Issues Department of Interior Releases Greater Sage-Grouse Protection Plan. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell released an initial report Tuesday emphasizing fire prevention and response plans for protecting the habitat of the Greater sage-grouse, a species found in 11 western states, prior [...]
Issues Western Governors Discuss Greater Sage-Grouse Listing with Jewell. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell met with governors representing Western states on Sunday to talk about a potential listing of the Greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). According to Western [...]
Issues Western Counties Contemplating Legal Action on Sage Grouse. Counties in Colorado and Nevada are considering pursuing legal measures in response to federal government action in relation to sage grouse listings under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In Colorado, several [...]
Issues Northern Long-eared Bat Listing Worries Kansas Officials. Kansas officials are concerned that the potential federal listing of the Northern long-eared bat as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) could affect local construction projects. If the U.S. [...]
Issues IPAA Discusses Greater sage-grouse in Casper Star Tribune. This weekend, IPAA President Barry Russell highlighted the concerns of America’s independent oil and natural gas producers over a proposed federal listing of the Greater sage-grouse on the Endangered Species Act [...]
Issues Fish and Wildlife Service Publishing Special 4(d) Rule For the Northern Long-Eared Bat. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a section 4(d) rule in the event that it decides a threatened listing for the Northern long-eared [...]
Issues Gunnison sage-grouse listing ruffles feathers in Colorado. At the end of December 2014, Gunnison County, the western Colorado county in the center of the Gunnison sage-grouse debate, filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and [...]
Issues IPAA and API Submit Comments on Northern Long-Eared Bat. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) submitted a third round of joint comments on the proposed listing of the Northern Long-Eared [...]