Issues Department of Interior makes sweeping changes to sage-grouse conservation and management plans. The Interior Department lifted a mining ban on Greater sage-grouse habitat in Western states this week, “formally nixing a nearly two-year environmental impact statement evaluating the withdrawal [...]
Issues Trump administration begins sage-grouse overhaul. The New York Times reports the Interior Department will soon publish a notice of intent to alter 98 Greater sage-grouse management plans in 10 states. The decision comes as a result of a report [...]
ICYMI: IPAA submitted comments this week to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the “Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda” executive order, highlighting the Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and mitigation efforts. Issues IPAA calls for action on [...]
Issues House delays vote on several ESA bills. The House Natural Resources Committee postponed votes on six bills regarding the management of endangered species on Wednesday. All of the bills up for debate (H,R, 1274, H.R. 424, H.R. 717, H.R. [...]
Issues House considers ESA-altering legislation. With Congress back in session, two ESA reform bills have been reintroduced. The bills, the Listing Reform Act (H.R. 717) and the Saving America’s Endangered Species Act (SAVES, H.R. 2603) would update how the ESA [...]
Issues States join industry groups to petition seal listing. A coalition of 18 states led by Wyoming are urging the United States Supreme Court to consider overturning an October 2016 ruling that lists the Pacific bearded seal as threatened under [...]
Issues Dunes sagebrush lizard making headlines again in Texas. The conservation of the dunes sagebrush lizard is up for debate again in the Permian Basin. After the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the species under the Endangered Species Act [...]
Issues Sage-grouse amendment up for approval in annual defense policy bill. A proposed amendment to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would decentralize greater sage-grouse conservation, granting individual states more control over management, and preventing the U.S. Fish and [...]