The Interior Department on Wednesday revoked the Trump administration's reinterpretation of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act. That move relaxed legal penalties that industry and others faced when they unintentionally killed birds through activities such as construction or oil drilling. The Biden administration will step up enforcement to ensure operations take precautions to avoid bird deaths in the future, officials said, and will develop a new policy after taking public comment. |
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