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TU applauds Wyden, Brown for opposition to Jordan Cove project
This week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 2-1 to approve the highly controversial Jordan Cove Energy Project. The project would include an export terminal in Coos Bay, Ore., and a 230-mile-long pipeline from Malin, Ore., to the export facility on the southern Oregon coast. The pipeline's route will cross a number of iconic salmon and…
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TU’s Maryland team meets with Congressional staffs to tout program’s successes
Started in 2018, Trout Unlimited’s Western Maryland Initiative has been making progress improving habitat for native brook trout and other species — work that also benefits the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Stable sources of funding are critical for the initiative’s success, which is why the program’s coordinator, Seth Moessinger recently joined other conservation organization representatives in Washington, D.C., to meet…
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LWCF funding and dollars for maintenance backlog moves forward
The Great American Outdoors Act would fund LWCF and restoration projects across the country. On Monday a bipartisan group of Senators introduced the Great American Outdoors Act (S. 3422) to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and help tackle the multi-billion-dollar public lands maintenance backlog. The legislation follows a press conference…
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Win for Washington waters: What it took
Steelheaders, anglers and river-lovers of all types in Washington state have new water quality improvements and greater protections for critical wild fish populations to celebrate this month. Washington is currently the only state in the Pacific Northwest that allows suction dredge mining* in fish habitat listed as critical in the Endangered Species Act, meaning it allows an activity known to…
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Want more Gunnison River? Pass the CORE Act
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.3.4"]Curecanti provision offers overdue access to top Colorado trout fishery [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" fullwidth="on" _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_fullwidth_image src="https://www.tu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Gunnison-Blue-Mesa-Reservoir-Inlet.jpg" _builder_version="4.0.5" hover_enabled="0"][/et_pb_fullwidth_image][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.3.4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.0.5" hover_enabled="0"]Photos by Connie Rudd. How does 12 miles of new public fishing access on one of the West’s best trout fisheries sound to you? I know,…
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Public input for public resources
“Sometimes problems don’t require a solution to solve them; Instead they require maturity to outgrow them.” – Steve Maraboli By Tasha Sorensen March 6, 2020 *Public comment period closes on Tuesday, March 10th. Read on to learn about the proposal and how to make your voice heard.* What’s Happening? Have you ever thought to yourself,…
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What a week: Three things you can do for conservation
This week has been a whirlwind for conservation. Wednesday held big news about a bill to permanently and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and anglers continue to weigh in under ticking comment deadlines for NEPA and the Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act. We've got what you need to get up to…
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