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Despite promises, Biden admin pushing pro-fossil fuel agenda

Instead of offering bold responses to climate change, the new administration has accelerated drilling permit approvals and fought for Trump-era fossil fuel projects

by Chad Shmukler - Thursday, Aug 5th, 2021

Joe Biden poses for a campaign trail photo-op with supporters (photo: Gage Skidmore / cc2.0).

Not long after taking office, the incoming Joe Biden administration was treated to a shower of media praise in response to the Interior Department’s announcement that it would halt new oil and gas leasing on public lands.

Lost opportunity for Snake River salmon and steelhead

Congress has once again abdicated its responsibilities to endangered salmon and steelhead

by Ben Kryzinski - Tuesday, Aug 3rd, 2021

Lower Monumental Dam on the Snake River (photo: Bonneville Power / cc2.0)

The U.S. House had a chance this week to make a real mark on the effort to improve American infrastructure and keep salmon and steelhead from the Snake River basin from winking out of existence in the coming years. The body’s collective action on behalf of Snake River salmon when it honed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill it eventually sent to the Senate? It punted.

Seeing pink in the North Atlantic

Invasive pink salmon populations are increasing throughout native Atlantic salmon waters

by Chris Hunt - Monday, Aug 2nd, 2021

Photo: B. Finestone

Fisheries biologists have been wringing their hands for decades in cold-water regions of the Pacific Ocean due to the proliferation of farmed Atlantic salmon and the threats they pose to native fish and the health of inshore waters, both in North America off the coasts of the U.S. and Canada, and in South America, where salmon farms are common off the coast of Chile.

Review: Orvis Helios 3D Blackout 9' 5" 5-weight fly rod

Our verdict on one of the new, specialized rods that further refine the H3 series

by Spencer Durrant - Thursday, Jul 29th, 2021

Photo: Dave Fason

The new H3D Blackout rods, the latest evolution of the Orvis Helios 3 family of fly rods, are purpose-built tools designed to address three specific, common fishing needs that Orvis and its team of field testers identified.

Orvis introduces new Helios 3 'Blackout' fly rods

Three new purpose-built H3 models with all-new aesthetics are now available

by Hatch Magazine - Wednesday, Jul 28th, 2021

Photo: Dave Fason

Today, Orvis introduced three new additions to its vaunted Helios 3 lineup, which the Manchester, Vermont company has been teasing for the last month or so. The three new rod offerings are the culmination of a multi-year collaborative effort between Orvis' rod design team and some of the fly fishing world's most passionate and best guides. As is becoming an increasing industry trend, each of the new models is purpose-built rather than aiming to be do-it-all tools.