Issues House leader speaks out on ESA. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) sent a letter yesterday to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Dan Ashe and Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. In his letter, the Chairman [...]
By Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) In 2011, two environmental groups settled multi-district litigation with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that will result in potentially hundreds of species being added to the endangered species list and the payment of expensive [...]
Issues Senators call for response to “sue and settle” agreement. Yesterday, Senators David Vitter (R-LA), John Boozman (R-AR), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), and James Inhofe (R-OK) sent a letter to U.S. FWS Director Daniel Ashe in regard to a May 2012 [...]
By Nancy Macan McNally, NESARC Approaching its 40th anniversary later this year, the Endangered Species Act originally was approved by Congress, with broad bipartisan support, to protect high profile endangered species such as the grizzly bear. Throughout the years, implementation [...]
By Congressman Steve Pearce (NM-2) When the Mexican spotted owl was listed under the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Service claimed logging was the problem, and implemented major restrictions. Twenty years later, more than 100 timber mills have [...]
By Barry Russell, President, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Just over a week into the New Year, energy has taken Washington’s main stage as a top issue for 2013—and rightfully so. Technological advancements and new found energy reserves have redefined [...]
By Doc Hastings, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Congress last renewed the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1988, which means it has been nearly a quarter of a century since any substantial updates have been made. Originally established to protect [...]