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26 08, 2016

Weekly Newsletter – 8/26/16

By |2017-04-04T11:31:16+00:00August 26th, 2016|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Issues CBD threatens massive lawsuit over status of 417 species. On Tuesday, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to act on petitions to protect more than [...]

13 06, 2016

Weekly Newsletter – 6/13/16

By |2017-04-04T11:31:18+00:00June 13th, 2016|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Issues In Wyoming, energy producers and conservationists look to tackle mitigation. The future of mitigation is playing out in Wyoming, as energy companies and conservationists look for opportunities to collaborate while the federal government finalizes its mitigation policy.  As reported [...]

3 06, 2016

Weekly Newsletter – 6/3/16

By |2017-04-04T11:31:19+00:00June 3rd, 2016|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Issues IPAA responds to proposed FWS mitigation policy. On March 8, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued proposed revisions to their mitigation policy, a policy that provides recommendations on mitigating adverse impacts of land and water developments on [...]

6 05, 2016

Weekly Newsletter – 5/6/16

By |2016-05-06T21:55:06+00:00May 6th, 2016|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Issues Federal government pledges to restore 500K acres of lesser prairie chicken habitat. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) vowed last week to restore an additional 500,000 acres of lesser prairie chicken habitat across five states via a voluntary landowner [...]

22 04, 2016

Weekly Newsletter – 4/22/16

By |2017-04-04T11:31:19+00:00April 22nd, 2016|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

22 03, 2016

Weekly Newsletter – 3/18/16

By |2017-04-04T11:31:23+00:00March 22nd, 2016|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

12 02, 2016

Weekly Newsletter – 2/12/16

By |2017-04-04T11:31:24+00:00February 12th, 2016|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Issues IPAA talks ESA at Planning Conference. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) invited experts on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to their 2016 Strategic Planning Conference. This included a panel on pollinators and a presentation by [...]

14 01, 2016

Weekly Newsletter – 1/14/16

By |2017-04-04T11:31:25+00:00January 14th, 2016|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Issues FWS publishes 4(d) rule for northern long-eared bat. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final 4(d) rule establishing guidelines for human interaction with the threatened northern long-eared bat (NLEB). The bat’s population has declined in [...]

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