Issues Sage-grouse amendment up for approval in annual defense policy bill. A proposed amendment to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would decentralize greater sage-grouse conservation, granting individual states more control over management, and preventing the U.S. Fish and [...]
Issues Interior Department orders review of sage grouse plans. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Wednesday signed a secretarial order announcing a review of federal sage grouse conservation plans. The purpose of the review is to strengthen sage grouse conservation while [...]
Issues IPAA sends letter on NPS and FWS proposed rule. This week, IPAA and API submitted comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs regarding rules proposed by the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to regulate operations [...]
Issues Federal agencies finalize new rule on petition listing. On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finalized a rule changing the process by which species are petitioned for listing, [...]
Issues Senate GOP says FWS' mitigation plans overstep its authority. Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife told Interior Department officials at a hearing this week that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's [...]
Issues IPAA Submits Comments on FWS and NMFS Draft Revision to Habitat Conservation Planning Handbook. This week, IPAA submitted comments on the joint U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) draft revision to their Habitat [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]