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Conservation News ~ 23 September 2022

9/23/2022

"As Wildfires Grow, Millions of Homes Are Being Built in Harm’s Way"
"As Seas Rise, U.S. Coastal Landowners Urged To Let The Water In"
Will New Indiana Plant Recycle Plastic Waste or Just Incinerate It?
"California’s Newsom Signs Bills Boosting State Extreme-Heat Plan"
"Air Conditioning Has A Climate Problem. New Technology Could Help."
Enviros Seek To List Rare NV Springsnail As Endangered Due To Lithium Mine
"The Gulf of Maine Is Simmering, But Its Lobsters Seem Fine — For Now"
"It Wasn’t Just Oil Companies Spreading Climate Denial"
"Climate Change Raises New Challenges for Marijuana Farmers"
Congress Studies Addition Of Lynching Sites To National Park System
Tiny new tree frog species found in rewilded Costa Rican nature reserve
A New Pearl Oyster Species Has Been Found Off The Coast Of Thailand
UN chief visits Pakistan floods
Egypt accused of thwarting environmental groups ahead of COP2
Brazil Faces Two Contrasting Legacies For Amazon In October’s Elections
"White House Alarm Rises Over Europe As Putin Threatens Energy Supply"
"US Takes Aim At Some Trump Offshore Safety Rule Rollbacks"
"FEMA Removes Data Showing Drop In Flood Insurance Policies"
Tidal Marsh Or 'Fake Habitat'? Calif. Environmental Project Draws Critics
Human Rights Group: Egypt Stifles Environmental Work Ahead of COP
"At 75, the Father of Environmental Justice Meets the Moment"
"Biden To Boost Biotech To Tackle Cancer, Climate Change"
"To Clean Up The Potomac, Engineers Are Digging A 2-Mile Tunnel Under It"
Conservation May Change Focus on Charismatic Wildlife Species
Hawaii's Prolonged Drought Is Pushing Native Species to the Brink
Tri-colored bat proposed for federal endangered species listing
Tiny New Tree Frog Species Found in Rewilded Costa Rican Nature Reserve
Lawsuit Aims to Protect West Coast Fisher
USAID Announces New Up To $18.5 Million Effort to Conserve Forests in Papua New Guinea
Co-existence, not Fortress Conservation: Here is why India's cheetah experiment is unique
"Dozens Of Buildings Burn As Gusty Winds Fan California Wildfire"
"‘Clairvoyant’ 2012 Climate Report Warned Of Extreme Weather"
"UN Sums Up Climate Science: World Heading In Wrong Direction"
"EPA Beats Challenge to New Freedom of Information Act Process"
"Why Heat Wave Warnings Are Falling Short In The U.S."
"Switching To Renewable Energy Could Save Trillions - Study"
"Alfalfa Farmers Asked To Give Up Crop Amid Megadrought In US South-West"
"Energy Crisis: Why We Benefit From Darker Cities"
"For Climate Voters, The Future Is Female"
The Mysterious, Vexing, and Utterly Engrossing Search for the Origin of Eels
"House Dem Leaders Scramble Permitting Reform Effort"
Biden Goes To Detroit, Pledges Electrification
Judge Tosses Air Permit For Giant Formosa Plastics Complex, Citing EJ
"Administration Awards Gulf Of Mexico Drilling Leases To Oil Giants"
"U.S. House Democrats Probe PR Firms' Work For Oil, Gas Companies"
"‘We’re Losing Our People’"
"EU, Australia Shape Standards to Keep PFAS Off the Dinner Table"
"California Water Pipeline Hits Legal Setback"
"Lyme Disease Spike Tied To Climate. Where’s The Vaccine?"
"Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company"
"Senate Democrats Set Action On Kigali Climate Treaty"
"Biden Plans Floating Platforms To Expand Offshore Wind Power"
In Study of Pakistan’s Floods, Scientists See Climate Change at Work
"The Titans of Plastic"
"Community Spread Of Polio Prompts CDC Wastewater Surveillance"
"States Balk at Permitting Plan’s ‘National Interest’ Power Lines"
"Boil-Water Notice Lifted In Jackson, Mississippi, After Nearly 7 Weeks"
"New Atlas of Bird Migration Shows Extraordinary Journeys"
New Docs Show Oil Companies Slow-Rolling, Overselling Climate Initiatives
"At Old Coal Mines, the American Chestnut Tries for a Comeback"
Giant sequoia protection efforts underway in the southern Sierra
Researchers find 3 previously-unknown fly species in Finnish forests
Three new species of Cryptozoic snakes discovered under graveyards and churches in Ecuador
A new species of anthropophilic sand fly
Long Beach Aquarium Releasing Endangered Frogs Back Into Wild
Oregon high court declines appeal in $1 billion timber suit
"Fiona Barrels Toward Turks And Caicos As Cat. 3 Hurricane"
Vulnerable Nations Demand Global Tax To Pay For Climate Loss And Damage
"Even Before Fiona, Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Was Poised For Failure"
"Climate Law Spurs CCS At New West Virginia Gas Plant"
"GOP’s Bad Blood Threatens Manchin Side Deal"
"GAO: Government Must Boost Climate Resilience"
"Pentagon Shift to PFAS-Free Foam Spurring ‘Tidal Wave’ of Change"
"State of Unease: Colorado Basin Tribes Without Water Rights"
World’s Oldest Winged Insect Is in Trouble. How Frightened Should We Be?
"This Map Can Tell You When Fall Foliage Is Peaking In 2022"
Puerto Rico: Hurricane Fiona Causes Territory-Wide Blackout, Flooding
Storm Lashes Alaskan Shore, Bringing Severe Flooding And Evacuations
"Permitting Overhaul In Peril As Funding Deadline Looms"
"The U.S. Forgot Lake Charles, And It Could Happen Again Elsewhere"
"WHO Raises Alarm On Disease In Flood-Hit Areas Of Pakistan"
"Feds Raid Oil & Gas Polluter's Offices"
Fossil Firms Seek To Expand Own Free Speech - Limit It For Citizens
Regulators Let Oil Companies Gulp California's Dwindling High-Quality Water
"Iraq's Political Stalemate Pushes Climate Action To Backseat"
"Flight of the Condors"
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Threatened Coral Species
Sri Lankan study identifies new jellyfish, sparking interest in the species
Researchers uncover 33 new species of toxic fungi
"Kigali Climate Treaty Clears Senate Hurdle"
"Biden to Skip UN Climate Meeting as Issue Moves to ‘Back Burner’"
"Louisiana Takes Big Step Toward Unprecedented Land-Building Project"
"Al Gore Calls the World Bank Chief a 'Climate Denier'"
Louisiana Plant Explosion Highlighted In Push For New Chemical Safety Rules
Cambodian Mekong Mega Dam’s Resurrection ‘The Beginning Of The End’
In Puerto Rico The Vast Majority Of People Have No Clean Water
"Fury Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ as US States Spread Toxic Sewage Sludge"
Dutch Meuse River Rewilding Project Turns Back The Clock 500 Years
"Inside The War Against Southern California’s Urban Coyotes"
Senate Ratifies Pact to Curb Broad Category of Potent Greenhouse Gases
"Manchin Releases Permitting Reform Package"
"Biden Meets With U.K. Leader Under Cloud Of Climate Skepticism"
"Revealed: The ‘Shocking’ Levels Of Toxic Lead In Chicago Tap Water"
"Climate Reporting Gets EPA Help as Wall Street Rules Face Fight"
"Atlantic Canada On Hurricane Fiona's Path, Broad Impact Expected"
"NIH Advisers Urge Tighter Oversight Of Experiments On Deadly Viruses"
"Exclusive: U.S. EPA To Consider Tougher Emissions Rules For Heavy Trucks"
How EPA Effort to Reduce Climate-Warming ‘Immortal’ Chemicals Stalled
"New System Aims to Save Whales Near San Francisco From Ship Collisions"
Drought threatens UK government's mass forestry scheme
Endangered status proposed for tri-colored bat
Interior Department Announces Nearly $105 Million in Funding for Wetland Conservation
Wildlife experts rescued 32 of the 230 whales that were found stranded on the wild and remote west coast of Australia’s island state Tasmania.
Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett Ayers Butler has won the 2022 Heinz Award for the Environment
Dave Foreman passes away
For the first time since the 1940s, Chinook salmon are swimming in the McCloud River
Rare yellow-legged frogs are returned to drought-hammered San Gabriel Mountains
Jeep will electrify entire lineup, launch 4 EVs by 2025
China discovers stunning crystal on the moon, nuclear fusion fuel for limitless energy
Researchers generate fusion at 100 million Kelvin for 20 seconds
DNA study traces the homeland of modern humans to the Makgadikadi-Okavango wetland
"Embattled World Bank Leader ‘Slow-Walking’ Climate Initiatives"
"California Should Expect A ‘Fourth Dry Year’ As Drought Persists"
"White House Launches ‘Generational’ $7 Billion Hydrogen Plan"
"Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Progress on Clean Air"
"Fiona Will Lash Parts Of Canada As Region’s Strongest Storm On Record"
"FERC Chair’s Renomination in Limbo, Raising Fears About Deadlock"
"UK Government Lifts Fracking Ban Despite Opposition"
"Climate-Fueled Wildfires Worsen Danger for Struggling Fish"
"Drowning Island Nations: ‘This Is How A Pacific Atoll Dies’"
"Minnesota Ojibwe Harvest Sacred, Climate-Imperiled Wild Rice"

