Issues NMFS Will Decide on Bryde’s Whale ESA Listing. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a 90-day finding on a petition by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to list the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s Whale as an endangered [...]
NATIONAL Bat species common to Pennsylvania threatened by disease. Associated Press. The Independent Petroleum Association of American has commented on the bat's threatened designation, but it may not file comments on the accompanying environmental rules, spokesman Neal Kirby said. He [...]
Issues FWS Lists Northern Long-Eared Bat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week to list the northern long-eared bat as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The bat’s population across its 38-state range has been decimated in [...]
Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Political Affairs Dan Naatz criticized the Obama Administration’s announcement to list the Northern Long-Eared Bat as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).Read the full release on [...]
Issues IPAA Files Joint Northern Long-Eared Bat 4d Comments With API. This week, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) filed joint comments regarding the proposed 4(d) rule for the Northern long-eared bat. In [...]
The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API) submitted joint comments on March 17th, 2015 regarding the proposed 4 (d) rule for the northern-long-eared bat (NLEB). IPAA and API believe, as stated in their previous [...]
Issues Department of Interior Releases Greater Sage-Grouse Protection Plan. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell released an initial report Tuesday emphasizing fire prevention and response plans for protecting the habitat of the Greater sage-grouse, a species found in 11 western states, prior [...]
Issues IPAA Conducts Meetings on Capitol Hill. This week in Washington, D.C., 70 members of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) held nearly 150 meetings with key legislators and their staff to discuss issues critical to crude oil exports, [...]