Trump guts Migratory Bird Treaty Act in ‘parting gift to the oil and gas industry’

By Matt Mendenhall Published January 5, 2021 Share This:Share to FacebookShare to TwitterPrint this ArticleShare to Email Just two weeks before leaving office, the Trump administration finalized its rollback of America’s most important bird-protection law, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). The Interior Department, as the New York Times wrote, delivered “a parting gift to the oil and gas industry, which has long sought to be shielded from liability for killing … Continue reading Trump guts Migratory Bird Treaty Act in ‘parting gift to the oil and gas industry’