The Pet and Livestock Protection Act (PALPA) introduced by Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) and Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) passed through the House Natural Resources...
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ESA Amendments Act of 2025
On Tuesday, April 25th, Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Chairman of the House Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, held hearings on Chairman Westerman’s H.R. 1897, “ESA Amendments...
Endangered Species Act Bill is a Good Start
Here is the big lie about the Endangered Species Act (ESA). It doesn’t really save species. The handful of successful delistings are for species that shouldn’t have been on the...
119th Congress Key Legislation February 11, 2025
Reps. Green, Hageman to Refile Bill Stopping Future Natural Asset Companies Reps. Mark Green (TN-07) and Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) will reintroduced the Protect America’s Lands Act...
119th Congress Key Legislation, February 4, 2025
Harriet Hageman reintroduced three bills last week all protecting private property rights. The first was H.R. 775, the No Net Gain in Federal Lands Act intended to push back...
Alaska Proves Seal Critical Habitat Unlawful
The U.S. District Court of Alaska has handed the State a significant endangered species case victory, ruling that climate change does not justify a 160 million acre designation...
The Endangered Species Act At 50
The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973. At 50 years old, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) claims they...
U.S. Rep. Cloud’s Last Minute Amendment May Have Saved the Permian Basin
One amendment of utmost importance to the State of Texas was offered by Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX-27), to specifically defund any attempt by the FWS to list the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (DSL) as endangered or threatened. On June 29, 2023, the FWS announced the DSL is endangered and warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
1,609 Scientists: “There is No Climate Emergency”
It’s all a myth, according to 1,609 scientists who have formed the Global Climate Intelligence Group called CLINTEL. They are publicly saying “there is no climate emergency” and...
Biden Locks Up Strategic Uranium Deposit
But, Congress can Defund National Monument Plans! On August 8, 2023, in Coconino County, Arizona, President Biden announced the designation of 917,618 acres of land to be known...
Major Announcement: Epoch TV to Release Film at “Stop 30×30 Summit”
It is our great honor to announce we will be hosting the Red Carpet Premier of Epoch TV’s extraordinary documentary, “No Farmers No Food,” at the “Stop 30×30 Summit” in Irving...
Rare Bipartisan Vote in U.S. Senate Overturns Three Biden ESA Protections
The U.S. Senate reversed three Biden rules dealing with endangered species, all in the month of May. The votes were razor thin, but sent a strong message to the administration...
Rare Bipartisan Vote in U.S. Senate Overturns Three Biden ESA Protections
The U.S. Senate reversed three Biden rules dealing with endangered species, all in the month of May. The votes were razor thin, but sent a strong message to the administration...
Environmental Groups Lobby Congress to Double ESA Budget and Increase Consultations on Private Lands
The Center for Biological Diversity and more than 100 other groups jointly delivered a letter to Congress on Thursday claiming the Endangered Species program is underfunded as it...
ASL Defends American burying beetle Downlisting
“Unwarranted endangered listings give the federal government enormous power over the small landowner who cannot afford to have a team of lawyers on retainer. It is America’s middle class that is hurt the most by the environmental regulations, promulgated in the name of ‘conservation’,” Byfield stated
ASL Files Notice to Sue on Cave Bug Delisting
The first delisting petition we filed, June 2014, was to remove the Bone cave harvestman, a microscopic terrestrial karst invertebrate, or cave bug, from the federal endangered...
Lesser Prairie Chicken Comment Deadline Approaching
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be closing the comment window on their proposed endangered/threatened listing for the Lesser Prairie Chicken September 1st. The potential...
Spotted Owl Critical Habitat Proposed to Increase, Again
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed a new rule to increase the designated critical habitat for the northern spotted owl listed as endangered in 1990. The...
Voluntary Conservation Programs Not Enough to Keep Lesser Prairie Chicken Off Endangered List
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has issued a new rule proposing to place the Lesser prairie chicken (LPC) on the Endangered Species list, again. In 2014, they issued...
American Stewards Helps Prepare Basis for Delisting the Golden-cheeked Warbler
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) placed the Golden-cheeked warbler (GCW) under federal protection in 1990, as an endangered species. The GCW’s habitat covers a wide...
New CRP Contract Requires Species Protection
A Nebraska landowner received a new contract last week to re-enroll a portion of his lands into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) offered through the U.S. Department of...
US District Court Orders Agency to Reconsider Removing Cave Bug from Endangered List
Georgetown, TX – Late Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) directing them to reconsider...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Review Threatened Listing of Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
GEORGETOWN, TX – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has announced a positive 90-day finding on a petition to remove the western distinct population segment (DPS) of the...
Groups Call for Action on American Burying Beetle
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), American Stewards of Liberty (ASL), and Osage Producers Association have filed a lawsuit today against...