Eagles win, wind farms and feds lose in court

NATIONAL SYMBOL WINS IN COURT: A decision by a federal court judge rescinded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s 30-year exemption for wind energy and other companies that kill birds such as bald eagles during \”normal operations.\”

By Rob Nikolewski

Eagles — and the people who love them — picked up a big win in court this month.

How the victory may affect the Obama administration’s desire to dramatically ramp up wind energy production to meet its climate change goals is still unclear.