Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published its final methodology for identifying and prioritizing species’ listings under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement:

“For the life of me I don't understand why FWS needs to tell itself to prioritize the most vulnerable species and use the best available data. That should be a given.

“The law has become a serial litigation tool for special interest environmental groups failing to recover species altogether. If the Administration was serious about reform, they would work with Congress to change the status quo and address the inherent flaws in the law. Anything less is window-dressing that feeds leftist litigators at the expense of species and people.”