NATIONAL Squirrel removed from endangered list. The Hill. A mid-Atlantic squirrel species that was one of the first animals placed on the endangered species list no longer needs federal protection, officials ruled Friday. The Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel, native to [...]
NATIONAL GOP proposal boosts states' review authority. E&E News (sub req’d). States could conduct environmental reviews of proposed transportation projects under their own laws and procedures, as long as the U.S. Department of Transportation certifies that those standards are "substantially [...]
NATIONAL Senators to spar over FWS funding, ESA reform bills. E&E News (sub req’d). The Fish and Wildlife Service budget and a landmark conservation law that the agency is tasked with enforcing will be fiercely debated at a Senate hearing [...]
NATIONAL USCA commends DOI decision on bi-state greater sage grouse in California and Nevada. United States Cattlemen’s Association, Press Release. The United States Cattlemen's Association (USCA) applauds last week's announcement by the Department of Interior on the decision to not [...]
NATIONAL As GOP pushes listing delay, sage grouse numbers have tumbled – report. E&E News (sub req’d). Greater sage grouse numbers fell by more than half from 2007 to 2013 across the western United States, according to a newly released [...]
Issues NMFS Will Decide on Bryde’s Whale ESA Listing. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a 90-day finding on a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s Whale as an endangered [...]
NATIONAL Interior, world's largest gold miner team up to save Nev. grouse habitat. E&E News (sub req’d). The Interior Department today announced a major new agreement with the world's largest gold mining company to set up the nation's largest greater [...]
NATIONAL GOP tees up bids to empower states, block federal bat protection. E&E News (pub req’d). Republican efforts to overhaul or alter the Endangered Species Act are heating up on both sides of the Capitol. Eight senators are supporting similar [...]