This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) sent a letter to Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) to express support and appreciation for their efforts on the proposed listing of [...]
Issues API presses FWS for answers on proposed special rule for the lesser prairie chicken. The American Petroleum Institute (API) sent a letter this week to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) regarding the proposed federal listing of the lesser [...]
The following is a letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) from the American Petroleum Institute (API). API has submitted questions on the record concerning the relationship between the FWS 4(d) process and the Western Association of Fish & [...]
From the House Natural Resources Committee On Tuesday, the House Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing entitled “Defining Species Conservation Success: Tribal, State, and Local Stewardship Vs. Federal Courtroom Battles and Sue-and-Settle Practices.” At the hearing, Members and [...]
By Congressman Cynthia Lummis (WY) It is no secret that the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has become the third rail of natural resources policy. It is so thoroughly embedded into our national dialogue regarding wildlife conservation that it has become [...]
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a notice regarding the proposed rule to list the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The notice, now posted in the Federal Register, is regarding [...]
Issues IPAA Submits comments on the Lesser Prairie Chicken. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in regards to the proposed listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC). [...]
Last month, IPAA submitted comments with the American Petroleum Institute (API), New Mexico Oil and Gas Association (NMOGA), Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Association (PPROA), Western Energy Alliance, International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA) and [...]