Utility to pay for wrecking nest
A Juneau utility has agreed to pay $125,125 in fines for destroying a bald eagle’s nest.
Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. reached the agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office, which accused the private utility of showing a “wanton disregard” in destroying the nest. The utility is accused of damaging the nest and then destroying it months later while blasting during construction of the Lake Dorothy hydroelectric project in 2006 and 2007. The lake is about 25 miles southeast of Juneau.
A federal judge must approve the agreement.
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