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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 [...]

5 01, 2016

ESA Watch Special Report

By |2017-04-04T11:31:25+00:00January 5th, 2016|Categories: Special Reports|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

11 12, 2015

Weekly Newsletter – 12/11/15

By |2017-04-04T11:31:25+00:00December 11th, 2015|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , |

Issues USDA grants $40 million to rangers for sage grouse restoration. According to a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week, the department is providing $40 million to ranchers and stakeholders in the greater sage-grouse’s [...]

18 09, 2015

Weekly Newsletter – 9/18/15

By |2017-04-04T11:31:27+00:00September 18th, 2015|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Issues IPAA and API submit comments on proposed revisions to ESA petition process. Today, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) filed comments on the proposed revisions to the regulations for petitions under the [...]

11 09, 2015

Weekly Newsletter – 9/11/15

By |2017-04-04T11:31:27+00:00September 11th, 2015|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

17 07, 2015

Weekly Newsletter – 7/17/15

By |2017-04-04T11:31:28+00:00July 17th, 2015|Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

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