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 Western governors push for larger state role in protecting endangered species. The Western Governors’ Association at a conference on Wednesday discussed the need for changes to be made to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that would shift power from [...]
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 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 IPAA files intent to sue over American burying beetle. The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), alongside fellow petitioners the American Stewards of Liberty, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and Steven W. Carothers, notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife [...]
Issues FWS publishes 4(d) rule for northern long-eared bat. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a final 4(d) rule establishing guidelines for human interaction with the threatened northern long-eared bat (NLEB). The bat’s population has declined in [...]