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Tilting at Turbines: Implications of the First Wind Energy Prosecution under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Vermont Law

The Department of Justice recently prosecuted the first ever wind energy firm under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The bird was already banded, meaning it had previously been tagged for identification. Summary: . One May morning our professor took us into the field to set up nets and band birds for the Fish & Wildlife Service.

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ESA Policy News: August 16, 2021

ESA

Former Lousiana Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists say she was fired for rasing alarm about dolphin deaths. Regulation, Litigation – Bloomberg Law. In this issue: New United Nations Climate Report Warns of a ‘Code Red for Humanity’. IPCC report warns world will reach 1.5 of warming earlier than expected. International.

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