Issues IPAA submits comments on voluntary agreements. IPAA has submitted comments on the Obama Administration’s proposed changes to the Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs) policy – an important tool for conserving species and habitats. While the proposed changes have [...]
Issues IPAA Talks ESA at Midyear Meeting. IPAA held its annual midyear meeting in Colorado Springs this week, kicking off the event with a one-day conference focused on strategic planning on environment and land access issues. The conference included expert [...]
Issues National Pollinator Week creates buzz over bees, butterflies. National Pollinator Week took place this week as organizations across the country sought to draw attention to the declining populations of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Throughout the week, groups held [...]
Issues Congressional Leaders Speak Out on Revised Mitigation Policy. This week, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, requesting the withdrawal of [...]
Issues In Wyoming, energy producers and conservationists look to tackle mitigation. The future of mitigation is playing out in Wyoming, as energy companies and conservationists look for opportunities to collaborate while the federal government finalizes its mitigation policy. As reported [...]
Issues IPAA responds to proposed FWS mitigation policy. On March 8, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued proposed revisions to their mitigation policy, a policy that provides recommendations on mitigating adverse impacts of land and water developments on [...]
ICYMI: Today is Endangered Species Day! The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) has worked with its allies for years to address rising challenges related to the Endangered Species Act. Visit our website, esawatch.org, to learn more. Issues Congress and [...]
Issues Administration won't appeal Texas court's decision on lesser prairie chicken. The Obama Administration said Wednesday that it would not appeal recent court rulings by a U.S. District Court that removed Endangered Species Act protections for the lesser prairie chicken. [...]