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Tribes lead fight against eagle 'take' permits for wind farms
2013-09-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: American Indian tribes have emerged as vocal opponents of an Obama administration plan to allow wind farms to harm or kill a limited number of eagles. From the Osage Nation of northern Oklahoma to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, tribes are urging the Fish and Wildlife Service to abandon plans to permit wind farms to "take" bald or golden eagles, which many tribes regard as culturally or spiritually significant. In May, the National Congress of American Indians, the oldest and largest national organization...
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