NATIONAL Noem Introduces Legislation Preventing Long-Eared Bat From Endangered Species Act. KCSR. South Dakota Rep. Kristi Noem today introduced legislation to prevent the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from listing the long-eared bat as an endangered species under the [...]
NATIONAL Counties, associations challenge DOI’s Greater Sage Grouse tactics. Oil & Gas Journal. A coalition of national and regional oil, gas, coal, and mining associations and county governments in four Rocky Mountain states charged three US Department of the Interior [...]
NATIONAL Western states coalition disputes ‘biased’ federal science on sage grouse. Washington Times. A coalition of rural Western counties and business interests is contesting the science being used to decide whether to list the Greater sage-grouse as endangered or threatened, [...]
Issues Department of Interior Releases Greater Sage-Grouse Protection Plan. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell released an initial report Tuesday emphasizing fire prevention and response plans for protecting the habitat of the Greater sage-grouse, a species found in 11 western states, prior [...]
NATIONAL Maine bill would add two bat species to endangered list. Associated Press. A bill that would add two bat species decimated by white nose syndrome to Maine’s endangered species list was submitted to the state Legislature on Tuesday. The [...]
NATIONAL Black Hills Future Uncertain Due to Long-Eared Bat. Black Hills Pioneer, Op-Ed. Sen. John Thune writes: Unfortunately, northern long-eared bats are dying at alarming rates in parts of the country. Researchers have determined that the leading cause of death [...]
NATIONAL Pending Govt. Designation Could Threaten Areas of NE Shale Development. Oil & Gas 360. In April the agency will rule, under the Endangered Species Act, as to whether the Northern Long-Eared Bat will be classified as threatened or endangered, [...]
NATIONAL Sage grouse listing must be avoided to protect energy industry. Billings Gazette, IPAA President and CEO Barry Russell. In November, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the Gunnison sage-grouse, a bird that resides in sagebrush lands across Colorado [...]