Issues IPAA comments on renewed action aimed at listing Texas lizard. The dunes sagebrush lizard flooded back into conversations about the Endangered Species Act (ESA) this week when the Center for Biological Diversity and the Defenders of Wildlife filed a [...]
IPAA Director of Government Relations Samantha McDonald issued the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior Solicitor’s Opinion on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), an important step to clarify the intent of the law to its original purpose [...]
Issues The Migratory Bird Treaty Act should be updated. A recent column in the Casper Star-Tribune by IPAA Senior Vice President of Government Relations & Political Affairs Dan Naatz and Petroleum Association of Wyoming Vice President Esther Wagner highlights an [...]
Patrick Traylor of Hogan Lovells will discuss MBTA incidental take at an in-person meeting of IPAA's Environment and Safety Committee in Houston on May 16. There is no cost to attend. Please register by COB today if you intend on coming. [...]
Issues IPAA holds mitigation meetings in Washington, DC. On July 14, IPAA and representatives from multiple member companies conducted a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss the Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed revisions to its mitigation policy. On March 8, [...]
Issues IPAA Talks ESA at Midyear Meeting. IPAA held its annual midyear meeting in Colorado Springs this week, kicking off the event with a one-day conference focused on strategic planning on environment and land access issues. The conference included expert [...]
Over the past year, the IPAA team has continued its efforts to advocate for the appropriate and effective use of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), balancing the protection of critical species and habitats with economic development and sound science. With [...]