The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is switching up the rules for businesses and facilities that unintentionally kill eagles, the agency announced yesterday. The final Eagle Rule Revision will be published online tomorrow; a draft version is currently available. The changes state that private and public developers in the United States, including energy companies, construction projects, and homeowners, can now apply for 30-year “incidental-take permits.” These licenses absolve them of a predetermined amount of Bald Eagle deaths every year, and exempt them from being prosecuted under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The revisions go into effect 30 days from tomorrow. When the proposal to extend the permit term and mortality cap was first released, 蜜柚APP policy experts called on the agency to study the science behind how a 30-year plan would affect U.S. eagle populations. The USFWS estimates the current Golden Eagle population at about 40,000 birds, and...