This week the Independent Petroleum Association of America, US Oil and Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, and Western Energy Alliance expressed their support for Senator Mike Lee's amendment (# 1687) to the National Defense Authorization Act regarding the status of the Greater Sage-Grouse [...]
Issues Energy Production and Species Conservation Working Hand in Hand. In honor of Endangered Species Day, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) President Barry Russell emphasized oil and gas companies’ commitment to endangered species conservation and protection in an Op-Ed [...]
Issues IPAA Meets with Administration to Talk Greater Sage-Grouse. Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) leadership and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) met on Monday, December 1st to discuss the proposed listing of the Greater sage-grouse under the [...]
Issues Gunnison Sage Grouse Deadline Quickly Approaching. On October 24th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) sent its decision on whether to list the Gunnison sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to the Office of Management and Budget [...]
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). [...]
Issues House leader speaks out on ESA. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) sent a letter yesterday to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Dan Ashe and Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. In his letter, the Chairman [...]