Issues IPAA and API Engaging on Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and American Petroleum Institute (API) sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week, requesting a 90-day extension on the [...]
Issues First annual report released on conservation efforts for the lesser prairie chicken. This week, the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAWFA) released their first annual report on the progress of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Issues Energy Production and Species Conservation Working Hand in Hand. In honor of Endangered Species Day, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President Barry Russell emphasized oil and gas companies’ commitment to endangered species conservation and protection in an Op-Ed [...]
Issues Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Holds ESA Hearing. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe defended the efforts of his agency this week during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing focused on the Service’s [...]