With the DSL coming up more frequently in our offline conversations with Infill Thinking members, some of whom fear the worst on a listing event this year, we went digging to learn more and turned up some very interesting findings in…. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to …
Read More »Reptile Conservationists Make Good On Litigation Threat. Will This Finally Get The Ball Rolling Towards DSL Resolution?
With the materialization of this lawsuit, we highly recommend revisiting this piece of Infill Thinking research from July… There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If you are new to …
Read More »Changes That Matter In The Texas Conservation Plan Re-Write
Last week, the Texas Comptroller’s office submitted a new Dunes Sagebrush Lizard (DSL) conservation plan to US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). If approved, the new plan will replace the existing Texas Conservation Plan (TCP). Via open records request, we obtained copies of the new plan and supporting documentation. Although …
Read More »The Wait Is Over. New Lines Have Been Drawn In The West Texas Sand [2018 DSL Map Analysis And PDF]
As discussed in this Infill Thinking update four months ago, the Texas Comptrollers Office is in the process of re-writing the Texas Conservation Plan for the DSL – a key step in light of the recent petition to list the species as endangered filed by two private environmental groups. The old “Hibbits …
Read More »Today Is DSL D-Day
It’s official. We discuss… this is a developing story and we’ll be adding updates to this post as we learn more today. There’s a lot more to this story… Login to see the full update… To read this update and receive our research newsletters, you must be a member. If …
Read More »Dynamite Lizard Letter From The Texas Comptroller Is Going To Leave A Mark
The letter’s rhetoric will almost certainly cause some market observers to start taking the under on how much Permian sand is actually going to make it out of local mines. It will almost certainly be looked back on as a starting point for more formal environmental opposition. We summarize the …
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