WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a proposal to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Over the course of its 50-year run, the ESA has faile more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Department of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University (NIU Department of Anthropology) has completed an inventory of huma more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has d more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: NEW ORLEANS The New Orleans Sector of the United States Border Patrol today announced several successful recent enforcement actions with law enforcement counterparts. The Lake Charles Border Patrol Station recently assisted Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office with the seizing over $150,000 as part of an operation targeting the Latin Kings gang. One gang associated was arr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) released the following statement after the Steering Committee elected him to be the next Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. "I am humbled that my colleagues have placed their trust in me to lead the House Financial Services Committee as their next Chairman. It was a privilege to join my exceptional colleagues, Representatives Andy Barr, Bill Huizenga, and Frank Luca more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. Eastern hellbenders are found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are proposing to designate critical habitat for four species of endangered freshwater mussels. Habitat for the rayed bean, sheepnose, snuffbox and spectaclecase mussels can be found in 17 states in the central and eastern United States. We are proposing to designate a total of 3,974 river miles of occupied habitat, where many of the uni more PR