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Department of Justice (DOJ) Oil & Gas Incidental Take Permits

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 8.22.25

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The California Fish and Game Commission took final action to approve the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan at its August 13, 2025 meeting. The Conservation Plan sets forth management practices and guidelines for the...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Biden Administration Looks To Recriminalize Accidental Bird Deaths In Traditional And Renewable Energy Sectors

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The Biden administration has signaled its intention to recriminalize non-purposeful, or incidental, “takes” of birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”). The longstanding debate over the scope of criminal liability...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Liability for Unintentional Bird Deaths Still Up in the Air

The recent Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that unintentional bird deaths under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (“MBTA”) are not “takes” under the MBTA and therefore not subject to criminal liability, adds fodder to the...more

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