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Press releases & position statements

	2008
2/21/08	Message to the Assembly: “DON’T P IN THE LAKE” (PDF 23 KB)
1/15/08	Senate approves statewide phase out of phosphorus in lawn fertilizer: Initiative will lead to cleaner lakes (PDF145 KB)
1/08/08	Conservation Groups see Groundwater Report as a Call to Action (PDF 65 KB)
	2007
10/03/07	No budget, big conseqences (PDF 33 KB)
01/16/07	Should an individual be able to pollute lakes without consequences? (PDF 34 KB)
	2006
08/08/06	Are large corporation profits more valuable than clean drinking water? (PDF 35 KB)
07/31/06	Rule revisions necessary to keep lakes manure free (PDF 41 KB)
07/07/06	Supreme Court ruling affirms public’s rights on waters (PDF 33 KB)
02/15/06	Attorney General protects private rights by addressing public nuisances (PDF 33 KB)
02/08/06	Added protection for tribal waters will help our lakes (PDF 25 KB)
	2005
12/15/05	Pier bill would bypass public process for private agenda (position on 2005 AB-850 amendment) More on AB-850
12/ 7/05	Up North is up for sale and its future is up to you
12/ 7/05	Proposed legislation threatens to weaken shoreland protections (position on 2005 AB-299) More on AB-299
11/ 7/05	“Illegal” pier concerns all wet: don’t sink pier rules (support of NR-326 process) More on Pier Rules (NR 326)
10/15/05	Pier rules move ahead: WAL’s position More on Pier Rules (NR 326)
8/15/05	Shoreland zoning rule (NR 115) revisions: WAL’s position More on Shoreland Rules (NR 115)
7/25/05	Shoreland zoning rules A good investment for property owners and the public (support of shoreland zoning rules) More on Shoreland Rules (NR 115)
6/1/05	Stewardship fund benefits lakes and lake communities
5/15/05	Comprehensive Planning "smart growth"