Last week, the National Audubon Society released a report that addresses the importance of rapidly expanding electric transmission to meet climate goals while also protecting wildlife habitat. The report, Birds and Transmission: Building the Grid Birds Need, outlines the urgent need for additional transmission capacity, as well as the current scientific understanding of solutions to minimize risks to birds. Read more and access the report |
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Great Egrets fly near transmission lines. |
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Earlier this year, we reported the good news that the National Roadless Rule was officially restored to the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska. More than 60,000 Audubon members were among the nearly half million people who had called on the U.S. Forest Service to reinstate the rule. A new blog post from Audubon Alaska explains what the Roadless Rule reinstatement means for birds. Read more |
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