Endangered Species Act

As discussions swirl about the Endangered Species Act, one committee member paints a picture of reform that could shake up the status quo in conservation.

There's a brewing legal battle over public lands that could change the landscape for wildlife and grazing rights. Stick around; the details are intriguing.

Eastern Oregon Congressman Cliff Bentz wants to block the federal government from applying provisions of the ESA to the National Flood Insurance Program.

R-CALF USA is calling on Congress to pass the Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025.  The Legislation, introduced in late January by Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert and Wisconsin’s Tom Tiffany, seeks to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List and return management authority to individual states.  R-CALF CEO Bi...

Thursday, we told you about the EPA releasing an updated draft Insecticide Strategy, and U.S. agriculture groups and supporters reacted to the news.   "EPA’s numerous pragmatic improvements to the draft Insecticide Strategy have created a final strategy that can be better implemented by applicators while also protecting threatened and endangered species,” said NASDA CEO, and former under secr

The Environmental Protection Agency released its final Insecticide Strategy that identifies practical protections for federally endangered and threatened species from the use of insecticides.  At the same time, the Strategy also provides flexibility for pesticide users and growers.  It iden...

A bill is moving through the House of Representatives that would delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act, and it just passed out of a key committee.  The bill is sponsored by Wisconsin's Tom Tiffany and gained approval from the House Natural Resources Committee, and will now head to the full House for a vote.   ...

Ask the Washington ranching community, and they’ll tell you about the struggles they continue to have with gray wolves.  In response, NE Washington Representative Andrew Engell has introduced legislation he says will manage the animals properly.  The Freshman ...

"But the final word over control of water does not have to be surrendered to agencies and judges," noted eastern Oregon’s Cliff Bentz, during a field hearing to address Central Oregon’s Water Supply last week.  "We are here because it's our belief that with your help and insight. We can develop legis...

An effort is underway to try and reform the Endangered Species Act after over a half-century of what some have called an “abysmal failure”.  House Natural Resources Chair Bruce Westerman of Arkansas, and Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse, have introduced the ESA Amendment Act.   “Which is a produc...