Comment from Earthjustice on behalf of the undersigned conservation organizations
Earthjustice on behalf of the undersigned conservation organizationsOpposeAdvocacy
Summary: Earthjustice, representing several conservation organizations including the Sierra Club and Maine Audubon, opposes the proposed rule to rescind lead-free ammunition and tackle requirements. They argue that the proposal contradicts the Service's own scientific findings regarding the harmful impacts of lead on wildlife and human health, and violates the core conservation mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Please see enclosed Comments with attachments, Part 1 of 4, submitted by Earthjustice on behalf of Friends of Blackwater (WV), Maine Audubon, Maryland Ornithological Society, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Patuxent Riverkeeper, Shore Rivers, Sierra Club, and The Trumpeter Swan Society.
Attachments
- 2026-06-26 Comments Refuge Lead Rollbacks (PDF)
- List of Attachments (PDF)
- Ass'n Fish and Wildlife Agencies 2018 (PDF)
- Bellinger et al 2013 (PDF)
- Buenz 2016 (PDF)
- Cal Dep't Fish and Wildlife (PDF)
- Degernes et al 2006 (PDF)
- Eleftheriou et al 2024 (PDF)
- Carson 1947 (PDF)
- Fachehoun et al 2015 (PDF)
- Bakker et al 2026 (PDF)
- Caselli et al 2026 (PDF)
- Grade et al 2018 (PDF)
- Grade et al 2019 (PDF)
- Green et al 2025 (PDF)
- Green and Pain 2019 (PDF)
- Hunt et al 2006 (PDF)
- Haig et al 2014 (PDF)
- Flint et al 2016 (PDF)
- Agency for Toxic Substances 2020 (PDF)