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The Trump Team’s Incoherence On Migratory Bird Rules

The administration said it will go hunting for cases of wind energy companies unintentionally killing migratory birds — something it has long argued is not a violation of federal law.

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Chris D'Angelo
Aug 07, 2025
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Snow Geese feed at a farm in Skagit County, Washington. Photo by Bryan Hanson on Unsplash

This story was published in partnership with High Country News.

After allowing fossil fuel, chemical and other industrial sectors to kill migratory birds as long as those deaths are an inadvertent consequence of conducting business, the Trump administration now appea…

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