repeal policies to combat climate change and promote increased extraction of coal and natural gas on public lands. We should be aggressively pursuing 21st-century energy solutions designed to address climate change and honor our land and water conservation values.
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IWLA's Statement on President's Budget Proposal

03/16/2017

On March 16, 2017, President Trump released his budget outline that reflects the broad priorities of the administration. On virtually every issue of importance to the League the administration’s priorities are sharply at odds with our priorities.
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President’s Budget Shuts Down Chesapeake Bay Clean Up

03/16/2017

The President has released his budget for Fiscal Year 2018, which recommends that the $73 million budget for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chesapeake Bay Program be eliminated.
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Trump Administration Puts America’s Waters at Risk

02/28/2017

To protect our nation’s drinking water resources and outdoor recreation economy, revisions to the Clean Water Rule must not rely on Justice Scalia’s opinion to define waters protected by the Clean Water Act.
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For media inquiries

Water Quality

Samantha Briggs, Clean Water Program Director – sbriggs@iwla.org

In Iowa

Zach Moss, Save Our Streams Coordinator, Midwest region – zmoss@iwla.org

In Virginia

Rebecca Shoer, Save Our Streams Coordinator, Mid-Atlantic region – rshoer@iwla.org

In the Chesapeake Bay

Emily Bialowas, Chesapeake Monitoring and Outreach Program Coordinator – ebialowas@iwla.org

In the Missouri River

Paul Lepisto, Regional Conservation Coordinator, Missouri River Initiative – plepisto@iwla.org

Agriculture Policy

Duane Hovorka, Agriculture Program Director – dhovorka@iwla.org

In Illinois and Iowa

Tim Wagner, Agriculture Outreach Coordinator – twagner@iwla.org

Environmental Legislation

Jared Mott, Conservation Director – jmott@iwla.org

General Inquiries

707 Conservation Lane • Gaithersburg, MD 20878 • (301) 548-0150 (main)
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