Issues Senate EPW passes four conservation bills. Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted on and passed four bills that would revive and strengthen wildlife protection programs and create four annual conservation prizes worth $100,000 each. One [...]
Issues Zinke signs new order revoking Obama era mitigation policies. In a secretarial order on “American Energy Independence," Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke revoked the department’s policy on offsetting the impacts of development on natural resources and has ordered a review [...]
Issues Rusty patched bumble bee listing now in effect. The endangered listing of the rusty patched bumble bee (RPBB) went into effect this week. While the RPBB was listed in January, the listing did not immediately take effect due to [...]
Issues IPAA requests delay in updated FWS conservation agreements. On Monday, the Independent Petroleum Association of America and American Petroleum Institute sent a letter urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries' acting directors to delay the implementation [...]
Issues National Governors Association formally backs ESA policy reform. Last week, the bipartisan National Governors Association (NGA) published a formal policy position endorsing Endangered Species Act (ESA) reforms, despite pushback from some conservation groups. The principles include a call to [...]
Issues IPAA requests emergency delay on rusty patched bumble bee listing. On Wednesday, a coalition of agriculture and energy industry groups submitted a joint petition to the Secretary of the Interior asking for an extension on the rusty patched bumble [...]
Issues ASL and IPAA file Notice of Intent regarding American burying beetle. This week, the American Stewards of Liberty (ASL) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America filed a Notice of Intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [...]
Today, the American Stewards of Liberty (ASL) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) filed a Notice of Intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for violation of section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) [...]