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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...
Arizona landowners celebrate long-awaited removal of Hualapai Mexican vole from the Endangered Species List
June 23, 2017 – GEORGETOWN, TX – The Hualapai Mexican vole or Hualapai vole (Microtus mexicanus hualpaiensis) of Northern Arizona is now the first ESA-listed domestic species to...
Controversial Decision by Federal Government to List Yellow-Billed Cuckoo Challenged
GEORGETOWN, TX: A diverse group of local governments, landowners and industry representatives has challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) by filing a petition to...
Citizen-backed Effort to Delist American Burying Beetle Marches On
AUSTIN, TX – American Stewards of Liberty (ASL) and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) have filed a Notice of Intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Court Orders U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Take a New Look at Petition to Delist Bone Cave Harvestman
December 28, 2016—GEORGETOWN, TX – The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas issued an order late last week granting the motion of the U.S. Fish and...
ASL’s Beetle Petition Leads to Formal Status Review
Tuesday, March 15, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its finding that American Stewards of Liberty’s (ASL) petition to delist the American Burying Beetle...
Two Court Victories with ASL Connection
On Monday, February 29th, and Tuesday, March 1st, 2016, two major court victories were announced on the Dunes Sagebrush lizard and Lesser Prairie chicken. Both of these issues...
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