Issues California, activist groups appeal decision allowing border wall to move forward. This week, the state of California and several environmental groups filed an appeal to a district judge’s decision that President Trump’s border wall could be exempt from numerous [...]
Issues Fish & Wildlife Service advances proposed changes to application of the Endangered Species Act. On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) sent three proposed rules regarding the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to the Office of Management and [...]
Issues IPAA sends letter to Department of Interior regarding species mitigation policies. In conjunction with nine other industry associations, IPAA sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), largely commending the agency for recent revisions made to mitigation [...]
Issues IPAA submits comments on potential Tricolored bat listing. In conjunction with the American Exploration and Production Council and the American Petroleum Institute, IPAA submitted comments this week in regard to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s considering a listing [...]
Issues Riders in 2018 budget still up in the air. Energy and environmental groups are waiting in anticipation to see what will be included in the fiscal budget bill that Congress is hoping to pass by the end of this [...]
Issues IPAA annual call up this week. IPAA held its annual call up this week, with over 60 company representatives meeting with members of Congress to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the oil and natural gas industry, including the [...]
Issues Texas regulators announce re-write of dunes sagebrush lizard conservation plan. Five years after its implementation, state officials this week announced they plan to scrap the Texas Conservation Plan and write a new one from scratch. “The more we looked [...]
Issues Mexican gray wolves increase by one, survey finds. On Wednesday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reported that the Mexican gray wolf population in the southwest region of the United States grew by one animal in 2017. The [...]