The rusty-patched bumble bee is a species of bee historically found in grasslands and prairies of the Midwest and Northeast. Rusty-patched bumble bees live in colonies made up of a single queen and female workers, producing males and new queens [...]
Issues IPAA requests emergency delay on rusty patched bumble bee listing. On Wednesday, a coalition of agriculture and energy industry groups submitted a joint petition to the Secretary of the Interior asking for an extension on the rusty patched bumble [...]
Issues Rusty patched bumble bee listed as an endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared this week that it had listed the rusty patched bumble bee (RPBB) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), marking the [...]
This week, IPAA, in conjunction with API and AXPC, submitted comments to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on the proposed decision to list the Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee (RPBB) under the Endangered Species Act. The comments highlight the lack of [...]
Issues Federal agencies finalize new rule on petition listing. On Monday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finalized a rule changing the process by which species are petitioned for listing, [...]
Issues Senate GOP says FWS' mitigation plans overstep its authority. Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife told Interior Department officials at a hearing this week that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's [...]
Issues National Pollinator Week creates buzz over bees, butterflies. National Pollinator Week took place this week as organizations across the country sought to draw attention to the declining populations of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Throughout the week, groups held [...]
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 [...]