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 Service’s eagle permitting program under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA). The memo, which was posted to X by Interior Secretary Doug
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American Bird Conservancy Sends Notice of Intent to Sue Administration Over Revised Eagle Permit Rule
By Sarah Stauffer Curtiss on
Posted in Litigation, Wind
On April 30, 2014, the American Bird Conservancy (“ABC”) sent a Notice of Intent to Sue (“Notice”) to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service’) Dan Ashe, alleging violations of the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), and the Bald and Golden…