Austin, Texas – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the listing of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as an endangered species. The following statement can be attributed to Ed Longanecker, president of the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO):
“For too long, environmental activists have been in the driver’s seat, dictating the administration must disrupt robust oil and gas operations despite the industry’s track record of collaborative and successful conservation efforts. The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard’s listing on the endangered list risks hindering critical energy development in the Permian Basin and derailing ongoing conservation work implemented by the Texas Conservation Plan (TCP) that has proven effective in protecting the lizard’s habitat over the last decade. The filing has little to do with protecting the lizard’s habitat and is instead one of several ongoing efforts to inhibit oil and gas production. TIPRO and our members applaud Senator Cruz for taking action via his CRA resolution to overturn the listing of the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard as an endangered species and we encourage all federal policymakers to support this effort.”
