Energy development in Alaska reserves moves forward
The Bureau of Land Management officially opened more of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and gas development earlier this month, releasing the final ...
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USFWS finalizes cormorant management rule
A new special permit will allow state and federally recognized tribal wildlife agencies in the contiguous United States to lethally control cormorants. In late ...
USFWS releases Migratory Bird Treaty Act rule
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released its final rule reducing the ability of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prevent actions that injure or kill native ...
Biden administrations begins to identify key environmental leaders
The Biden administration will officially take office on Jan. 20, but it has already announced who it will nominate for key positions. In addition, its transition ...
Congress passes final FY 2021 spending bills
After months of delay, the U.S. Congress has passed the remaining Fiscal Year 2021 spending bills. Fiscal Year 2021 began on Oct. 1, and the government has been ...
USFWS considers allowing development in rare lizard habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may allow oil and gas development as well as other activities in areas that can harm or kill rare lizards native to the area. The ...
Final critical habitat rule released
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a final rule updating its process of excluding areas from critical habitat designations for threatened and ...
USFWS declines to list monarch or uplist owl
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that higher priority listing actions under the Endangered Species Act will prevent it from listing the monarch ...
ESA releases final habitat definition
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service have released the final definition of the term “habitat” under the Endangered Species ...
USFWS declines to list tufted puffin and ptarmigan
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to list both the tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) and the southern white-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura ...