The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) must reconsider the pygmy rabbit for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, an Idaho judge has ruled. If the rascally little rabbit is listed, it could spell “twubble” for oil and gas companies that operate in the West.
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Pygmy Rabbit Could Put Bugs in Western Energy Development
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) must reconsider the pygmy rabbit for listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, an Idaho judge has ruled. If the rascally little rabbit is listed, it could spell “twubble” for oil and gas companies that operate in the West.
Wyoming Panel Calls for ‘Self Discipline’ to Protect Sage Grouse
To protect the declining sage grouse population and avoid its listing as a protected species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), Wyoming has to reduce the effects of energy development and impose tighter restrictions on residential development, a state panel has recommended.
Wyoming Panel Calls for ‘Self Discipline’ to Protect Sage Grouse
To protect the declining sage grouse population and avoid seeing it listed as a protected species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), Wyoming has to reduce the effects of energy development and impose tighter restrictions on residential development, a state panel recommended this week.
Report Says Rush to Drill in West Threatening Habitat, Hunting
The rush to drill for oil and natural gas in five Rocky Mountain states is threatening endangered species and is locking out hunters and fisherman from western lands, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) said in a report last Wednesday. Their report further claimed that the amount of natural gas produced in the region has been “modest,” and not enough to justify “runaway drilling.”
Report Says Rush to Drill in West Threatening Habitat, Hunting
The rush to drill for oil and natural gas in five Rocky Mountain states is threatening endangered species and is locking out hunters and fisherman from western lands, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and National Wildlife Federation (NWF) said in a report Wednesday. Their report further claimed that the amount of natural gas produced from the region has been “modest,” and not enough to justify “runaway drilling.”
Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Enron Employees
A new class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court claims Enron Corp. recklessly endangered its employees’ retirement funds, causing some of them to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars almost overnight. The suit was filed by Steve Berman of the Seattle-based law firm Hagens Berman on behalf of a proposed class of participants in the Enron Stock Plan.
Maine Winter Deliveries Endangered
Unless an extra contractor is hired, the joint Maritimes &Northeast (M&NE) and Portland Natural Gas Transmission (PNGTS)pipeline will not be able to start service to Maine this winter asplanned.