Conservation News ~ 9 September 2022

9/9/2022

NASA Studies Find Previously Unknown Loss of Antarctic Ice
NASA’s Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet Atmosphere
Box turtles, bumblebees, and long-eared owls recommended for Michigan endangered species list
North Carolina national park welcomes new species of salamander
People Who Lack Compassion for the Environment Are Also Less Emotional in General
USFWS announces recovery plan for endangered Arizona cactus
2 Bay Area students discover 2 new scorpion species, but worry about the arachnids' survival
Researchers confirm new species of bat
Endangered whale species off Australia's south coast is calving less often
"Biden, Remaking Climate Team, Picks John Podesta to Guide Spending"
"White House Announces Regulations, DOE Nominees"
What Will New UK PM Liz Truss Do On Climate, Environment?
"Chileans Resoundingly Reject New Progressive Constitution"
"Climate Change Is Overwhelming US Flood Maps, FEMA Head Says"
Northern California Wildfire Wipes Out Neighborhood With Frightening Speed
"A Failure Of Enforcement"
"How Pakistan Floods Are Linked To Climate Change"
WarWilding: A New Word To Describe Using Nature As A Weapon
"It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off."
"Historic, Unforgiving Western Heat Wave Is Peaking And Crushing Records"
"U.N. Inspectors Call for Security Zone Around Nuclear Plant"
Thwaites "Doomsday Glacier" Disintegrating Faster Than Thought
Billion-Dollar Plant: Plastics Recycling - Or 'Sustainability Fraud'?
"Europe Is Sacrificing Its Ancient Forests for Energy"
"Clean Energy Projects Surge After Climate Bill Passage"
"GAO: Trump Team Bogged Down Sensitive Interior Grants"
"DNC Weighs Manchin's Permitting Reform Deal"
"Heat Pumps Should Be Key To Truss’s Energy Strategy, Urges Expert"
"Group Seeks Endangered Species Protection For West Coast Bull Kelp"
After 100 years of extinction in the region, the American bison now runs free through the plains of Mexico
Increased Risk of Power Outages in California as Heat Wave Intensifies
Sunnova wants to build and run community microgrids as a utility
L.A.’s First Heat Officer Says Helping Vulnerable Communities Is Key to Achieving Climate Goals
How quickly will electric vehicles take over, now that California has mostly banned gas-powered cars in 2035?
Clean Power Alliance Now Receiving 100 MW of Clean Energy Storage Capacity from Luna Battery Storage Project
Diablo Canyon Extension Draws Mixed Reaction; Other Energy Bills Pass
California Legislature approves climate change steps, but one ambitious one fails
With policy changes, community resilience programs could make the most of microgrids
New liana species reported from Tibet
Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden
"EPA Leader: Jackson Needs ‘Fair Share’ Of Money To Fix Water"
"Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden"
"California Aims To Lower Fire Insurance Costs For Homeowners"
"Why Arctic Wildfires Are Releasing More Carbon Than Ever"
West Virginians Divided Over Gas Pipeline Despite Manchin's Support
"Nuclear’s $6 Billion Bailout Likely to Help Only Diablo Canyon"
"Liz Truss, New UK Leader, Lays Out Sweeping Plan to Cap Energy Prices"
"Australia’s First Climate Law Since 2011 Seals Green Comeback"
Drought Frontlines: Mexican Communities Strive To Save Every Drop Of Water
"Plastic Certificates: Greenwashing Or A Step To Climate Neutrality?"
Washington State to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035, following California
Red-eyed tree frogs prefer mates whose croak vibrations they can feel
Governor Newsom and Legislature Seal Budget and Law Changes to Fight Climate Change
Out of thin air- new solar-powered invention creates hydrogen fuel from the atmosphere
More than 1.1 million sea turtles poached over the last three decades
California’s most famous whale washes ashore in Bay area, killed by ship
Lobsters do not die from old age – they die from exhaustion
Ford EV sales soar 307% in August as automaker clinches second place in US market
Scientists turn crabs into biodegradable batteries
Germany launched the first fleet of hydrogen powered passenger trains saying they will save 422k gallons of diesel fuel a year
"A King For The Climate Takes The Throne In England"
"Sanders Blasts Permitting Reform As Democrats’ Divide Grows"
"Study: Four Major Climate Tipping Points Close To Triggering"
"US Farmers Face Plague Of Pests As Global Heating Raises Soil Temperatures"
"Rising Seas Could Swallow Millions Of U.S. Acres Within Decades"
"No September On Record In The West Has Seen A Heat Wave Like This"
"Energy Majors Exaggerating Green Performance: Analysis"
"Chemical Safety Investigations Impeded by Staffing, Leadership"
"Carbon Capture Has A Long History. Of Failure"
US Lobster Put On ‘Red List’ To Protect Endangered N. Atlantic Right Whales
Study suggests one-third of wild bee species in Pa. have declined in abundance

