On June 20, 2013, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), alongside oil and gas trade groups from across the country, submitted comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) regarding the Proposed Special Rule under Section 4(d) of the [...]
The following complaint is between plaintiffs Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity versus defendants Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), and Daniel Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). This [...]
This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) sent a letter to Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) to express support and appreciation for their efforts on the proposed listing of [...]
The United States Geological Society (USGS) has released a Baseline Environmental Report (BER) regarding the Greater sage-grouse entitled “Summary of Science, Activities, Programs, and Policies That Influence the Rangewide Conservation of Greater Sage-Grouse.” The goal of the report is to [...]
The following is a letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) from the American Petroleum Institute (API). API has submitted questions on the record concerning the relationship between the FWS 4(d) process and the Western Association of Fish & [...]
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a notice regarding the proposed rule to list the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The notice, now posted in the Federal Register, is regarding [...]
This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), along with the Western Energy Alliance (WEA), Public Lands Advocacy (PLA), and the Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA), sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Western Colorado [...]
The White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts of Colorado have submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to express their disagreement with the proposed federal listing of the Gunnsion sage-grouse. These districts are charged with caring [...]