Conservation groups want the FCC to be more careful about allowing the building of communications towers. The groups say the fate of millions of migratory birds may be at stake. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Chuck Quirmbach reports:
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Conservation groups want the FCC to be more careful about allowing the
building of communications towers. The groups say the fate of millions
of migratory birds may be at stake. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s
Chuck Quirmbach reports:
A lawsuit recently re-filed in federal court charges the Federal
Communications Commission with failing to comply with several
environmental laws in its licensing of communications towers.
David Fischer of the American Bird Conservancy says the FCC rarely
considers the potential effect of towers on birds.
“On birds that have been known for many years now to fly in or around
or otherwise impact towers and either injure themselves or die.”
The lawsuit specifically involves towers along the Gulf Coast… which
is on the migration route of many birds that spend summers in the
Midwest. But the Bird Conservancy says the case may set an example for
tower projects all over the U.S.
The FCC says it doesn’t comment on pending litigation. The
conservation groups first brought their case three years ago.
For the GLRC, I’m Chuck Quirmbach.