ResilienceDavid Wilson/Flickr John Waldman: Once an open sewer, New York Harbor now teems with life. Thank the Clean Water Act. Bald eagles are back. So are humpback whales. And oysters. And more. Life has returned.
Newslettercommons.wikimedia.org ESI Energy's wind turbines killed more than 100 eagles An American wind energy company has admitted to killing at least 150 bald and golden eagles, most of which were fatally struck by wind turbine blades, federal prosecutors said.
Politicswww.nps.gov Wind energy company to pay $8 million in killings of 150 eagles ESI Energy pleaded guilty based on the documented “blunt force trauma” deaths of golden eagles struck by fast-moving turbine blades, prosecutors said.
Good News www.nytimes.com America’s bald eagle population has quadrupled There were only about 72,000 bald eagles in the lower 48 states in 2009. Researchers say the population is now above 300,000.
Impacts Pete Myers Carl Safina: The new threat to endangered species? The Trump administration New rules will weaken the landmark law intended to save plants and animals on the brink.
Politics Inside efforts to weaken the Endangered Species Act The U.S. Endangered Species Act has saved more than 200 species from extinction—but business and political interests want to scuttle it.
Impacts www.azcentral.com Given room, Arizona's bald eagles soar beyond endangered species list Bald eagles were on the brink of extinction and listed as an endangered species until 2007. They now nest in dozens of places around Arizona.
