Topic: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Oppose the Proposed Federal Ban on Lead in Fishing Tackle

Boating Life - 456 days ago
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 ...

Are Endangered Species Being Sacrificed for Coal in Appalachia?

Scientific American - 914 days ago
The last ice age turned the Appalachians into North America's Noah's Ark.. Environmental groups say the practice is horribly destructive to the region's water, land and wildlife -- but they have been reluctant to use a powerful weapon, the Endangered Species Act, ...