Brooke Marcus Discusses Impact of Lesser Prairie Chicken Listings on Energy Projects in Permian Basin and Oklahoma

11.17.2022
Bloomberg Law

Brooke Marcus was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article “Lesser Prairie-Chicken Listed as Endangered in Permian Basin” (subscription required). The article examines the impact of the Biden administration’s listing of the lesser prairie-chicken as endangered in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico and as threatened in Oklahoma. The listings took effect in January and could have a significant impact on oil drilling and wind power projects across the region.

Commenting for the article, Brooke said the listing could “kill projects—[particularly] renewable energy and electric transmission, two things that are the administration’s priorities.”

She added, “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers a single wind turbine to impact prairie-chicken habitat 1,800 meters—more than 1 mile—in all directions … Mitigation costs could be in the $50 million to $100 million range for a single project. For projects that can’t avoid habitat, [those] costs may render the project not economically feasible.”

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