Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Legal Commentary Blogs -> The Volokh Conspiracy
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
Find a Local Lawyer
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
Legal Commentary
: The Volokh ConspiracyBats Stall Wind Farm
By Jonathan H. Adler
?This is a case about bats, wind turbines, and two federal polices, one favoring protection of endangered species and the other encouraging development of renewable energy resources.? So begins a federal district court opinion halting expansion of a wind farm in West Virginia because of likely harm to endangered Indiana bats. The project must obtain an incidental take permit from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service if it is to proceed. Washington Post coverage here.
Copyright © 2009
This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only.
The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of the copyright. (Digital Fingerprint:
)
Full post as published by The Volokh Conspiracy on December 11, 2009 (boomark / email).
Wind and Hail Coverage
Allstate Corp. agrees to restore insurance coverage and pay $250,000 settlement.
Bean and Soy Sprouts
Recalled by Chang Farm
Soy Bean Sprouts
Recalled by Chang Farm
State Farm
Settles with Mississippi Attorney General
State Farm Class Actions
Policy Holders Settle
Albertsons et al.
allegedly injected dye into farm raised salmon to make it appear more palatable.

Texas Appeals Court Finds No Merit to Aesthetic Nuisance Claim against Wind Farm
Wind farm law amended to allow for variances (The Buffalo News)
ESA in the News: wind farms, climate change, and salmon vs. hydropower
Any Way the Wind Blows at Weber Shandwick
Environment - Indiana bat endangered by wind farms








