The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) welcomes the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s (FWS) final rule to extend the total maximum duration of take permits allowed for under the 2009 Eagle Permit Rule. However, this rule must only be a first step in creating a rational and effective approach to eagle permitting, and we look…
Guidelines a yardstick for measuring environmental impacts
In March, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released its “Final Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines,” which are intended to help wind energy project developers avoid and minimize impacts of land-based wind projects on wildlife and their habitats. These Guidelines are the culmination of work that began nearly five years ago with then-Secretary of the…