Sunday, April 14, 2019

The Trump Administration Has Thrown Out Protections for Migratory Birds


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A great egret. One of the many birds that migrate between Canada and the U.S.
A PinP photo.
Under Republican and Democratic presidents from Nixon through Obama, killing migratory birds, even inadvertently, was a crime, with fines for violations ranging from $250 to $100 million. The power to prosecute created a deterrent that protected birds and enabled government to hold companies to account for environmental disasters. But in part due to President Donald Trump’s interior secretary nominee…more here.

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