American Bird Conservancy sues FWS Over Alleged Failure to Respond to FOIA Requests Involving Wind Turbine Projects

ABC’s “Bird-Smart Wind Program” addresses the threats to birds and their
habitats from wind energy development. ABC’s Wind Program works to eliminate threats to
birds and conserve habitat through the implementation of principles that recognize that “birdsmart” wind energy is an important part of the solution to climate change. To reduce and redress
bird mortality and habitat loss, bird-smart wind energy employs careful site-selection,
operational and compensatory mitigation, and ongoing bird monitoring. A key element of
ABC’s Bird-Smart Wind Principles is to work with FWS to establish appropriate mandatory
federal standards for the siting, construction, and operation of wind facilities. ABC’s FOIA
requests at issue here seek records concerning the government’s role in monitoring, minimizing,
and mitigating bird deaths from the operation of wind power facilities.

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