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‘Iowans drive record nitrate test requests’

 | In the News
Summary statistics from the Nitrate Watch 2025 annual report are shared in reporting from Axios Des Moines. These statistics tell as story of high nitrate concentrations in waterways across Iowa…

Congress Revives a Pollution Threat to the Boundary Waters

 | Action Alert
On January 21, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed H.J. Res. 140 by a vote of 214–208, marking a significant escalation in efforts to revive copper-sulfide mining and…

Less Salt, Safer Water: Highlights from Winter Salt Week 2026

 | Salt Watch
Winter Salt Week 2026 (January 26-30) just wrapped up, and what a week it was! Originally a local Wisconsin initiative, this movement has evolved into a national awareness campaign, bringing…

It Could Save Your Life: Connecting the Dots between Human and Wildlife Health

 | Outdoor America
By: Michael Reinemer, Editor Understanding zoonotic diseases, which are shared by wildlife and humans, provides life-saving guidance for public health. Five years ago, a woman in Fremont County, Wyoming, not…

‘Road salt used to treat icy surfaces can harm environment, experts say’

 | In the News
This article from 29 News reports an interview with the Izaak Walton League’s own Samantha Puckett who explains that road salt, while crucial for winter safety, poses severe and persistent…

Major Sewage Spill in the Potomac River

 | Clean Water
A catastrophic sewage spill, described by officials as one of the largest in U.S. history, is currently ongoing into the Potomac River. On January 19, a sanitary sewer overflow collapsed…

Protecting Outdoor America in Communities Across the Country

Over the past 100 years, the Izaak Walton League of America has been an extraordinary champion and defender of the nation’s soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife. Through member-driven bottom-up governance, we’re protecting outdoor America in communities across the country, while working strategically at the national level to win critical conservation battles.

Protecting Outdoor America in Communities Across the Country

Over the past 100 years, the Izaak Walton League of America has been an extraordinary champion and defender of the nation’s soil, air, woods, waters and wildlife. Through member-driven bottom-up governance, we’re protecting outdoor America in communities across the country, while working strategically at the national level to win critical conservation battles.

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