This story was updated June 27, 2024 at 5:01 p.m. EDT.
The Biden administration needs to spend some of the $104 million recently announced for energy efficiency efforts at certain federal buildings to also make changes to reduce deadly collisions of migratory birds into windows, conservation groups said this week.
Earlier this year, administration officials said the money would be used to replace single-pane windows, install solar panels and make other improvements at 31 federal buildings.
The Energy Department and Council on Environmental Quality should also focus on efforts to make buildings bird-friendly, such as installing screens, netting or frosted windows, the Center for Biological Diversity and American Bird Conservancy wrote in a recent letter.