Tag: Bird Litigation

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Bird Litigation: Guilty Plea Under Migratory Bird Treaty Act

June 14, 2022 by Jason Crotty 1 Comment

A wind energy company recently pleaded guilty to multiple violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and agreed to pay approximately $8 million...

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part III

August 10, 2021 by Jason Crotty No Comments

As described in prior posts, the Trump Administration spent four years attempting to change the interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). The...

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part II

January 12, 2021 by Jason Crotty No Comments

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently finalized a rule regarding its narrowing interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). However, it...

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Proposed Changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Part I

June 16, 2020 by Jason Crotty 2 Comments

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is in the midst of overhauling its interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and it...

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Bird Litigation: Greater Sage-Grouse and Oil and Natural Gas Leases

March 10, 2020 by Jason Crotty 1 Comment

Because its habitat consists largely of land that is valuable for oil and natural gas exploration and extraction, protection of the Greater Sage-Grouse has...

Bird Litigation - California Gnatcatcher

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Bird Litigation: “Standing” and the California Gnatcatcher

September 10, 2019 by Jason Crotty 1 Comment

The coastal subspecies of California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) can be found in sage scrub that was once abundant from Ventura County to northern...

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Bird Litigation: Is the Golden-cheeked Warbler Still Endangered?

March 12, 2019 by Jason Crotty 1 Comment

The striking Golden-cheeked Warbler nests only in the hills of central Texas near Austin but a substantial part of those breeding grounds have leveled...