A Trump Policy 'Clarification' All but Ends Punishment for Bird Deaths
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/climate/trump-bird-deaths.htmlA new interpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 2017 means that as of now, companies are no longer subject to prosecution or fines even after a disaster like the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 that destroyed or injured about one million birds and for which BP paid $100 million in fines. Credit-Lee Celano/Reuters