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Trout Unlimited Applauds Gov. Andrew Cuomo for Signing Water Withdrawal Law

Date: 
08/19/2011

Contact: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director, Trout Unlimited, (607) 742-3331, kdunlap@tu.org

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Trout Unlimited Applauds Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing Water Withdrawal Law
New York's waters will be better managed; fish and wildlife to benefit.

Arlington, Virginia — Trout Unlimited (TU) applauds Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing a state water withdrawal bill into law earlier this week, protecting New York's vast water resources.

American Fly Fishing Trade Association Joins TU in Opposing Bill that would Trash America’s Backcountry

Date: 
07/19/2011

Contact:
Steve Moyer, (703) 284-9406
Jim Klug, (406) 585-8667

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American Fly Fishing Trade Association Joins TU in Opposing Bill that would Trash America’s Backcountry
AFFTA cites loss of habitat and opportunity that would impact the bottom line of the fly fishing industry

House approves bill to undercut the Clean Water Act

Date: 
07/14/2011

Izaak Walton League of America ● National Wildlife Federation ● Trout Unlimited

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Contact:
Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, 703-284-9406
Jan Goldman-Carter, Wetlands and Water Resources Counsel, National Wildlife Federation, 202-797-6894
Scott Kovaravics, Conservation Director, Izaak Walton League of America, (301) 548-0150, ext. 223

U.S. House of Rep. Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Cuts Conservation Funding and Blocks Natural Resources Initiatives

Date: 
07/13/2011

July 13, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President of Government Affairs, (703) 284-9406, smoyer@tu.org

U.S. House of Rep. Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill Cuts Conservation Funding and Blocks Natural Resources Initiatives

Bill attacks Clean Water Act, public land management, watershed restoration, and conservation funding.

House of Representatives Strikes Double Blow Against Clean Water Protections

Date: 
07/13/2011


Izaak Walton League
National Wildlife Federation
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Trout Unlimited

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House of Representatives Strikes Double Blow Against Clean Water Protections

Sportsmen Condemn House Attempt to Weaken Clean Water Act

06/22/2011
Yuba Net
By Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

American sportsmen today strongly criticized the House Transportation Committee for hastily passing legislation that would dramatically weaken the Clean Water Act and undercut four decades of progress in restoring the nation's waters and wetlands and conserving valuable fish and wildlife habitat.

House Vote Blocks FDA Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon

06/21/2011
Matter Network

The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed an amendment that blocks the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving genetically engineered (GE) salmon - the first genetically engineered animal intended for human consumption.

Trout Unlimited Applauds House Amendment to Block Approval of Genetically Modified Salmon

Date: 
06/16/2011

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CONTACT:
Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary, 703-284-9408
Keith Curley, Director of Government Affairs, 703-284-9428

Trout Unlimited Applauds House Amendment to Block Approval of Genetically Modified Salmon

Legislature: 110 Bills Take Aim at Fish and Wildlife Issues

05/26/2011
HelenAir
By Brett French

Over the course of serving in three legislative sessions, Sen. John Brenden, R-Scobey, said he has never seen so many bills directed at fish and wildlife issues as in the recently finished 2010-11 session.

“I think that’s a real indication that people are a little upset with Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the way they are running things,” he said.

Congress, American Farm Bureau warn of overreach on wetlands

05/07/2011
Tri-State Livestock News
By Todd Neeley

Despite a suggestion by federal lawmakers that it should be done through an act of Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday, April 27, issued a proposed clean water protection guidance that is expected to expand the number of U.S. water bodies subject to the Clean Water Act.

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said during a conference call with reporters that EPA opened a 60-day public comment period on a proposed guideline that would be designed for EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers field workers to determine which waters are in EPA's jurisdiction.