Issues IPAA/API Submit Comments on Prioritizing Status Reviews and 12-month Findings. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the American Petroleum Institute submitted comments on the Draft Methodology for prioritizing status reviews and accompanying 12-month findings on petitions for [...]
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 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 [...]
Over the past year, the IPAA team has continued its efforts to advocate for the appropriate and effective use of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), balancing the protection of critical species and habitats with economic development and sound science. With [...]
Issues Sagebrush restoration guide released. This week, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released the first of three restoration guides for sagebrush habitat in the western United States, with a focus on restoring habitat for the greater sage-grouse. The guide details [...]
Issues IPAA comments on Interior’s flaw land-use plan. Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the greater sage-grouse did not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act while simultaneously announcing new plans to limit land use activities on [...]
Issues Environmental groups inundated FWS with lawsuits seeking species listings. This week, Reuters reported that two environmental groups, Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and WildEarth Guardians, were responsible for the majority of new species listed under the Endangered Species Act [...]
Issues IPAA hosts NLEB briefing on Capitol Hill. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America held a congressional briefing on the northern long-eared bat and the interim 4(d) rule for the species. The briefing focused on the impacts of [...]