Issues IPAA publishes comments on ESA open dockets. Together with the Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW), the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) has submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Services on their [...]
Issues Interior defends ESA changes. A top Trump administration official on Monday defended a plan to refurbish the Endangered Species Act (ESA), saying the proposed changes would result in more efficient and effective listing decisions. At a forum hosted by [...]
Issues Texas revamps conservation plans for dunes sagebrush lizard. This week, the Texas comptroller’s office announced it was seeking federal approval to reform a state conservation program to protect the dunes sagebrush lizard in the Permian Basin. The Texas Conservation Plan, developed [...]
Issues Sage-Grouse debate sparked over Nevada land leases. Late last week, a U.S. Forest Service document revealed a plan to open over 50,000 acres of Nevada’s Ruby Mountains to leasing. Obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request, the document [...]
Issues Wyoming monitor reports high-risk of West Nile virus. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is requesting that Wyoming residents report sightings of dead sage-grouse so they can be tested for West Nile virus. West Nile virus is transmitted [...]
Issues BLM issues new policy eliminating compensatory mitigation. Earlier this week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a memo outlining a plan to end the policy of compensatory mitigation. Under the new policy set out by BLM, energy companies, [...]
Issues Draft legislation released to strengthen the ESA. Last week, Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman John Barrasso (R) released a critically needed draft bill that would modernize and strengthen the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Speaking to The [...]
Issues ICYMI: IPAA held its annual meeting in Austin, Texas this week. The event included an array of sessions, including a panel on State Perspectives on Wildlife Conservation featuring Texas Comptroller Glen Hegar. For more information on the session reach [...]