May 1, 2019 IPAA Responds to USFWS Proposal to Downlist American Burying Beetle
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 United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposal to downlist the American burying beetle from endangered to threatened:
“IPAA is pleased with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)’s long overdue action to delist the American burying beetle from the Endangered Species list. Since 1989, the beetle’s listing has been met with criticism for failing to provide the science-based evidence that ESA listings warrant. The beetle’s listing was rooted in faulty assumptions about the species’ range, distribution, and abundance. This status change is welcome news to those that have been in limbo awaiting a decision on the listing from USFWS.”