Conservation News ~ 2 September 2022

9/2/2022

"Pakistan Flooding Deaths Pass 1,000 In 'Climate Catastrophe'"
Mayor Urges Residents To Flee Ahead Of Rising River Waters In Mississippi
"EPA Expands PFAS Crackdown With Superfund Proposal"
"China’s Record Drought Is Drying Rivers and Feeding Its Coal Habit"
"Nations Fail To Reach Deal On UN Treaty To Protect Sea Life"
"Democrats Clash Over Manchin Side Deal, Raising Shutdown Risk"
"Surrounded By Fossil Fuels, They Fear Climate Bill Leaves Them Behind"
Houston Rail Yard Linked To Highly Toxic Waste Mixed With Creosote
"Obscure Energy Treaty Threatens Huge State Losses Over Climate Action"
The Last Days Of A Louisiana Tribe’s Struggle To Escape The Rising Sea
EPA finally moves to label some 'forever chemicals' as hazardous
Legal Agreement Moves Dunes Sagebrush Lizard One Step Closer to Protection
New bird species is identified in remote area of Chile in South America
They discovered a new species of reptile in Puerto Rico
Yahoo Auctions to ban sales of rare, endangered species on site
Indus dolphin added to list of endangered species
"Zombie Ice From Greenland Will Raise Sea Level 10 Inches"
"EPA Tells 15 States They Missed Air Pollution Plan Deadline"
A Melting Glacier, An Imperiled City And A Farmer’s Fight For Climate Justice
"When an Oil Well Is Your Neighbor"
"FERC Endorses Nation’s Largest Dam Removal Project"
"Some Cities Could Be Left Behind On Lead Pipe Replacements"
Remote Mine Could Foretell the Future of America’s Electric Car Industry
"Over Caves and Over Budget, Mexico’s Train Project Barrels Toward Disaster"
"Mississippi’s Largest City In Water Crisis As Treatment Plant Fails"
"Brazil’s ‘Man Of The Hole’ Dies, And An Amazonian Tribe Is No More"
Study suggests one-third of wild bee species in Pennsylvania have declined in abundance
Abu Dhabi’s Restoration Efforts Bring Hope for Extinction-Prone Dugongs
Indonesia announces plan to protect 10% of its seas by 2030, and 30% by 2045
"Explainer: Pakistan Fatal Flooding Has Hallmarks Of Warming"
"Here Are the Challenges Ahead for California’s Ban on Gas Cars"
"California’s 2035 Ban On New Gas-Powered Cars Set To Apply To Virginia"
"Appeals Court Rules Two Trump Administration Gulf Lease Sales Unlawful"
"Federal Cyber Mandate Looms For Local Water Systems"
"Maine Supreme Court Revives Contentious Transmission Project"
"Climate Envoy John Kerry Seeks Restart to US Emissions Talks With China"
"The Botanic Matchmakers that Could Save Our Food Supply"
B.C. First Nations Appeal Court Ruling In Attempt To Restore The Nechako R.
"Bible Demands Action On Climate Change, Evangelicals Say In New Report"
Death Valley May Hit 125 F On Labor Day As Searing Heat Wave Roasts West
Democrat Mary Peltola, 1st Alaska Native, Wins Special House Election
"Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Almost Doubled In 2021, Analysis Finds"
"K. Sabeel Rahman Named to Key Regulatory Post in White House"
"Nuclear Fuel for Advanced Reactors Spurred by Climate Bill Funds"
"Europe Plan For Floating Gas Terminals Raises Climate Fears"
"Collateral Damage: The Environmental Cost of the Ukraine War"
"Audit Uncovers Staffing, Morale Woes At Key USGS Water Lab"
Leak Of Dangerous Chlorine Shows Gaps In La. Monitoring Of Chemical Plants
"Swarms of Satellites Are Tracking Illegal Fishing and Logging"
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for West Coast's Bull Kelp
In Nepal, endangered tiger kills critically endangered gharial
Eight new species of gecko discovered in Madagascar
New Species of Ant Discovered
"States Ride Shotgun With California to Rev Up Clean Cars Rules"
"Newsom Scores Climate Agenda Wins as Legislature Wraps"
Jackson's Water Crisis Can't Be Disentangled From Race, Experts Say
"Many Developed Countries View Online Misinformation as ‘Major Threat’"
Spanish-Speaking Farmworkers Can't Read Pesticide Labels Printed in English
"U.S. Is Seriously Underestimating The Consequences Of CO2 - Study"
CDC Endorses Updated COVID Boosters, Shots To Begin Soon
"Who Is Mary Peltola? Dem Beats Palin In Historic Alaska Race"
"Your Local Park Has A Hidden Talent: Helping Fight Climate Change"
"Does This Fisherman Have the Right to Be in a Billionaire’s Backyard?"
Urgent aid appeal launched as satellite images show a third of Pakistan underwater
Researchers say electric ships could economically serve 40% of today’s sea routes
In 1918, US Steel dug up nearly 200 Ojibwe graves. Now the Lake Superior’s tribe’s sacred burial site
Long overlooked, Oregon’s Swastika Mountain may have a new name soon
Laser scans reveal 26 ancient cities hidden in the Amazon river basin
Huge recovery for butterfly once extinct in the UK
More than 100 hen harriers fledge in England for first time in a century
Mountain Lionp-90, ‘trailblazer’ who crossed the 101 three times, is killed by vehicle near Ojai

Conservation News ~ 26 August 2022

8/26/2022

State butterfly gains endangered species status in West Virginia
