Endangered Species Act

Texas oil and gas regulator admonishes Biden administration’s recent use of Endangered Species Act

May 24, 2024

World Oil (AUSTIN) – On May 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) announced it would be listing the Dune Sagebrush Lizard as an endangered species under the Endanger Species Act (ESA). The Biden Administration made this designation, despite years of public and private collaborative efforts protecting the lizard, which have resulted in increased land conservation

Energy Workforce & Technology Council: Interior’s abuse of Endangered Species Act will curtail U.S. energy production

November 6, 2023

World Oil (WO) – The Energy Workforce and Technology Council issued a statement applauding the passage of H.R. 4821, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. This bill passed in a bipartisan vote of 213 to 203. The legislation includes provisions advanced by Energy Workforce, including limiting the abuse of the Endangered

Federal judge sides with Kinder Morgan over Hill Country pipeline

February 17, 2020

Houston Chronicle Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan won a legal battle against opponents of the Permian Highway Pipeline, which will move natural gas from the Permian Basin of West Texas to the Katy Hub near Houston. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman in Austin struck down a request on Friday by opponents of the $2 billion project. They had sought

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Senate Bill Proposes Changes to Endangered Species Act: Trying to Give States a Say

July 20, 2018

From the Casper Star-Tribune Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead did not write the draft bill that would overhaul the nation’s bedrock conservation law, the Endangered Species Act, but some senators grilled the Wyoming governor as though he had in a meeting Tuesday in Washington D.C. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-AK, asked Mead why the draft bill, which was sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso, didn’t

Texas oil and gas regulator admonishes Biden administration’s recent use of Endangered Species Act

Energy Workforce & Technology Council: Interior’s abuse of Endangered Species Act will curtail U.S. energy production

Federal judge sides with Kinder Morgan over Hill Country pipeline

Senate Bill Proposes Changes to Endangered Species Act: Trying to Give States a Say

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