Before issuing permits, Ask Corps to furnish Environmental Impact Statement to ensure safety of critical wildlife habitat.
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Piping Plovers are among the species that could be impacted by large scale wind development along the TX coast. Ask the Corps for a full Environmental Impact Statement before approving permits for a massive wind project in Texas.
A proposed wind development off the Texas coast is being rushed through without the scientific information necessary to ensure that critical bird and wildlife habitat is protected. Audubon supports properly sited wind development but only after careful review and appropriate scientific study is done to minimize impacts to birds and wildlife and ensure that sensitive habitat is avoided.
What's the Rush?
Currently, the Army Corps of Engineers is reviewing a 500-turbine project that would dot the coastline south of Corpus Christi because of impacts to wetlands in the area. Due to impacts to critical coastal shoreline and wetland habitat, Audubon believes a full Environmental Impact Statement is needed before any permits can go forward.
Send a comment to the Army Corps asking them to take the time needed to carefully and fully evaluate this project.
The Texas Gulf Coast, including the Laguna Madre, is one of the most important regions in North America for migrating songbirds and shorebirds. After crossing the Gulf of Mexico, the Texas coastline is the first opportunity for millions of migrants to land and rest. Such a bottleneck of high numbers of birds at one time makes them vulnerable to obstacles and conditions encountered as they approach the coast. Many shorebirds and waterbirds also nest on the Texas coast, and/or winter there. The number of shorebirds is so high in habitats throughout the Laguna Madre and Padre Island National Seashore that they are designated as a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site.
Don't let this project be rushed through without adequate study. Tell the Army Corps of Engineers that a full environmental impact statement must be done before this project can be approved.
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