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Sportfishing Industry Applauds Legislation Preventing Ban on Fishing Tackle
By djkimmel on Nov 5, 2010 | In Conservation, Legislation, Environment, US Federal Government | Send feedback »
American Sportfishing Association news
Senator Lincoln Introduces Crucial Legislation to Prevent Unwarranted and Costly Federal Bans on Fishing Tackle
Alexandria, VA – September 29, 2010 – The sportfishing community thanks Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) for introducing S.3850, legislation which seeks to prevent an overarching federal ban on lead in recreational fishing tackle; a move that could have a significant economic impact on anglers and the recreational fishing industry.
Sportfishing Industry Applauds EPA’s Decision to Reject Lead Ban Petition
By djkimmel on Nov 5, 2010 | In Conservation, Legislation, Environment, US Federal Government | Send feedback »
American Sportfishing Association News
America’s anglers triumph over unwarranted petition to ban lead in fishing tackle
Alexandria, VA – November 4, 2010 – The sportfishing community commends the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson for its decision to reject a sweeping petition to ban lead in all fishing tackle. The petition, which was submitted on August 3, 2010, by the Center for Biological Diversity and four other groups, requested that EPA ban all lead in all fishing tackle on all U.S. waters.
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Lead ban denied by EPA
By djkimmel on Nov 5, 2010 | In Conservation, Legislation, Environment, US Federal Government | Send feedback »
From Bassmaster Conservation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The angling public and the fishing industry once again have beaten back an attempt to ban the manufacture and sale of fishing tackle containing lead.
This time around, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and four other groups. Read full story on Bassmaster Conservation
Oppose the Proposed Federal Ban on Lead in Fishing Tackle
By djkimmel on Sep 3, 2010 | In Legislation, Environment, US Federal Government | Send feedback »
Public Comment Being Accepted until September 15, 2010
From the American Sportfishing Association:
On August 23, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was petitioned by the Center for Biological Diversity and four other organizations to ban all lead in fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act. This includes sinkers, jigs, weighted fly line, and components that contain lead such as brass and ballast in a wide variety of lures, including spinners, stick baits and more.
Earth Day: No more burning rivers, but new threats
By djkimmel on Apr 30, 2010 | In Conservation, Environment, Cleanup, US Federal Government | Send feedback »
From Aol News
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP
WASHINGTON -Pollution before the first Earth Day was not only visible, it was in your face: Cleveland's Cuyahoga River caught fire. An oil spill fouled 30 miles of Southern California beaches. And thick smog choked many cities' skies.
Not anymore.
On Thursday, 40 years after that first Earth Day in 1970, smog levels nationwide have dropped by about a quarter, and lead levels in the air are down more than 90 percent. Formerly fetid lakes and burning rivers are now open to swimmers.
The challenges to the planet today are largely invisible — and therefore tougher to tackle. Read complete article on Aol News
