Issues Environmental groups inundated FWS with lawsuits seeking species listings. This week, Reuters reported that two environmental groups, Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and WildEarth Guardians, were responsible for the majority of new species listed under the Endangered Species Act [...]
Issues Interior Department Announces Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan. Last week, federal officials released final environmental reviews for proposed land use plans as a part of a comprehensive conservation effort to protect the greater sage-grouse and its habitat on public lands [...]
Issues Federal Agencies Propose Changes to ESA Listing Process. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) implementation process this week, including increasing regulatory predictability and [...]
Issues Energy Production and Species Conservation Working Hand in Hand. In honor of Endangered Species Day, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President Barry Russell emphasized oil and gas companies’ commitment to endangered species conservation and protection in an Op-Ed [...]
Issues Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Holds ESA Hearing. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe defended the efforts of his agency this week during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing focused on the Service’s [...]
Issues Mussels Species Get New Critical Habitat Designation. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a final rule designating 1,920 river miles of critical habitat across 12 states for two mussel species—the rabbitsfoot and the Neosho mucket. The [...]
Issues NMFS Will Decide on Bryde’s Whale ESA Listing. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a 90-day finding on a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s Whale as an endangered [...]
Issues IPAA Files Joint Northern Long-Eared Bat 4d Comments With API. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) filed joint comments regarding the proposed 4(d) rule for the Northern long-eared bat. In [...]