Keeping Texas First: Tracking the Economic Impact of Federal Action on Endangered Species, Air and Water
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Impact of Endangered Species, Air and Water – Related Articles
Read the related articles below to stay current on news of federal environmental regulation affecting Texas.
May 2012
Williamson County Group Aims to Keep Salamanders Off Endangered Species List
5/10/2012 –Austin American-Statesman
Endangered Species Truce Faces Big Test From Little Sand Dunes Lizard
5/6/2012 – The Washington Post
EPA Releases Draft Permitting Guidance for Using Diesel Fuel in Oil and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing
5/4/2012 – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Publishes 90-day Finding on Petition to List Dwarf Seahorse
5/4/2012 – – U.S. Federal Register
NMFS Publishes 90-Day Finding on Petition to List Speckled Hind
5/1/2012 – – U.S. Federal Register
NMFS and FWS Issue Final Rule on Regulations to Publish Description of Critical Habitat Boundaries
5/1/2012 – – U.S. Federal Register
EPA Takes Next Step to Implement 2008 Ozone Standards
5/1/2012 – – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
April 2012
Feds Issue New Standards for Hydraulic Fracturing
4/19/2012 – NewsOK
Long-lost Krienke Springs is Haven for Salamanders
4/15/2012 - Austin American-Statesman
NOAA Invites Comment on Coral Status Review Report and Draft Management Report
4/13/2012 – NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
Why Texas Water Planners Worry about Mussels
4/10/2012 – StateImpact
Stable Habitats Sought for Endangered Houston Toads
4/9/2012 – Houston Chronicle
March 2012
Mexico's Demand for Early Release of Water will Harm Local Irrigators, Congressman Claims
3/30/2012 – Las Cruces Sun-News
Rule Meant to Save Exotic Antelope Will Hurt Species, Ranchers Say
3/30/2012 – Houston Chronicle
EPA drops action against Range Resources over Parker County wells
3/30/2012 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Farm Bill and Policy Issues; Regulations; and MF Global
3/29/2012 – FarmPolicy.com
EPA Can't Reject Texas' Air-Quality Rules, Court Says
3/28/2012 – Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Interior Announces Onshore Wind Energy Guidelines
3/23/2012 – U.S. Department of Interior
Supreme Court Sides with Property Owners Challenging EPA
3/21/2012 - Houston Business Journal
Chairman Hastings Seeks Answers from DOJ on Endangered Species Act Litigation and Settlement Costs
3/21/2012 – U.S House Committee on Natural Resources
Interior Seeks Ideas to Further Strengthen Incentives and Voluntary Partnerships for Landowner Conservation of Wildlife
3/13/2012 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Two Freshwater Mussels as Endangered
3/12/2012 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
EPA Says No Climate Rules for Refineries in 2012
3/1/2012 – Houston Chronicle
February 2012
Protecting Endangered Farmers
2/29/2012 – Wall Street Journal
State Supreme Court: Landowners Own Water Beneath Land
2/24/2012 – Austin American Statesman
Combs: Science Doesn't Support Adding Lizard to Endangered Species List
2/24/2012 – My West Texas
Service Signs Conservation Agreement with Texas Comptroller and Reopens Public Comment Period for the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
2/23/2012 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Comptroller Susan Combs Succeeds in Protecting Texas Economy with Texas Conservation Plan
2/17/2012 – Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Critical Habitat Designated for Nine Invertebrates Found in Bexar County, Texas
2/14/2012 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Public to Get Look at Fracturing Rules
2/14/2012 – Houston Chronicle
Texas Comptroller's Report Assesses Drought's Impact
2/8/2012 – Texas Tribune
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s Fisheries Service Extend Comment Period on Proposed Policy to Improve Implementation of Endangered Species Act
2/2/2012 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service
January 2012
Williamson County to Send Letters Arguing Against Accelerated Endangered Listing of Salamanders
1/31/2012 – Austin American Statesman
Service Approves Oncor Electric Delivery’s Habitat Conservation Plan for Eleven Federally Listed Species
1/20/2012 – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Strategy Proposed to Respond to Climate Change’s Impacts on Fish, Wildlife, Plants
1/19/2012 – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Texas Fracking Disclosures to Include Water Totals
1/16/2012 – Texas Tribune
Environmental Groups Plan to Sue to Stop Water Treatment Plant Construction
1/9/2012 –Austin American-Statesman
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