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Sportfishing Industry Applauds EPA’s Decision to Reject Lead Ban Petition
By djkimmel on Nov 5, 2010 | In Conservation, Legislation, Environment, US Federal Government
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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