dunes sagebrush lizard /tags/dunes-sagebrush-lizard dunes sagebrush lizard en-US Copyright Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:30:28 GMT Oil and gas group says endangered species protections are ‘draconian’ /local-news/2025-09-18/oil-and-gas-endangered-species-protections-draconian Last month, the lesser prairie chicken lost its federal protections after a yearslong legal battle between conservationists and the oil and gas industry.91°µÍø sat down with the Permian Basin Petroleum Association’s Michael Lozano to talk about why producers oppose formal protections for other endangered species – such as the dune sagebrush lizard. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:30:28 GMT /local-news/2025-09-18/oil-and-gas-endangered-species-protections-draconian Bryce Dix Ending lesser prairie chicken protections could set a troubling precedent, say conservationists /local-news/2025-08-20/lesser-prairie-chicken-protections-troubling-precedent Last week, a Texas judge decided to vacate a decision to list the lesser prairie chicken on the Endangered Species List, leaving conservationists worried about the precedent this could set for other at-risk species in the Permian. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:19:58 GMT /local-news/2025-08-20/lesser-prairie-chicken-protections-troubling-precedent Bryce Dix