The U.S. Secretary of the Interior announced policy measures in alignment with presidential energy directives, including halting future offshore wind lease sales, considering stopping onshore wind development on some federal lands, and studying wind turbines’ effects on migratory bird populations. The policy changes include terminating over 3.5 million acres of designated Wind Energy Areas offshore, strengthening consultation with tribes, fishing industry, and coastal communities regarding offshore wind development, and reviewing whether wind turbine impacts on birds qualify as incidental takings under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. More information can be found here.
