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 Nevada Governor pushes back on compensatory mitigation rollback. At a recent Western Governors Association workshop on invasive species in Lake Tahoe, Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada told reporters that he has concerns about the impact that rolling back compensatory [...]
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 Dispute over American Burying Beetle sparks lawsuit against USFWS. This week, a national conservation organization filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) over a public records dispute involving the American burying beetle. Oklahoma State University entomologist, [...]
Issues Northern California Judge reverses FWS decision on grouse listing. This week, U.S. District Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero of San Francisco restored protections for the bi-state sage grouse in California and Nevada. The judge had previously ruled federal wildlife [...]
Issues While ESA reform is considered, cost for maintaining the program cannot be forgotten. The Department of the Interior recently proposed targeted changes to the rules implementing the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). While examining and modernizing parts of [...]
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 [...]