| Senator John Hickenlooper (CO) and Representative Scott Peters (CA) have introduced legislation to accelerate the building up of U.S. clean energy transmission infrastructure in a way that protects consumers, businesses, and wildlife habitats. The BIG WIRES Act would boost the sharing of excess clean energy produced in one part of the country with other regions facing energy deficits. Such energy-sharing would reduce the need to build new energy infrastructure—which would reduce the threat to bird habitats from a proliferation of new power lines and energy facilities. Read more |
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| Earlier this year, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) introduced a Public Lands Rule to support balanced management of our public lands, helping more than 300 bird species that depend on BLM lands and waters. More than 14,000 Audubon supporters submitted comments in support of this new rule that would put conservation on equal footing with other uses. The Public Lands Rule is a once-in-a-generation chance to improve the outlook for ecosystems fractured and degraded by development, invasive species, drought, and wildfires. Now, we must ensure that Congress does not block this rule before it is even approved. Read more and take action |
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