Endangered Species

USFWS Seeking Enhanced Protections for Lesser Prairie-Chicken, which Calls Lower 48 Oil Patch Home

USFWS Seeking Enhanced Protections for Lesser Prairie-Chicken, which Calls Lower 48 Oil Patch Home

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is seeking additional protections for the lesser prairie-chicken, a ground-foraging grouse that inhabits large swaths of the Lower 48 oil patch and whose numbers are dwindling. Through a draft rule published Tuesday (June 1), USFWS is proposing to list two distinct population segments (DPS) of the lesser prairie-chicken…

June 1, 2021
LNG Imports for Alaska’s Kenai Terminal Clear Another Hurdle

LNG Imports for Alaska’s Kenai Terminal Clear Another Hurdle

Plans to convert an Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal, the oldest in the United States, to allow imports moved ahead this week after clearing another regulatory hurdle.  The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) found a Marathon Petroleum Corp. subsidiary’s plans to import four cargoes a year of the super-chilled fuel at the Kenai…

January 27, 2021
Despite ‘Considerable Progress,’ USFWS Seeking Longer Review of 2 Bcf/d MVP

Despite ‘Considerable Progress,’ USFWS Seeking Longer Review of 2 Bcf/d MVP

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will need even more time to revise its Endangered Species Act (ESA) review of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), according to a FERC filing.

February 12, 2020