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  1. August 11, 2020

    Feds' Weakening Of Migratory Bird Protections Vacated

    The U.S. Department of the Interior's recent move to loosen restrictions on the incidental killing of migratory birds illegally departed from decades of established practice and runs counter to the intent of a law designed to protect the creatures, a New York federal judge said Tuesday.

  2. May 05, 2020

    States Fight Feds' Weakening Of Migratory Bird Protections

    New York and a coalition of states are arguing that the Trump administration shouldn't be able to depart from decades of policy prohibiting the incidental killing of migratory birds by depriving words in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of their full meaning.

  3. March 30, 2020

    Interior Looks To Ground Enviros' Bird Killing Policy Suit

    The U.S. Department of the Interior told a New York federal court its decision to loosen enforcement on the incidental killing of migratory birds is an accurate interpretation of a 100-year-old statute and will streamline "a convoluted patchwork of legal standards."

  4. January 30, 2020

    Trump Admin Moves To Codify Relaxed Policy On Killing Birds

    The Trump administration moved Thursday to codify a policy eliminating criminal penalties for incidental migratory bird deaths under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, a policy already being challenged in federal court by environmental groups that say the push for "needless bird deaths" only benefits the administration's industry benefactors.

  5. August 01, 2019

    DOI Can't Shake Lawsuit Over Flip On Migratory Bird Kills

    A New York federal judge said the U.S. Department of the Interior can't evade states' and environmental groups' legal challenges to its decision not to criminally prosecute individuals and companies for accidentally killing or injuring migratory birds.

  6. November 30, 2018

    Calif. AG Stands Behind Migratory Bird Law Despite DOI Row

    California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday they will continue to support the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and state protections even as the U.S. Department of the Interior loosens prohibitions on industrial activities that result in the killing of migratory birds.

  7. November 21, 2018

    DOI Wants Migratory Bird Policy Reversal Suit Tossed

    The U.S. Department of the Interior said a New York federal court should throw out challenges to its opinion loosening enforcement on the incidental killing of migratory birds, saying that the coalition of conservation groups and states can't show they have been injured.