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Comments on Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning

IPAA joined API in submitting comments for the Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning. IPAA has a keen interest in how BLM plans to manage land with respect to the greater sage-grouse and its habitat as many of our......

June 12, 2024

Association Comments on Proposed Rice’s Whale Critical Habitat

Endangered Species, Letters and Comments, Offshore Oct 6, 2023

“… National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must withdraw the Proposed Rule and reissue a critical habitat proposal that identifies for designation only those “specific areas within” areas of the Gulf of Mexico (GOMx) actually occupied by Rice’s whales that qualify as habitat and o...

October 6, 2023

Comments on Proposed Endangered Species Status for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

Endangered Species, Letters and Comments Oct 2, 2023

IPAA submitted comments to the record for the Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed listing of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard, whose habitat is primarily the Permian basin. Teaming up with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the comments focus heavily on F&WS’s lack of consideration for volunta...

October 2, 2023

IPAA Comments on U.S. FWS Proposal to List Two District Population Segments of the Lesser Prairie Chicken under the ESA

Endangered Species, Letters and Comments Sep 1, 2021

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September 1, 2021

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, 2021

IPAA 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...

June 7, 2021

IPAA Responds to Interior Nominee Haaland’s Confirmation Hearing

Endangered Species, Press Releases, Regulations Feb 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, 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...

February 24, 2021

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, 2020

IPAA 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 ...

July 20, 2020

IPAA Welcomes FWS’s Logical Changes to Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species, Press Releases Aug 12, 2019

Proposed 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...

August 12, 2019

IPAA Responds to USFWS Proposal to Downlist American Burying Beetle

Endangered Species, Press Releases May 1, 2019

WASHINGTON, 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 ...

May 1, 2019

IPAA PAW Comments on ESA Regulatory Reforms

Endangered Species, Letters and Comments Sep 24, 2018

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......

September 24, 2018