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Updated Wednesday, February 3, 2010 10:16 am TWN, AP |
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Environmental group to sue over Midway Atoll paintThe group said Monday that the paint kills up to 10,000 Laysan albatross chicks each year and also threatens the endangered Laysan duck. It says the inaction violates the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Endangered Species Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. She says US$1.5 million has been spent so far to remediate 24 of 95 buildings that contain lead-based paint. | |||||||||||||