Senate holds hearing on Endangered Species Act reform
On Feb. 15, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing entitled “Oversight: Modernization of the Endangered Species Act,” led by Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY). Throughout the...
Deregulatory measures advance in Congress
Congress continues to utilize its authority under the Congressional Review Act to overturn federal environmental rules issued late during the Obama administration. President Trump signed H.J. Res. 38 on Feb....
Yellowstone’s annual bison cull is underway
Yellowstone National Park has begun this winter’s bison cull, an annual event intended to help maintain an ecologically sustainable population of American bison (Bison bison) within the park and to...
Efforts to alter ESA continue in 115th Congress
Listing Reform Act On Jan. 27, Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) introduced H.R. 717 with the intent to alter the process of listing a species as threatened or endangered under the...
Congress works to overturn Obama administration rules
Deregulation plans Within the past two weeks, Congress has moved to undo a number of Obama administration actions under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which allows for an expedited legislative...
Alaska challenges federal hunting rules in court
On Jan. 13, the State of Alaska filed a lawsuit to challenge new federal rules banning several methods of hunting on national wildlife refuges and national preserves located within the...
TWS welcomes new members of Congress
On Jan. 19, staff of The Wildlife Society’s Government Affairs & Partnerships team traveled to Capitol Hill to hand-deliver a welcome letter and transition document to the offices of each...
House bill reintroduced to permanently reauthorize LWCF
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources, and Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-PA) introduced H.R.502 on Jan. 12 to permanently reauthorize the Land and...