Swordsmyth
05-24-2018, 01:47 PM
In the December memo (http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/366244-trump-admin-says-incidental-bird-killings-arent-illegal), Daniel Jorjani, Interior’s principal deputy assistant solicitor, said that an Obama administration policy on the bird law was incorrect.
“Interpreting the MBTA to apply to incidental or accidental actions hangs the sword of Damocles over a host of otherwise lawful and productive actions, threatening up to six months in jail and a $15,000 penalty for each and every bird injured or killed,” Jorjani wrote.
The policy means that wind energy companies, oil refiners and others won’t be held liable for bird deaths that were not deliberate.
More at: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/389241-greens-sue-interior-for-bird-protection-rollback
“Interpreting the MBTA to apply to incidental or accidental actions hangs the sword of Damocles over a host of otherwise lawful and productive actions, threatening up to six months in jail and a $15,000 penalty for each and every bird injured or killed,” Jorjani wrote.
The policy means that wind energy companies, oil refiners and others won’t be held liable for bird deaths that were not deliberate.
More at: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/389241-greens-sue-interior-for-bird-protection-rollback