FreedomWorks’ Bill of the Month for March 2020: Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act, H.R. 5580
FreedomWorks is proud to announce that our Bill of the Month for March 2020 is the Bring ESA Into the 21st Century Act, H.R. 5580. Introduced by Rep. Paul…
FreedomWorks Foundation Submits Comments to the Department of Interior on the Gray Wolf
The FreedomWorks Foundation’s Regulatory Action Center submitted formal comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), urging them to move forward with their proposal to de-list the Gray Wolf as…
Regulatory Action Center Review – June 5, 2019
Welcome to FreedomWorks Foundation’s ninth regulatory review of 2019! Our Regulatory Action Center proudly updates you with our favorite tidbits from the swamp. We want to smash barriers between bureaucracy…
Last Year the Federal Government Said This Species Did Not Need to Be Regulated, but Now They Are Going to Regulate Anyway
Last year the Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the greater sage grouse did not qualify for coverage under the Endangered Species Act (ESA),perhaps because the observed numbers of male…
Illegal Federal Endangered Species Regulation Actually Harms Endangered Species
Last week, the Washington Cattlemen’s Association, with the support of the Pacific Legal Foundation, submitted a petition to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) challenging a regulation from that…
Secret Deals for Special Interests: Sue-And-Settle and the Regulatory State
A federal law called the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) is supposed to govern how regulations are developed and implemented. The APA requires providing notice to the public of the content…
Regulators Vow Revenge Against States for Opposing Federal Land Grab
On Tuesday, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) formally announced the removal of the lesser prairie chicken from the endangered species protection list. They did not take this step voluntarily;…
Where the Wild Things Aren’t: The Federal Government Claims Land Is “Critical Habitat” for a Species That Does Not Live There
In 2012, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) designated 6,477 acres of private land in Mississippi and Louisiana as “critical habitat” for the dusky gopher frog, an endangered species.