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Bird Killing Plan Uses 'Sully' Plane Crash as Rationale
Parts Per Billion
English - June 24, 2020 20:32 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsNature Science News Politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Trump Administration is putting forth a proposal that would eliminate, in some cases, the penalties for killing protected bird species. And, according to Bloomberg Law reporter Bobby Magill, it got pretty creative in justifying why it believes this move is necessary.
On this episode of Parts Per Billion, Magill explains how the administration cited 2009's "Miracle on the Hudson" plane crash as a reason why allowing more birds to be killed might be a good thing.
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