The Interior Department and Bureau of Indian Affairs were sued Sept. 24 for approving the 186 MW Iberdrola wind project on 12,240 acres on an Indian reservation in San Diego County. The Tule Wind Project slated for a ridgeline “presents an extremely high risk to federally protected Golden Eagles and is anticipated to kill many eagles during the project’s lifespan,” according to the complaint by Protect Our Communities filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The suit alleges that the project approved by Indian Affairs—an Interior agency—violates the National Environmental Policy Act, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Administrative Procedures Act. “San Diego’s majestic Golden Eagles are already in trouble, with their population predicted to drop by half to only 25 breeding pairs,” said Kelly Fuller, Protect our Communities executive director. “The last thing they need are whirling blades near their nests.” Iberdrola did not comment on the litigation.