Endangered sea turtles found on Louisiana islands for first time in 75 years
New species of long-fingered bat discovered in India, Sri Lanka
New species of bent-toed gecko found at Agasthyamalai
The Biden administration aims to make nature a measurable part of the U.S. economy
"Manchin-Linked Company Could Reap Millions From Climate Law"
"Mining Companies Strike Gold With New Climate Law"
"Judge Revives Block On Biden Leasing Pause"
Carbon Capture Plays an Outsized Role in IRA's Emissions Reductions
"Biden Proposes Restoring Chemical Safety Standards Weakened By Trump"
Top Business Lobby Promised Climate Action – But Worked To Block Efforts
"Feds Announce $310 Million In Funding To Combat ‘Megadrought’"
"Yangtze Shrinks as China's Drought Disrupts Industry"
"Fast-Warming, Ailing Mediterranean Sea May Be A Sign Of Things To Come"
"Returning Sea Otters To Oregon Could Revive Kelp Forests"
Rare Nevada Fish Advances Toward Endangered Species Protection
Wildlife officials say Endangered Species Act petition for Sonoran chub lacks science for listing
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland celebrates new conservation area in Montana
China issues national drought alert
Torrential rain in New Zealand
"Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How."
"At Least One Dead After Dallas Area Hit By 1-In-1,000-Year Flood"
"The TVA Is Dumping A Mountain Of Coal Ash In Black South Memphis"
State Climate Action Could Be Supercharged By The Inflation Reduction Act
"Polio Has Been Found In The U.S. Here’s What To Know."
"US Protections for Idaho Salmon, Steelhead Are Here To Stay"
Study Shows Warming Oceans Could Bring Spike in Seabed Methane Emissions
"Germany: No Single Cause For Massive Oder River Fish Die-Off"
"The Top 10 Emitting Power Plants In America"
"Jordan River, Jesus' Baptism Site, Is Today Barely a Trickle"
As many as one in six U.S. tree species is threatened with extinction
Study: Most marine species at risk with continued emissions
"FERC Grants Four-Year Extension for MVP Project"
"Five 1,000-Year Rain Events Have Struck The U.S. In Five Weeks. Why?"
Climate Law Could Cut Emissions Costs Up To $1.9 Trillion: OMB
"Interior IG Finds Senior BLM Official Violated Ethics Rules"
"Why It’s Taken Decades To Clean Up Waste From A Troubled Mine In B.C.
Experts Debunk Viral Post Claiming 1,100 Scientists Deny Climate Emergency
"Toyota Backs Down In Fight Against California Car Emission Rules"
Australia's Rabbit Invasion Traced To Importation Of 24 Animals in 1859
"Robot Boat Maps Pacific Underwater Volcano"
"On Chile Rivers, Native Spirituality And Development Clash"
The California Fish and Wildlife Commission agreed to temporarily protect the Inyo rock daisy
New Species Of Shrew-Like Mouse Could Save Endangered Philippine Eagles
"California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars"
"Greens Ask EPA To Ban New Natural Gas Heating"
"Methane Hunters: What Explains the Surge in the Potent Greenhouse Gas?"
Ex-Interior Secretary Zinke Lied To Investigators In Casino Case, IG Finds
Kentuckians Left Homeless by Floods Sue Coal Company Over Alleged Negligence
"Dry Pastures Force Texas Ranchers To Slaughter Ever More Cows
"Egyptian NGOs Complain Of Being Shut Out Of COP27 Climate Summit"
UK and US Banks Among Biggest Backers Of Russian ‘Carbon Bombs’ - Data
"As Many As One In Six U.S. Tree Species Is Threatened With Extinction"
"Bird Flu Kills 700 Black Vultures At Animal Sanctuary"
California moves toward phasing out sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035
Towns May Grow Millions More Trees with $1.5B for Urban Forestry
Rare Nevada Fish to Get Full Review for Possible US Listing
The Subantarctic Rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica), a new bird species on the southernmost islands of the Americas
"California E.V. Mandate Finds a Receptive Auto Industry"
"Dangerous Heat Predicted To Hit 3 Times More Often In Future"
DOI Grants $560 Million In 24 States To Plug 10,000+ Orphaned Wells
Earthjustice Is Suing EPA Over Coal Ash Dumps, Which Pollute Groundwater
Fracking Billionaires, Ben Shapiro, and PragerU Built Climate Denial Empire
"Climate Change: Russia Burns Off Gas As Europe's Energy Bills Rocket"
WH Moves To Make All Federally Funded Research Public For Free By 2026
Google Changed Emission Calculations, Making Air Travel Look Cleaner
"Zaporizhzhia: World Narrowly Avoided Radiation Accident: Zelensky"
"Alaska’s Snow Crabs Have Disappeared. Where They Went Is A Mystery."
The dugong that inspired mermaid tales declared extinct in China
Dinosaur tracks revealed in Texas as severe drought dries up river
Mr. Goodbar now traveling with single female near Gila Forest
Student scientists win $5m from Elon Musk’s carbon capture XPrize
$70 million nuclear fusion machine is turned on in the UK
Forever chemicals destroyed by simple new method
Scientists evolve a fungus to battle deadly honey bee parasite
Many in the US doubt their individual impact on fighting climate change

