WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to amend the Interim 4(d) Rule for the northern long-eared bat to reflect the fact [...]
Issues ESA restrictions included in funding bills. On the House side: On June 10th, a House Appropriations subcommittee approved a fiscal year 2016 plan for the Department of Interior and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including numerous policy riders linked to [...]
This week the Independent Petroleum Association of America, US Oil and Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, and Western Energy Alliance expressed their support for Senator Mike Lee's amendment (# 1687) to the National Defense Authorization Act regarding the status of the Greater Sage-Grouse [...]
Issues IPAA hosts NLEB briefing on Capitol Hill. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America held a congressional briefing on the northern long-eared bat and the interim 4(d) rule for the species. The briefing focused on the impacts of [...]
The Independent Petroleum Association of America, the American Petroleum Institute, and the International Association of Geophysical Contractors submitted a letter in response to the National Marine Fisheries Service’s request for information and public comment on the Natural Resources Defense Council [...]
Issues Interior Department Announces Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan. Last week, federal officials released final environmental reviews for proposed land use plans as a part of a comprehensive conservation effort to protect the greater sage-grouse and its habitat on public lands [...]
Issues Federal Agencies Propose Changes to ESA Listing Process. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) implementation process this week, including increasing regulatory predictability and [...]
NATIONAL GOP proposal boosts states' review authority. E&E News (sub req’d). States could conduct environmental reviews of proposed transportation projects under their own laws and procedures, as long as the U.S. Department of Transportation certifies that those standards are "substantially [...]