Topic
Eagle Protection
31 published works
Renewable + Law
U.S. Department of Interior Directs U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Audit Eagle Permitting Program, Signals Potential for Increased Enforcement for Wind Energy Projects
By Sarah Stauffer Curtiss, Per Ramfjord
On August 4, 2025, U.S. Department of Interior Deputy Chief of Staff-Policy Gregory Wischer issued a memorandum directing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take multiple actions related to the…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Illegal Eagles: DOI Sinks Its Talons Even Deeper Into Wind Energy
By Josh Kaplowitz, Andrea Wortzel, Ben Cowan, Viktoriia De Las Casas, Morgan Gerard, Stephanie Collins, Kassie Smith
The frenetic pace of anti-renewable actions from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has continued into this week with the issuance of a new memorandum from Greg Wischer, deputy…
Climate Solutions Legal Digest
Taking Permitting to New Heights: New Eagle Take Permit Rule’s Impact on Project Developers and Operators
Last month, in 89 FR 9920, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) published a final rule revising the eagle take permit (“ETP”) process. USFWS believes the new rule will…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Changes to Eagle Take Permitting Finalized by Fish and Wildlife Service
By Andrea Wortzel, Morgan Gerard, Viktoriia De Las Casas
Effective April 12, a new eagle take permitting regime will be in place. The eagle take permitting scheme has been criticized because of its overly conservative and burdensome requirements. These…
The Nickel Report
USFWS Issues Rule Revising Eagle Take Permit Regulations and Establishing General Permits for Take of Bald and Golden Eagles at Wind Projects and for Certain Other Activities
By E. Carter Chandler Clements, Eric J. Murdock
On February 12, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or the Service) published a final rule revising the regulations governing the issuance of eagle take permits (ETPs) under…
Renewable + Law
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publishes Final Rule Amending Eagle Permit Regulations
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published notice in the Federal Register of a final rule amending its regulations authorizing permits for eagle incidental take and eagle nest…
Energy Law Blog
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes New Regulations Creating General Eagle “Take” Permits for Certain Wind Energy and Power Line Infrastructure Projects
By Keith Garner, Daniel Maroon
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently published a proposed rule revising regulations that authorize permit issuance for eagle incidental take and eagle nest take under the Bald and Golden…
Renewable + Law
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Proposes Revisions to Eagle Permit Rules, Including General Permits for Qualifying Wind Energy Projects, Power Lines, and Disturbance and Nest Take
By Barbara Craig, Sarah Stauffer Curtiss, Emily Schimelpfenig
On September 30, 2022 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) published notice in the Federal Register of a proposed rule amending its regulations authorizing permits for eagle incidental take…
Environmental Law & Policy Monitor
Fish and Wildlife Service Issues Long-Awaited Eagle Rule Proposal
By Andrea Wortzel, Morgan Gerard
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published its much-anticipated proposal, updating the regulations governing permits for incidental take of bald and golden eagles, as well as take of their…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Adopts 30-Year Eagle Take Rule
As we previously reported, in August 2015, a federal court nullified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s rule increasing the length of programmatic permits to “take” bald and golden eagles…