Conservation News ~ 19 August 2022

8/19/2022

Scientists name newly discovered species of limu after island conservation leader
Plant spotted three years ago identified as new species
"House Passes Sweeping Climate, Tax and Health Care Package"
Warming Doubles Risk Of Catastrophic California ‘Megaflood’ - Researchers
"Hot Nights: US in July Sets New Record For Overnight Warmth"
Newsom Wants To Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Open
Vulnerable Vanuatu Launches Ambitious Climate Plan
Trump Loyalist Challenging Liz Cheney Is An Anti-Conservation Zealot
"Federal Court Reinstates Ban On New Coal Sales On Public Land"
Poland Says Oder Tests So Far Not Showing Poison As Cause Of Fish Die-Off
10 Years After Austin Tice Vanished In Syria, His Family Fights On For Him
"When Fireflies Await a Night That Never Comes"
Biden To Sign Massive Climate And Health Care Legislation Tuesday
"Tensions Grow Over Lack Of A Water Deal For The Shrinking Colorado River"
"Former Grenada Minister Tapped As Next U.N. Climate Chief"
"Billions Would Die From Starvation In Nuclear War: Research"
Army Corps Opens Lengthy Environmental Review Of Line 5 Tunnel For Comment
"Rise In Extreme Heat Will Hit Minority Communities Hardest"
As Drought Drives Elephants Closer To People, Consequences Can Be Deadly
"U.S. States Urge Postal Service To Halt Gas Vehicle Purchases"
Why Scientists Have Pumped A Potent Greenhouse Gas Into Public Streams
"Death Valley’s Invasive Donkeys Have Become Cat Food"
Endangered insects and spiders being sold illegally on eBay and Amazon, study shows
Fishing ship sinks, spilling massive amount of diesel fuel near endangered orcas in Washington state
High school students describe two new species of scorpions
Seven new bee species discovered in Iowa for the first time
Arizona Loses One-Fifth Of Its Colorado R. Allocation Under New Fed Plan
"Biden Signs Massive Climate And Health Care Legislation"
"Shadowy Oil and Gas Interests Are Deciding Texas' Energy Fate"
An "Extreme Heat Belt" Will Soon Emerge In The U.S., Study Warns
"White House Climate Official Sanctioned By Prestigious Science Body"
"Hundreds Of Thousands Drop Flood Insurance As Rates Rise"
"Kicking Oil Companies Out Of School"
"Oil Majors' Climate Visions 'Inconsistent' With Paris Targets"
"Attacks On Canadian Media Reveal Dark Red Cracks In Our Democracy"
"New Zealand River's Personhood Status Offers Hope To Māori"
"Court Clears Path For Biden Oil And Gas Leasing Pause"
"Major Cities Blighted By Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution, Research Finds"
"Forest Fires Are Getting Worse, 20 Years Of Data Confirm"
"European Food Companies Break Their Plastics Promises"
Endangered Sea Turtles Found On La. Island Could Help Its Restoration
"Rebirth of San Francisco’s Salt Marshes"
"Is the Jaguarundi Extinct in the United States?"
Ants Can Be Better Than Pesticides For Growing Healthy Crops: Study
"Dodge Will Retire Charger And Challenger, Its Muscle Car Mainstays"
New Hawk Moths Are Some of the Smallest Ever Found
"Climate Bill’s Unlikely Beneficiary: US Oil And Gas Industry"
Chevron Jumps Into Texas' News Desert With Stories About Puppies and Oil
Grijalva, Porter Threaten Subpoena Over Firm’s Work With Fossil Companies
"EPA Finds New Risks With Dicamba Weedkiller"
"‘No Winners’ Seen if States Launch Water War Amid Megadrought"
"Scientists Boost Crop Performance by Engineering a Better Leaf"
"Forever Chemicals No More? PFAS Are Destroyed With New Technique"
Canada Oil Sands Sector Aims To Release Treated Tailings Water Into River
"BLM Reconsiders Trump-Era Midnight Orders Opening Alaska Lands"
"Columbia River's Salmon Are at the Core of Ancient Religion"
Scientists find way to extract lithium from sweater
Judge reinstates Obama-era coal leasing moratorium on federal lands
Critically endangered sea turtles lay eggs on Texas beach
Nuclear fusion breakthrough confirmed- California team achieved ignition
Europe’s rivers run dry as scientists warn drought could be worst in 500 years
Lasers could cut lifespan of nuclear waste from ‘a million years’ to 30 minutes

