Companies won't face charges in condor deaths

 "...the Obama administration said loud and clear today" that it doesn't care about the environment."

Companies won't face charges in condor deaths - latimes.com:

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Federal wildlife officials took the unprecedented step Friday of telling private companies that they will not be prosecuted for inadvertently harassing or even killing endangered California condors.

In a decision swiftly condemned by conservationists and wildlife advocates, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said operators of Terra-Gen Power's wind farm in the Tehachapi Mountains will not be prosecuted if their turbines accidentally kill a condor during the expected 30-year life span of the project.

California condors were brought back from the brink of extinction a quarter-century ago and still cling precariously to survival. Federal law prohibits the harassment or killing of endangered species for any reason.

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"This is a sad day for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service," said Adam Keats, a senior attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity. "We're talking about perhaps one of the most endangered species on the planet, let alone in this country. So, the Obama administration said loud and clear today" that it doesn't care about the environment.

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