A House Natural Resources subcommittee heard testimony yesterday on four bills on a variety of wildlife species -- one to lift restrictions on polar bear trophies, another to allow the export of certain protected snakes and two to combat an invasion of Asian carp.
The Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs took up Alaska Republican Don Young's H.R. 1818, which… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Tri-City Herald – Geoff Folsom: “U.S. House passes Rattlesnake Mountain access bill”
Washington Times – Patrice Hill: “U.S. gains global competition as shale energy revolution heats up”
The Hill – Julian Hattem: “Wildlife agency proposes endangered listing for chimps”
Associated… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Alaska Public Radio – Ed Schoenfeld: “Sealaska Land Bill Scheduled For Congressional Markup”
The Hill – Zack Colman: “Energy agency: US oil-and-gas reserves up 35 percent, thanks to shale boom”
Arizona Republic – Brandon Loomis: “Mexican gray wolves may get more area to live in”
New York Times – Claire Martin: “Invasion of… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Oil and Gas Journal – Nick Snow: “Witnesses describe benefits from expanding OCS activity”
Washington Post – Lenny Berstein: “Gray wolf to lose endangered species protection as numbers rise”
Wall Street Journal OpEd – Chuck Leavell: “Why U.S. Wood Can—and Should—Power Europe”
Fuel Fix – Harry Weber: “US rig count drops, as… Read more »
Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings released the following statement on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to delist the Gray Wolf from the endangered species list.
“The Service’s decision today to delist gray wolves only makes sense, and is long overdue. This untangles the ridiculous situation in Washington, Oregon, and Utah, where wolves had been listed… Read more »
Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held an oversight hearing entitled “Defining Species Conservation Success: Tribal, State, and Local Stewardship Vs. Federal Courtroom Battles and Sue-and-Settle Practices.” At the hearing, Members and witnesses compared the effective conservation efforts happening on state, local, and tribal levels with the seemingly never-ending… Read more »
The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee oversight hearing entitled “Defining Species Conservation Success: Tribal, State and Local Stewardship vs. Federal Courtroom Battles and Sue-and-Settle Practices” on Tuesday, June 4th. The hearing, the first of a series expected this Congress, will showcase the positive species conservation efforts being undertaken at… Read more »
The Natural Resources Morning News Round-up:
Wall Street Journal – Kim Murphy: “Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge”
Joplin Globe – Andy Ostmeyer: “Federal agency proposes adding two Missouri mussels to endangered species list”
Washington Examiner editorial: “Do 'Right by Ike' with scaled-down memorial”
Washington Examiner – Eric P.… Read more »
Today, the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing entitled “The 2008 Lacey Act Amendments.” The hearing focused on the significant May 2008 expansion of the Lacey Act to include all plants and plant products.
“The full House was never given the opportunity to debate or amend the 2008 Lacey Act Amendments. The language was added in the… Read more »
Dear Assistant Attorney General Moreno:
The Committee on Natural Resources ("Committee") has broad jurisdiction over matters involving energy development on federal lands, wildlife, and migratory birds, including enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ("MBT A") and the Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act ("BGEP A").
In order to better understand the Obama… Read more »
