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B.A.S.S. supports important House bill HR 2834
By djkimmel on Sep 15, 2011 | In Legislation, Planning, US Federal Government, B.A.S.S. Conservation | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
B.A.S.S. joined key conservation organizations in signing a Sept. 7 letter in support of a bill that would protect hunting, fishing and recreational shooting rights in national forests and on public lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
FLW Outdoors Foundation, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Partner To Advance Conservation, Education
By djkimmel on Aug 11, 2011 | In Conservation, US Federal Government, FLW Conservation | Send feedback »
FLW Outdoors News
MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 10, 2011) – FLW Outdoors today announced that the newly formed FLW Outdoors Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) organization designed to connect America’s youth to their natural resources, promote education, conservation and an active lifestyle, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
BASS Urges Congress to Restore Louisiana Coast
By djkimmel on Feb 25, 2011 | In Conservation, Land Management, Planning, US Federal Government, B.A.S.S. Conservation, National Wildlife Federation, Wetlands | Send feedback »
B.A.S.S. News
B.A.S.S. Joins National Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited and more than 350 other Businesses and Organizations in Urging Congress to Restore Louisiana’s Coast
NEW ORLEANS – B.A.S.S. LLC, the “Worldwide Leader in Bass Fishing,” today added its name to a growing list of businesses and sportsmen’s organizations nationwide to sign a letter to Congress urging it to dedicate the resources and implement policies needed to restore Louisiana’s imperiled coastal wetlands.
NOAA-led Research Team Takes Measure of the Variability of the Atmosphere’s Self-Cleaning Capacity
By djkimmel on Jan 8, 2011 | In Environment, US Federal Government, NOAA, Pollution, Global Warming | Send feedback »
From NOAA News
Scientists will be better able to predict future pollution levels in the Earth's atmosphere
New analysis published online today in the journal Science shows that global levels of the hydroxyl radical, a critical player in atmospheric chemistry, do not vary much from year to year. Levels of hydroxyl, which help clear the atmosphere of many hazardous air pollutants and some important greenhouse gases — but not carbon dioxide — dip and rise by only a few percent every year; not by up to 25 percent, as was once estimated.
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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.
