Contact:Kate Miller, (503) 827-5700 x16, kmiller@tu.orgRob Masonis, (206) 491-9016, rmasonis@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU: Hastings Bill Stifles Innovation, Collaboration on Dam Operations Background: On August 1, 2012 representative Doe Hastings (R-WA-4) introduced HR 6247 the “Saving Our Dams and New Hydropower Development and Jobs Act of 2012.” This bill aims to promote hydropower production by…
Wind, solar and healthy habitat: We don't have to choose
Contact:Brian Zupancic, (703) 284-9427, bzupancic@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wind, solar and healthy habitat: We don’t have to choose A third bill recognizes balance between development and natural resources Washington, D.C. Congress is recognizing the value that hunting and angling opportunities have to sportsmen and women with a bill introduced Thursday by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)…
Wind, solar and healthy habitat: We dont have to choose
Contact: Keith Curley (703) 284-9428 Brian Zupancic (202) 997-4966 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wind, solar and healthy habitat: We dont have to choose A third bill recognizes balance between development and natural resources Washington D.C. — Congress is recognizing the value that hunting and angling opportunities have to sportsmen and women with a bill introduced Thursday…
Western governors express support for renewable energy revenue sharing
Contact:Brian Zupancic, (703) 284-9427, bzupancic@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Western governors express support for renewable energy revenue sharing Washington, D.C. In a letter to members of the U.S. Senate, the Western Governors Association announced its support for establishing a program to collect and share royalty revenues from renewable energy development on federal public lands. The association…
House rejects amendment that would protect water quality, fish and game habitat
Contact:Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9406, smoyer@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: House rejects amendment that would protect water quality, fish and game habitat WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. House of Representatives today refused to include an amendment to the House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clarify the…
Sportsmen applaud EPA's assessment of Bristol Bay, Alaska
Contact:Shoren Brown, Bristol Bay campaign director, sbrown@tu.org, (202) 674-2380Tim Bristol, TU Alaska Program Director, tbristol@tu.org, (907) 321-3291 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen applaud EPAs assessment of Bristol Bay, Alaska; Call on President for swift action to protect fishery, jobs, and economy Washington, D.C. Hunting and fishing groups across the country voiced support for the Environmental Protection…
Trout Unlimited applauds passage of Senate Agriculture Committee's Farm Bill
Contact:Russ Schnitzer, Trout Unlimited, (307) 438-1365Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9406 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited applauds passage of Senate Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. Trout Unlimited commends the Senate Agriculture Committee for voting to reauthorize the Farm Bill and help keep trout and salmon resource conservation efforts in place across the nation. The…