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The rule, previously set to take effect Feb. 8, was approved in the final days of the Trump administration and would drastically reduce protections for wild birds.
In this March 29, 2020, file photo, a bird flies among wind turbines near King City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
(CN) The Biden administration appears set to roll back another of President Donald Trump’s environmental policies, announcing Thursday it will delay a federal rule that severely hampers the government’s authority to enforce protections for migratory birds.
In the last days of the Trump administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) finalized a rule limiting the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), one of the oldest wildlife conservation laws that protects migrating birds, their nests and their eggs from illegal capture and trading.
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Vineyard Wind 1 (dark blue at center) would be the first offshore wind energy project among several planned on federal leases south of Martha s Vineyard and Nantucket. BOEM image.
A top New York energy and environment official who worked on her state’s drive for offshore wind energy, now director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, announced Wednesday the federal agency is resuming its environmental review of the Vineyard Wind project.
“Offshore wind has the potential to help our nation combat climate change, improve resilience through reliable power, and spur economic development to create good-paying jobs,” Amanda Lefton, formerly first assistant secretary for energy and environment in New York State. “BOEM is committed to conducting a robust and timely review of the proposed project.”
PORTLAND, Ore. - Eight Democratic lawmakers called Tuesday for an investigation into “potential scientific meddling” by the Trump administration in its rule