Issues FWS will consider removing American burying beetle from endangered species list. The Obama administration has announced that it will review the status of the American burying beetle to determine if should be removed from the endangered species list. The [...]
Issues ***IPAA holds call up on Capitol Hill. This week, IPAA and over 70 of its member companies held 115 meetings on Capitol Hill, highlighting the key role of independent producers to the U.S. economy and the current regulatory concerns [...]
Issues Settlement requires FWS to study impacts of two common herbicides. In a settlement with the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to study the effects of two common weed killers, glyphosate and atrazine, on [...]
Issues IPAA/API Submit Comments on Prioritizing Status Reviews and 12-month Findings. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the American Petroleum Institute submitted comments on the Draft Methodology for prioritizing status reviews and accompanying 12-month findings on petitions for [...]
Issues IPAA talks ESA at Planning Conference. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) invited experts on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to their 2016 Strategic Planning Conference. This included a panel on pollinators and a presentation by [...]
Issues ICYMI: New species page on the monarch butterfly. IPAA has created a new species page for the monarch butterfly. In March 2015, IPAA submitted joint comments with the American Petroleum Institute (API) to the Fish and Wildlife Service in response to [...]
Issues ICYMI. ESA Watch has published a Special Report reflecting on IPAA’s work on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) over the past year and looking ahead at the key issues to follow in 2016. The report summarizes last year’s developments [...]
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 [...]