Issues Public comment open again for the burying beetle. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service posted in the Federal Register an invitation for public comment on incidental take permit applications for the American burying beetle “resulting from activities [...]
Issues FWS will consider removing American burying beetle from endangered species list. The Obama administration has announced that it will review the status of the American burying beetle to determine if should be removed from the endangered species list. The [...]
Issues IPAA files intent to sue over American burying beetle. The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), alongside fellow petitioners the American Stewards of Liberty, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and Steven W. Carothers, notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife [...]
Issues 5th Circuit rejects theory of unintentional take under Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Fifth Circuit recently rejected the United States' theory of unintentional take under the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, reversing a Citgo Petroleum Corporation’s conviction related to [...]
Issues IPAA co-submits petition to delist the American burying beetle. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) co-signed a petition requesting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delist the American burying beetle from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). [...]