Press Releases
National Park Service Letter to Grijalva on Yellowstone Grizzlies Sept. 14
A letter from the National Park Service to Ranking Member Grijalva highlighting concerns about a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to remove Endangered Species Act protections from grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.… Continue Reading
06.07.16
June 7 Grijalva Letter to FWS Director Ashe on Grizzly Delisting
Ranking Member Grijalva sent this letter to Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe on June 7, 2016, urging him not to remove Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears near Yellowstone National Park at least until state and federal authorities have completed grizzly habitat protection plans.… Continue Reading
06.06.16
June 6 Grijalva Letter to NOAA on South Florida Corals
Ranking Member Grijalva sent this letter to the National Marine Fisheries Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on June 6, 2016, urging greater oversight of threats to endangered coral in South Florida. The Army Corps of Engineers badly damaged coral habitat during a dredging project in the Port of Miami and could do so again near Port Everglades if the agencies overseeing the Endangered Species Act fail to enforce the law.… Continue Reading
05.20.16
Letter to FWS Urging Protection of the Mexican Wolf
On Friday, May 20, 2016, Ranking Member Raul Grijalva sent a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) Director, Daniel M. Ashe, to show support for the settlement agreement recently reached by FWS, the states of Arizona and Utah, and conservation groups, which will lead to development of a long overdue recovery plan for the Mexican wolf.… Continue Reading
04.25.16
Letters from the Air Force on Sage-Grouse Protections
On April 25, 2016 the Department of the Air Force responded to Ranking Member Adam Smith and Ranking Member Grijalva regarding the placement of the Greater Sage-grouse on the Endangered Species List. The Department of the Air Force responded to questions that were sent by Ranking Members Smith and Grijalva.… Continue Reading
04.21.16
Letter from the Navy on Sage-Grouse Protections
On April 21, 2016 the Department of the Navy responded to a congressional Inquiry/ Follow-up that was sent from the House Armed Services Committee regarding the Greater Sage-grouse and the Endangered Species Act.… Continue Reading
04.15.16
Letter from the Army on Sage-Grouse Protections
On April 15, 2016, The Department of the Army responded to House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith regarding the greater sage-grouse and whether a future decision to list the species under the Endangered Species Act would affect military traning, operations, and readiness.… Continue Reading
03.23.16
Letters from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness on Sage-Grouse Protections
On March 23, 2016, Ranking Member Raul Grijalva and Ranking Member Adam Smith wrote a letter to Daniel Feehan, the Assistant Secretary of Defense regarding actions being taken pursuant to the Endangered Species Act, specifically the sage grouse. The Department of Defense responded to the letter addressing the questions that were asked by Ranking Member Grijalva and Ranking Member Smith.… Continue Reading
09.28.15
Sept. 28 Letter to President Obama on Vetoing Bad ESA Provisions
This letter urges President Obama to veto any defense or other authorization bills with anti-Endangered Species Act amendments.… Continue Reading
09.17.15
House Natural Resources Committee and House Judiciary Committee Speak Out Against Proposed Changes to the ESA Citizen Participation Rule
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers Jr., House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Ranking Member Debbie Dingell and House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Ranking Member Henry C. "Hank" Johnson sent a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to urge them to oppose the proposed changes to the Endangere… Continue Reading