Conservation News ~ 12 August 2022

8/12/2022

Scientists discover new species of mysterious isopod deep-sea creature
New frog species discovered in Singapore for 1st time in nearly 40 years
Five litters of endangered black-footed ferrets born at Phoenix Zoo
Researchers discover new species inside Texas cavern
Jumbo task as Malawi moves 263 elephants to restock a degraded national park
Senate 51-50 Vote Clinches Long-Delayed Health And Climate Bill
"Manchin’s Donors Include Pipeline Giants That Win in His Climate Deal"
"Bidens To Travel To Kentucky After Catastrophic Flooding"
"Explainer: On China, US and Climate, Action, Not Talk Is Key"
Swamped By Public Outcry, Oregon Withdraws Controversial Wildfire Risk Map
"After Rockets Strike Near Nuclear Plant, Ukraine and Russia Trade Blame"
Tijuana Sewage Spill Shutters Calif. Beach And Shoreline, Yet Again
Mexico Desperate For Water While Drinks Companies Use Billions Of Litres
Five More Arrested In Brazil Over Murders Of Phillips And Pereira
"Peter Dykstra: The Birth of Greenwashing"
Sea turtle nest found on Mississippi beach for first time since 2018
More vaquitas remain alive than population projections initially indicated
Study finds 100% renewables would pay off within 6 years
"Biden Surveys Flood Damage In Kentucky, Pledges More US Help"
"Electric Cars Too Costly for Many, Even With Aid in Climate Bill"
"Study Connects Climate Hazards To 58% Of Infectious Diseases"
"How Young Californians Cope To Beat Climate Anxiety and Doom"
"COVID Sewage Surveillance Labs Join the Hunt for Monkeypox"
"EPA Seeks To Add DINP Plasticizer To Toxics Release Inventory"
Congress Set To Pass Huge Bipartisan Wildlife Conservation Bill
"Billions in Feds’ Spending on Megafire Risks Seen as Misdirected"
"In Dry California, Salty Water Creeps Into Key Waterways"
Romance, Politics, and Ecological Damage: Sable Island’s Wild Horses
Endangered Species Protections Sought for Rare Nevada Butterfly
CSIRO researchers identify 139 new species, including an ant that ‘babysits’ caterpillars
Scientists discover dozens of new species in Pacific
"Almost No One In Ky. Has Flood Insurance, Hindering Recovery"
"EPA Launches Civil Rights Probes Of Texas Regulator"
"National Academies Urge EPA To Study Sunscreen Risks"
"As Temperatures Rise, Industries Fight Heat Safeguards For Workers"
"What the Historic Climate Bill Means for Farmers and the Food System"
Conceding to Manchin, Bill Exempts Most Oil Industry From Methane Fees
EPA OKs Plan To Truck Contamination From One Black Community To Another
"Climate Bill Targets Transmission to Unjam Clean Energy Backlog"
Newly Identified Langya Virus Tracked After China Reports Dozens Of Cases
"A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making"
Local renewable energy employment can fully replace US coal jobs nationwide
Rare hummingbird last seen in 2010 rediscovered in Colombia
New species of deep-sea isopod the size of an iPad discovered in Gulf of Mexico
"Fate Of ‘Sleeping Giant’ East Antarctic Ice Sheet ‘In Our Hands’ – Study"
"Landfills Around The World Release A Lot Of Methane - Study"
British Columbia: "Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Conservationists"
"Blinken Presses Congo Leaders to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests"
"Climate Bill Would Breathe New Life Into Big-City Trees"
"The Biggest Climate Ghouls of the 2022 Midterms"
Driving Out Invasive Species On Islands Has Big Benefits – Study
Chicago Signs $422 Million Deal For Green Energy
"'The Sacrifice Zone': Myanmar Bears Cost Of Green Energy"
"We Went on a Lanternfly-Killing Rampage. They're Still Here"
Concrete using recycled tire rubber promises boost for circular economy
Georgia just broke its state record for the number of sea turtle nests
"House Is Set to Pass Climate, Tax and Health Package"
"Gas Prices Fall Below $4 For 1st Time Since March"
"California Unveils Water Strategy, Planning For Greater Scarcity"
"African Wildlife Parks Face Climate, Infrastructure Threats"
"Signs of BP's Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Persist Over a Decade Later"
Arctic Warming Up To Four Times As Fast As Global Average: Study
Sinema’s Push On Climate Bill Added $4 Billion To Combat Western Drought
"Climate Bill Improves Air Quality Despite Fossil Fuel Benefits"
"France Battles 'Monster' Wildfire As Heatwaves Scorch Europe"
Fossilized Tooth May Help Solve The Mystery Of The Chincoteague Ponies
An injured tiny turtle defecated plastic for 6 days after being rescued by an Australian zoo
Georgia just broke its state record for the number of sea turtle nests
History of DDT ocean dumping off LA coast even worse than expected, EPA finds
SeaWorld’s 20-year-old killer whale Nakai dies
Nature-friendly farming does not reduce productivity

