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  • Wind developer admits killing 136 bald and golden eagles in $35M settlement

    04/06/2022 10:34:22 AM PDT · by george76 · 53 replies
    Washington Examiner ^ | April 06, 2022 | Breanne Deppisch
    A U.S. wind power developer pleaded guilty to multiple violations of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act after its wind turbine blades allegedly killed more than 135 bald and golden eagles across the country. The company, ESI Energy, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of violations in the form of golden eagle deaths. Prosecutors said the birds were documented to have been killed by blunt force trauma after being struck by its wind turbine blades at its facilities in Wyoming or New Mexico, where ESI had not applied for the necessary permits. As part of the settlement, ESI “acknowledged that at...