Judge’s reasoning could free energy firms from 94-year-old bird-protection law

摘要

In sparing three oil companies from prosecution under thenMigratory Bird Treaty Act, a federal judge earlier this monthnoutlined what legal observers say is the narrowest interpretationnof the law adopted by any court. The decision establishes a linenof reasoning that, if upheld on appeal, could have sweepingnimplications for federal regulation of a variety of energy sectors,nincluding oil and gas, wind and electricity transmission