Conservation News ~ 5 August 2022

8/5/2022

US drafts new speed limits on shipping to help save endangered whales
'Soon it will be unrecognisable': total climate meltdown cannot be stopped, says expert
New species of cone snail discovered on Aruba
Brazil moves toward paving a road through a preserved Amazon area
U.S. Naval Academy proposal to build new golf course riles environmentalists
"House Passes 48-Bill Wildfire-Protection Package"
"Chemical Recycling Bills Gain Momentum and Opposition in States"
"Green Bank, Environmental Equity Among Climate Deal’s Winners"
"Rich Countries Failed To Meet Their Climate Funding Goal"
"California Not Counting Methane Leaks From Idle Wells"
Fireproofing Your Home Isn't Very Expensive, But Few States Require It
"Heavy Rain Causes Deadly Flooding Across Iran"
"Fires Engulf Western Nebraska Wildlife Area, Sparking Evacuations"
"As Species Recover, Some Threaten Others In More Dire Shape"
"For Climate Migrants in Bangladesh, Town Offers New Life"
Call for hippos to join list of world's most endangered animals
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Is Expanding by 16000 Acres
Researcher discovers a new species of sea bream (Sparidae) from the Red Sea
"Kentucky Floods Kill At Least 37 As More Storms Forecast"
""At Least 14 Potential Heat Deaths In Oregon After Hot Spell""
"Manchin Won a Pledge From Democrats to Finish a Contested Pipeline"
Feds Will Reverse Trump Decision Opening Central Calif. Lands To Drilling
Gas Industry Pumps Money Into Tiny Local Race To Crush Climate Champion
Scientists Say It’s ‘Foolish’ To Not Study Catastrophic Climate Outcomes
"Pollution: 'Forever Chemicals' In Rainwater Exceed Safe Levels"
Whistleblowers Give New Evidence of EPA Failure to Assess Toxic Chemicals
"What Are 'Flash Droughts' and Why Are They So Destructive?"
"The World's Largest Hornet Is Getting a New Name"
Rwanda joins IUCN Green List
Rangers from Nicaragua and Mexico among global award winners
Rangers from Zimbabwe, Kenya and DRC among global award winners
Ranger from Bolivia among global award winners
Brazil's environment chief approved paving Amazon highway against prior IBAMA warnings
Six new species of miniature frog discovered in Mexico
Magnolia species lost to science for 97 years rediscovered in Haiti
Jellyfish filmed by scuba diver off Papua New Guinea could be rare or new species
Researchers find new species of Nemacheilidae fish in Putao, Northern Myanmar
"How the New Climate Bill Would Reduce Emissions"
"EPA Announces Flights To Look For Methane In Permian Basin"
"Ukraine: Situation at Europe's Largest Nuclear Plant 'Out Of Control'"
"A Race To Save Fish As Rio Grande Dries, Even In Albuquerque"
"Wind-Whipped Fire Leaves Northern California Hamlet In Ashes"
"A Record Amount Of Seaweed Is Choking Shores In The Caribbean"
Long a Climate Straggler, Australia Advances Major Bill to Cut Emissions
"Drought, Sluggish Mississippi River Make Small Dead Zone"
"UN Warns Two Largest US Water Reservoirs At ‘Dangerously Low Levels’"
Coral Levels In Parts Of Great Barrier Reef Are At Highest In 36 Years
"Senate Passes Long-Sought Bill To Help Veterans Affected By Burn Pits"
"Feds Target US Companies Caught In Lucrative Shark Fin Trade"
"Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil’s Indigenous Land"
"US High Tide Flooding Breaks Records In Multiple Locations"
What You Need To Know About The Push To Mine Ontario’s Ring of Fire
"Automakers Blitz Congress to Fix an EV Tax Credit They Can’t Use"
Over 10 Inches Of Rain Falls In Illinois, Another Exceptional Deluge
Climate-Smart Farming Is a Lot Harder Than Manchin Bill Makes It Sound
Sea Otters Were Hunted To Near-Extinction. Can They Be Reintroduced?
On Hawaiian Mountain, The Fight Over Telescopes Nearing A Peaceful End
Mozambique busts notorious rhino poacher
Grotesque greed – immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN Chief
Hawaii receives final coal shipment for its last coal-fired power plant
"Sinema Agrees to Climate and Tax Deal, Clearing the Way for Votes"
Biden HHS Declares Monkeypox Outbreak Public Health Emergency In U.S.
History of DDT Ocean Dumping Off L.A. Even Worse Than Expected, EPA Finds
"Despite Slow Start, NOAA Still Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Season"
"Nuclear Milestone: Feds Greenlight Vogtle To Fuel Up"
"Drought Emergency in Mexico Rekindles Demand for Water Law Reform"
"U.S. Cities Push The Homeless To Live In Tent Camps"
"Communities Near 23 Sterilization Plants Have Increased Cancer Risk: EPA"
Judge Rejects Federal Plans For Fossil Fuel Mining In Powder River Basin
"Appalachian Voices Sues State Over Release Of Carbon Market Document"
Rare hummingbird last seen in 2010 rediscovered in Colombia
'Magnificent' jellyfish found off coast of Papua New Guinea could be new species
'Treasure map' of ants may help experts discover new ant species in India
Arizona Jaguar “El Jefe” reappears in Central Sonora
Scientists find traces of massive ancient rainforests in Antarctica
Georgia nuclear plant gets OK to load fuel at new reactor
Researchers improve catalyst that destroys ‘forever chemicals’ with sunlight
Climate experts experience an odd sensation after Manchin budget deal: optimism

