The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to list the northern long-eared bat as threatened under the Endangered Species Act imposes unnecessary and burdensome costs on a myriad of U.S. businesses, including natural gas development in Pennsylvania. The real threat [...]
Issues IPAA Voices Concerns with Northern Long-Eared Bat Listing. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published a letter to the editor this week from Independent Petroleum Association of America President (IPAA) Barry Russell regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to list [...]
Issues NMFS Will Decide on Bryde’s Whale ESA Listing. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a 90-day finding on a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s Whale as an endangered [...]
NATIONAL Bat species common to Pennsylvania threatened by disease. Associated Press. The Independent Petroleum Association of American has commented on the bat's threatened designation, but it may not file comments on the accompanying environmental rules, spokesman Neal Kirby said. He [...]
Issues FWS Lists Northern Long-Eared Bat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week to list the northern long-eared bat as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The bat’s population across its 38-state range has been decimated in [...]
Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Political Affairs Dan Naatz criticized the Obama Administration’s announcement to list the Northern Long-Eared Bat as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).Read the full release on [...]
NATIONAL Interior, world's largest gold miner team up to save Nev. grouse habitat. E&E News (sub req’d). The Interior Department today announced a major new agreement with the world's largest gold mining company to set up the nation's largest greater [...]
NATIONAL GOP tees up bids to empower states, block federal bat protection. E&E News (pub req’d). Republican efforts to overhaul or alter the Endangered Species Act are heating up on both sides of the Capitol. Eight senators are supporting similar [...]