AG argues that the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (“DSL”) should not be listed pursuant to the ESA because: Failure to rely on the best scientific and commercial data available when it designated the ...

A 2023 analysis found that the dunes sagebrush lizard is "functionally extinct" across 47 percent of its habitat.

The Interior Department has listed the dunes sagebrush lizard as endangered, sparking backlash over the potential effects on oil production.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration Monday after it declared a rare lizard endangered earlier this year. Paxton, a Republican, is suing the Department of the Interior, t… ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration on Monday for declaring the dunes sagebrush lizard an endangered species, saying the politically motivated decision could harm ...

This legislation would reverse a final rule issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listing the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as endangered.

Jul. 10—The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's recent listing of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard brought a big "say what?" from ranchers, landowners and oil and gas companies who had spent decades conserving ...

“Listing the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as an endangered species is another effort by the Biden Administration to shut down drilling in the Permian Basin,” Pfluger said.

The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard was listed as an endangered species this spring. The Railroad Commission asked Ken Paxton to sue to delist it.

On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard (“DSL”) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). 1 The ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the dunes sagebrush lizard, endemic to the Permian basin, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.

The dunes sagebrush lizard, which lives in the oil-rich Permian Basin, has been listed as endangered after a decades-long effort, despite objections from the oil and gas industry.