Democratic states sue Trump for easing bird kill rules

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The attorney general of New York led eight states Wednesday in suing the Trump administration in federal court for easing rules energy companies have to follow on killing birds.

Plaintiffs on the suit, all Democrats, said weakening the rules “subjects migratory birds to increased likelihood of death or injury from industrial and other human activities.”

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