On April 21, 2014, IPAA and a coalition of regional and national oil and gas trade associations filed their principal brief in Defenders of Wildlife v. Jewell - a lawsuit brought by group of environmental plaintiffs in the United States [...]
Issues WildEarth Guardians Sues Fish and Wildlife Service over Gunnison’s Prairie Dog. This week, WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in federal court. According to WildEarth Guardians, the FWS did not use the [...]
Issues The Lesser Prairie-Chicken and Circumventing Public Oversight. On April 15, 2014 The Hill featured a guest column from Domestic Energy Producers Alliance (DEPA) President Mike McDonald. McDonald commented on sue and settle tactics, specifically the legal battle between the [...]
Issues ESA Bills Introduced in the House of Representatives. Earlier this week, four bills pertaining to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) were introduced in the House of Representatives in a hearing of the Committee on Natural Resources. The bills introduced [...]
Issues Kansas Pushes Back Against Lesser Prairie Chicken Listing. On April 2nd, the state attorney general’s office announced that Kansas is joining a lawsuit with Oklahoma, suing the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken as [...]