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President Obama wants your ideas on how to protect our
Oceans, Coasts and Great Lakes!
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Current Issue (09/01/09):
On June 12 the President created a 23-member Ocean Policy Task Force to develop
a first ever national ocean policy. The Task Force has planned at least five
listening sessions around the nation to gather public input. But time is
short! The President needs to hear from you on the need for a strong
comprehensive national policy that protects, maintains and restores our
oceans, coasts and Great Lakes.
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Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences (VINS) Presents:
The Battenkill River, by John Kudukey -
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Current Issue (09/01/09):
The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is proud to present photographer John Kudukey and his work documenting the Battenkill River. Kudukey’s intimate portraits of the Battenkill River will be exhibited at VINS Nature Center from September 5 through October 24.
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Senator Kerry urged to back Snake River solutions -
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Current Issue (02/17/09):
Time is running out if we hope to restore several of these endangered salmon and steelhead populations. Please join with MA-RI Trout Unlimited and do your part today: follow the instructions for taking action at the end of this article.
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Upper Housatonic is Area of Critical Environmental Concern -
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Current Issue (02/06/09):
The MA/RI Council sent a letter today to Secretary Ian Bowles, Secretary, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, supporting the designation of the Upper Housatonic River as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The proposal was originally made by the Save the Housatonic Coalition.
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Thanks for Stopping the Sale of Our Public Lands - click for article
Current Issue (01/21/09):
On behalf of the staff at Trout Unlimited, we would like to say thank
you for your help in passing one of the greatest public lands packages of all times out of the Senate.
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Bottled Water Industry Seeking Water Withdrawal Permits - click for article
Current Issue (11/05/08):
A hearing will be held at the State House in Boston on November 6 on *the need for a moratorium on permits from the bottled water industry, pending a comprehensive assessment of the public needs for water resources, and the current status of water in Massachusetts.*
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Vermont Nuclear to Increase Temperature of CT River - click for article
Current Issue (10/08/08):
The Connecticut River Watershed Council is looking to GBTU members for support in its opposition to a permit that would allow the Vermont Nuclear Power Plant, located in Vernon, VT, to increase the temperature of its water discharges into the Connecticut River. The plant's warm water discharges can affect the river for as much as 50 miles downstream. Read the letter GBTU Chapter President David Glater recently received from the Council.
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Atlantic Salmon News - click for article
Current Issue (08/25/08):
Atlantic salmon returns have continued to excite on both sides of the Atlantic. There have been accounts from many rivers of improved returns.
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Batten Kill Restoration Appears to Be Working - click for article
Current Issue (07/25/08):
Efforts to restore the trout populations in the Batten Kill appear to be working, an official said. A state biologist conducted a fish count of a section of the river Thursday and early results were encouraging.
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Help Us Pass the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act - click for article
Action Required (7/21/08):
There are only nine business days left before the legislature goes home for the summer. If the Environmental Bond does not pass the legislature by July 31 the state will lose an entire year of protecting open spaces, ensuring water quality, maintaining our parks and more as the legislature will not take this up again until next year.
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Environmental Bond Bill Released - click for article
Current Issue (6/13/08):
The Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets released the Environmental Bond Bill today. We are grateful the work that the members of the Committee and their staff put into this.
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Help Us Pass the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act - click for article
Action Required (6/5/08):
Help us pass this historic bill through the U.S. Senate, to help stop the harmful effects of climate change and protect the nation's trout and salmon streams.
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Join Us at the State House on Wednesday, April 9 - click for article
Action Required (3/30/08):
Mark your calendar! Wednesday, April 9 at 10 AM we need as many people as possible to come to the State House (gathering first at AMC at 5 Joy St.) in Boston to tell the legislature that it must pass the Environmental Bond this session!
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Support the Environmental Bond Bill - click for article
Action Required (3/24/08):
Help us tell the legislature that it must pass the
Environmental Bond this session.
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Massachusetts Environmental Bond Bill Update - click for article
Action Required (3/17/08):
There is going to be a hearing on the Massachusetts Environmental Bond Bill on
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 1 p.m. This bill will be heard by the Joint Committee on
Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets, on Wednesday, March 19,
1:00 pm in room 222 at the State House. Please help pass this vital bill.
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Massachusetts Environmental Bond Bill Pending in Legislature - click for article
Current Issue (2/19/08):
There is going to be a hearing on the Massachusetts Environmental Bond Bill on
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 1 p.m. Your help is needed to promote its passage. If approved, funds from this bill will be available for land acquisition, water quality management, dam removal, and more.
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Feds: Kill Sea Lions to Protect Salmon - click for article
Current Issue (1/18/08):
A federal agency recommended killing about 30 sea lions a year at a Columbia River dam where the marine animals feast on salmon migrating upriver to spawn. By many estimates, the sea lions devour about 4 percent of spring runs. Fishermen and Columbia River tribes have urged action for years against the sea lions at Bonneville Dam.
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