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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Remembering John Dingell
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:04:29
	Publish Date:		2019-04-01 05:00:00
	Description:		Sometimes politics and natural resources can come together for the good of all people. In this week’s Wildlife Matters , the Masked Biologist reflects on the life and legacy of John Dingell. This past February 7 th , the nation lost a giant in the realm of natural resource politics, if there is such a thing. John D. Dingell Jr. spent nearly 60 years serving in Congress, from 1955-2015. During his tenure, he worked to develop and pass almost every Federal environmental law in existence. The Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Refuge Improvement act, and a protective revision to the Duck Stamp Act all owe their existence to him. He also worked tirelessly for civil rights, human rights, and health care advancement, but I can’t possibly capture over half a century of accomplishments in my five minutes here. When I think of natural resource legislation associated with John Dingell, I immediately think of the Sport Fish Restoration Act of
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