American Bird Conservancy Opposes Loosening FCC Tower Regulations
American Bird Conservancy and other environmental groups oppose loosening National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements for new wireless projects, ABC said in a Friday news release. “Bird conservation groups are strongly opposed to exempting towers from environmental analysis,” said Steve…
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Holmer, conservancy vice president-policy. ABC joined with other environment groups in a letter to the FCC. “We are strongly opposed to any new rulemaking that would weaken agency recommendations regarding the use of bird-safe lighting or that exempt siting decisions from NEPA. We have made substantial progress in the effort to update lighting on tall towers to reduce mortality of migratory birds,” the filing said.