In another study led by Walston and published earlier year, Argonne researchers estimated that large solar farms are responsible for somewhere between 37,800 and 138,600 bird deaths in the United ...

Of 19 bird deaths reported at Desert Sunlight in October, 16 were water fowl or marsh birds. “We have the lake effect across technology types,” he said. “I don’t think that’s speculative.

Vista Sands Solar LLC is seeking approval from the PSC to build the second largest solar field in the U.S. with a $2.4 billion solar farm adjacent to the Buena Vista Wildlife Area.