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 [...]
The IPAA team continues to advocate for the appropriate and effective use of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), balancing the protection of critical species and habitats with economic development and sound science. In 2017, these efforts continued as President Trump [...]
Issues The Migratory Bird Treaty Act should be updated. A recent column in the Casper Star-Tribune by IPAA Senior Vice President of Government Relations & Political Affairs Dan Naatz and Petroleum Association of Wyoming Vice President Esther Wagner highlights an [...]
Issues IPAA weighs in on sage-grouse comment period. Today, IPAA alongside the American Petroleum Institute submitted comments on the Notice of Intent to amend land use plans regarding the Greater sage-grouse. The comments highlight that API and IPAA members support [...]
Issues Government officials reassess federal sage grouse plans. Under an edict from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, government scientists and land managers are reviewing Obama-era Greater sage-grouse plans that have been condemned by miners, ranchers, and energy developers throughout the West. [...]
Issues New partnership formed to improve conservation efforts. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) on Thursday announced a partnership between six oil and natural gas companies to provide greater support for conservation efforts in the Texas Permian Basin and [...]
Issues Administration calls for review and comment on Mitigation. This morning, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a notice in the Federal Register calling for public review and comment on its Service-wide Mitigation Policy and its Endangered Species Act [...]
Issues Dunes sagebrush lizard causing problems for Texas sand miners. A thin, three-inch long lizard, the dunes sagebrush lizard, inhabits one particular type of sand found in Texas’ Permian Basin – a region that supplies more than 20 percent of [...]