Endangered Species
IPAA Comments On USFWS Proposed Rule to Revoke the January 7, 2021 Final Rule Governing “Take” for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)
Endangered Species, Letters and Comments Jun 7, 2021IPAA members believe species conservation is important as they actively work to protect the environment and habitats where they operate and live. Many independent companies have Fish and Wildlife-approved Avian Protection Plans and have spent millions of dollars of private capital on the conservatio...
IPAA Responds to Interior Nominee Haaland’s Confirmation Hearing
Endangered Species, Press Releases, Regulations Feb 24, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources’ hearing this week to consider the confirmation of Rep. Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Department of Interior, the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) released the following sta...
IPAA Comments on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s draft regulation governing “take” for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Endangered Species, Letters and Comments Jul 20, 2020IPAA members take species conservation seriously and work actively to protect the environment and habitats where they operate and live. Many independent companies have Fish and Wildlife-approved Avian Protection Plans and have spent millions on the conservation of listed and candidate species. Many ...
IPAA Welcomes FWS’s Logical Changes to Endangered Species Act
Endangered Species, Press Releases Aug 12, 2019Proposed reforms provide clarity, couple development “with our responsibility for mindful conservation” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representing the independent producers that develop 91 percent of America’s oil and natural gas wells, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Senior Vice Pr...
IPAA Responds to USFWS Proposal to Downlist American Burying Beetle
Endangered Species, Press Releases May 1, 2019WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representing the independent producers that develop 90 percent of America’s oil and natural gas wells, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Political Affairs Dan Naatz issued the following statement today on the ...
Re: Revision of the Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants, 83 Fed. Reg. 35174 (July 25, 2018); Revision of the Regulations for Interagency Cooperation, 83 Fed. Reg. 35178 (July 25, 2018); Revision of the Regulations for Listing Species and Designating Critical Habitat, 83......
Opinion: We can protect wildlife without holding industry hostage
Endangered Species, Press Releases May 10, 2018We can protect wildlife without holding industry hostage By Tim Charters and Samantha McDonald The Hill Op-Ed May 10, 2018 A legally grounded common sense decision by the Department of the Interior solicitor to bring clarity to the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act......
IPAA Responds to Petition on the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
Endangered Species, Press Releases May 8, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representing the independent producers that develop 90 percent of America’s oil and natural gas wells, Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) Director of Government Relations Samantha McDonald issued the following statement today on the petitions to protect the du...
IPAA Responds to Interior Department’s MBTA Solicitor’s Opinion
Endangered Species, Press Releases Dec 22, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C. – IPAA Director of Government Relations Samantha McDonald issued the following statement regarding the Department of the Interior Solicitor’s Opinion on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), an important step to clarify the intent of the law to its original purpose of protecting...