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 [...]
The American Petroleum Institute (API) submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in favor of state and local efforts to conserve the Gunnison sage-grouse. The comments regarding the proposed critical habitat designation for the sage‐grouse can be found HERE [...]
This week, the Colorado Park and Wildlife Department submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the proposed endangered listing of the Gunnison sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Their comments include concerns regarding the science used [...]
Issues FWS releases Greater Sage-grouse report. On Monday, March 25th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released a final report, a collaborative effort between state and federal agencies, aimed at guiding and evaluating Greater Sage-grouse conservation efforts. The report [...]
Issues IPAA sets the record straight on the Gunnison sage grouse. Last week, the New York Times ran an Op-Ed in support of listing the Gunnison sage grouse under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). The piece was critical of [...]
By David Bernhardt, a Shareholder with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP and the former Solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Many have criticized the massive legal settlement recently agreed to by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the [...]
Issues IPAA Submits comments on the Lesser Prairie Chicken. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in regards to the proposed listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC). [...]