Issues FWS “Breaking” Utah’s Heart over Gunnison Sage-grouse Listing. This week, Utah Lt. Governor Greg Bell provided testimony at a Committee on Natural Resources hearing. During his testimony, the Lt. Governor stated that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) [...]
Issues Utah county adopts sage grouse conservation plan. In an effort to avoid a federal listing of the Gunnison sage-grouse, the Box Elder County Commission has endorsed a pilot program to protect the bird. The plan includes poisoning ravens, removing [...]
Rep. Steve Daines of Montana Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to spend a day in Sidney, Montana. From standing near the base of a recently constructed oil rig to having candid conversations with local business owners who have [...]
By Molly Cagle & Carlos Romo, Baker Botts L.L.P. On March 26, 2013, a panel of three judges from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed the U.S. District Court ruling in The Aransas Project (TAP) [...]
Issues **ESA Watch website now live! Interested in viewing news regarding ESA regulations and comments, or miss one of our ESA newsletters? Visit IPAA’s new ESAWatch.org website. IPAA and others comment on proposed Gunnison sage-grouse listing. This week, the [...]
This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), along with the Western Energy Alliance (WEA), Public Lands Advocacy (PLA), and the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA), sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Western Colorado [...]
The White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts of Colorado have submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to express their disagreement with the proposed federal listing of the Gunnsion sage-grouse. These districts are charged with caring [...]
The American Petroleum Institute (API) submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in favor of state and local efforts to conserve the Gunnison sage-grouse. The comments regarding the proposed critical habitat designation for the sage‐grouse can be found HERE [...]