By Congressman Rob Bishop (Ut-01) The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973. Since then, 2095 species have been placed on the endangered species list. Over the past forty years only [...]
Issues Trade Associations Active on ESA Issues This Week. On Friday, September 20th, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), American Petroleum Institute (API), Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA), and New Mexico Oil & Gas Association (NMOGA) filed their petition [...]
Issues FWS Announces Assessment for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse. This week, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released a draft economic analysis and draft environmental assessment regarding a proposal to designate 1.7 million acres of critical habitat for the Gunnison [...]
By W. Parker Moore Be careful what you ask for. That old standby bears repeating with the recent proposal of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (Services) to amend their Endangered Species Act (ESA) [...]
Issues New Mexico Counties Stand Up Against LPC Listing. This week, the Quay County Commission alongside other Eastern New Mexico counties signed a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Daniel Ashe, opposing the proposed federal listing of [...]
Issues Endangered Species Act focus of House field hearing. This week, four members of the House Natural Resources Committee held a field hearing in Casper, Wyoming focusing on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the impact ESA listings have on [...]
Issues FWS and NOAA Fisheries Issue Final Rule Met with Strong Criticism. On August 23rd, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries Service submitted for publication in the Federal Register a final [...]
On August 23rd, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Fisheries Service submitted for publication in the Federal Register a final rule revising regulations for impact analyses of critical habitat designations for endangered [...]