{"id":425588,"date":"2026-02-10T18:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425588"},"modified":"2026-02-10T18:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:37:53","slug":"bald-eagles-grizzly-death-at-obama-funded-wind-project-site-triggers-federal-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=425588","title":{"rendered":"Bald Eagle\u2019s Grizzly Death at Obama\u2011Funded Wind Project Site Triggers Federal Fine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In early February 2026 a bald eagle was killed by a wind turbine at the University of Minnesota’s Eolos Wind Energy Research Field Station in Dakota County, Minnesota. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eagle was struck by the turbine blade, resulting in a gruesome dismemberment into three pieces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (under the Department of the Interior) issued a violation notice to the university for killing the bald eagle without an “incidental take permit” under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Legal Insurrection has previously reported on the\u00a0growing record of eagle deaths<\/a>\u00a0at wind facilities nationwide, where spinning blades have been tied to dozens of documented bald and golden eagle fatalities and multimillion\u2011 dollar settlements with major wind operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now an Obama- era University of Minnesota wind\u2011 energy research project is under fire after a campus turbine struck and killed a bald eagle, leaving the national symbol gruesomely\u00a0dismembered beneath the tower<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The University of Minnesota is facing a proposed penalty of over $14,000 after it was discovered that a green energy initiative funded by a grant from the Obama administration was responsible for the gruesome death of an American bald eagle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident occurred at the University of Minnesota\u2019s Eolos Wind Energy Research Field Station in Dakota County, Minnesota.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos obtained by Fox News Digital show the moment a University of Minnesota wind turbine struck the bald eagle, dismembering it into three pieces and leaving a bloodied carcass on the floor below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The violation notice says the university violated the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act by killing the eagles without what is called an \u201cincidental take permit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Green energy program funded by Obama admin fined for bald eagle\u2019s gruesome, wind turbine death https:\/\/t.co\/dD4I5lr0b4<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hClMiEuRcU<\/a><\/p>— New York Post (@nypost) February 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>