The New York Times ran a strong editorial on Saturday bashing a new bill in the Senate to bar the EPA from regulating the use of lead shot and lead fishing weights, even as more and more research shows that these are poisoning birds and other wildlife:

The Senate bill’s name — the Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act — is a sign of how backward the Senate gets it. What needs protecting is wildlife that ingests the lead, including migratory waterfowl and birds of prey, notably California condors. Humans need protection, too. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people show higher levels of lead in their blood after eating game killed with lead shot or bullets.