By Wayne D’Angelo, Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP. Industries that are most often impacted by Endangered Species Act (ESA) listings, and those of us that represent them, are familiar with environmental organizations using ESA’s petition process - and their own [...]
Issues Condor ‘take’ draws fire from all sides. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) approved a proposed wind farm in Kern County, California, to “take” — meaning injure or kill — one condor over the project’s 30-year [...]
Issues Members launch Endangered Species Act Working Group. Yesterday, members of the House of Representatives announced the creation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Working Group. The group, led by House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings and Western Caucus [...]
By Congressman Cynthia Lummis (WY) It is no secret that the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has become the third rail of natural resources policy. It is so thoroughly embedded into our national dialogue regarding wildlife conservation that it has become [...]
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a notice regarding the proposed rule to list the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The notice, now posted in the Federal Register, is regarding [...]
By Joe Nelson, Van Ness Feldman, LLP Do not mistake the mundane for the unimportant. With two routine notices, one published in January and the second posted on an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website at the end of [...]
Issues IPAA featured in the Washington Post. Last week, the Washington Post featured an extensive article on the lesser prairie chicken and its potential listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). While the article was fairly balanced, it [...]
Issues Utah releases management plan for Greater sage-grouse. On Wednesday, April 24th, Utah released its new Greater sage grouse conservation plan to protect and expand the grouse’s habitat region. The plan, which covers 90 percent of the species, designates 11 [...]