This week, IPAA submitted joint comments in response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement to review and possible revise the Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs) Policy and CCAAs Regulations. The associations note the Service should continue its [...]
IPAA Director of Government Relations Samantha McDonald issued the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior Solicitor’s Opinion on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), an important step to clarify the intent of the law to its original purpose [...]
Coalition files lawsuit against federal government for failing to issue a timely determination on beetle’s status. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), American Stewards of Liberty (ASL), and Osage Producers Association have filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish [...]
Today, the American Stewards of Liberty (ASL) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) filed a Notice of Intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for violation of section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) [...]
IPAA submitted joint comments with API, the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, and the Western Energy Alliance stating that the best scientific and commercial information available demonstrates that the LPC does not meet the ESA’s definitions of either a threatened or endangered [...]
This week, IPAA, in conjunction with API and AXPC, submitted comments to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on the proposed decision to list the Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee (RPBB) under the Endangered Species Act. The comments highlight the lack of [...]
IPAA and others submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on its Endangered Species Act Compensatory Mitigation Policy. The groups agree with the Service's goal of improving the efficacy and efficiency of ESA conservation programs, but are concerned that the Draft Compensatory Mitigation [...]
IPAA and others submitted an extension request to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week to extend the comment deadline for the public review period for the Service’s Endangered Species Act Compensatory Mitigation Policy. IPAA asks that the Services extend the [...]