Issues IPAA talks ESA reform at Midland conference. This week, IPAA’s Samantha McDonald spoke at Midland College’s Petroleum Professional Development Center’s annual Environmental Regulatory Seminar regarding the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and how it impacts the oil and natural gas [...]
Issues IPAA and API submit comments on proposed revisions to ESA petition process. Today, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) filed comments on the proposed revisions to the regulations for petitions under the [...]
Issues 5th Circuit rejects theory of unintentional take under Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Fifth Circuit recently rejected the United States' theory of unintentional take under the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, reversing a Citgo Petroleum Corporation’s conviction related to [...]