Conservation News ~ 29 July 2022

7/29/2022

The Vatican has just called to protect Half of Earth’s Lands and Seas by 2030 while simultaneously ensuring the full rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Industrial soy drives deforestation spike in southeastern Brazil, satellite images show
Where do the guitarfish go? Scientists and fishers team up to find out
Bolsonaro’s new deforestation data board sparks fear of censorship of forest loss, fires
Tigers may avoid extinction, but we must aim higher (commentary)
‘Only a tribe can speak for a tribe’: Q&A with Native conservationists on Biden’s 30 by 30 project
Turkey’s authoritarian development ignores planetary boundaries
Monarch butterflies are officially endangered
New DNA test aims to help bust illegal trade in precious red coral
Cut off from Sundarbans and denied compensation, Bangladesh communities face arrest
‘The sea means everything’: Q&A with deep-sea mining opponent Debbie Ngawera-Packer
Restoring Mexico’s ‘Garden of Eden’ is a process of deep regeneration
Farmers feel the pressure after conservation crackdown around Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake
First-of-its-kind freshwater mangroves discovered in Brazil’s Amazon Delta
Ban on use of destructive net fails to make an impact in Indonesia, experts say
"How the Government Is Failing Americans Uprooted by Calamity"
"Crews Protect Homes As California Fire Burns Near Yosemite"
Epidemiologists Warn U.S. Reaches Critical Moment To Contain Monkeypox
"Texas Republicans Make Renewable Energy a Political Punching Bag"
Revealed: Oil Sector’s ‘Staggering’ $3Bn-A-Day Profits For Last 50 Years
"Biden’s Climate Emergency Decision Would Unlock Pentagon Funding"
"'Dead Bodies' And Dump Sites Draw DOJ Civil Rights Probe Of Houston"
"Alaska Experiencing Wildfires It’s Never Seen Before"
"Explainer: What’s Behind Europe’s Spate Of Deadly Wildfires?"
"DRC To Auction Oil And Gas Permits In Endangered Gorilla Habitat"
Supercharged biotech rice yields 40% more grain
Researchers Discover New Species of Venomous Snake in China
"Papal Visit: 'It's Going To Take A Long Time'"
FPL Secretly Took Over A Florida News Site And Used It To Bash Critics
Is Calif. Carbon Capture Play a Climate Solution or a Ruse?
"US To Plant 1 Billion Trees As Climate Change Kills Forests"
"Air Conditioning Will Not Save Us"
"Flooding Could Expose Toxic Soil In City Neighborhoods"
Pa. Just Lost A Key Tool To Address Its Abandoned Oil Well Problem
Atlanta Superfund Site Leaves Black Neighborhoods Wary of Gentrification
"The Audacious PR Plot That Seeded Doubt About Climate Change"
"There Are 40% More Tigers In The World Than Previously Estimated"
Scientists find 30 potential new species at bottom of ocean
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Expands Fleet with MV Sharkwater
Grim Heat And Stressed Grids Make Dangerous Outages Increasingly Likely
"Federal Government Fires Up Website All About Heat"
"Documents Show BLM Wild Horses Sold To Slaughter, Advocates Say"
175+ Green Groups Urge Buttigieg To Reinstate State Emission Rule
"MISO Approves Large Grid Expansion, Paving Way For Renewables"
"Audit: California Too Slow To Fix Contaminated Water Systems"
"Climate Disinformation Leaves Lasting Mark As World Heats"
"US Could Require Steps For Dams To Save Last Atlantic Salmon"
Oak Fire Tops 18,000 Acres, Destroys 41 Structures As Crews Battle Blaze
"The Barbados Rebellion"
Newsom pushes for 20 GW offshore wind goal by 2045, says California must ‘up our game’ on climate
California hopes to fight global warming by pumping CO2 underground. Some call it a ruse
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Southern Plains Bumblebee
"Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan"
"Hidden Menace: Massive Methane Leaks Speed Up Climate Change"
"Temperatures Could Hit Triple Digits Again In Northwest"
"Biden Administration Announces Initiatives To Boost Solar Energy Use"
Wildfire Pollution May Play Surprising Role in Fate of Arctic Sea Ice
These Hurricane Flood Maps Reveal Climate Future For Miami, NYC and DC
DOE Gives Major Loan To Facility For Processing Electric Vehicle Materials
Largest Audubon Chapter Yet Is Changing Its Name, Rebuking An Enslaver
"Streaming Service Hulu Is Rejecting Ads About Climate Change"
"Climate Change and Vanishing Islands Threaten Brown Pelican"
Bees may feel pain - Study suggests all insects may be sentient
Scientists discover new 'origins of life' chemical reactions
Rhino protector Anton Mzimba is murdered
Captain Paul Watson resigns from Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (USA)
James Lovelock, creator of Gaia hypothesis, dies 103rd birthday
Big falls in crop yields across Europe due to heatwaves
Straightening out kinky roots capture carbon and avoids drought stress
A 105-mile-long city will snake through the Saudi desert
Four Critically Endangered Condors released in Northern California
How indigenous sea gardens produced massive amounts of food for millenia
Litter of critically endangered Red Wolf pups born in the wild
Switzerland’s massive water battery will stabilize European Electricity grids
Two year study shows living seawalls promote regeneration in Sydney Harbour
Thousands of frogs are dying Australia and scientists aren’t sure why
First wild jaguars in 70 years born in Argentina national park
UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right
Genetics suggest two new species of bush robin
"Flooding In Central Appalachia Kills At Least 8 In Kentucky"
"Extended Triple-Digit Heat Suspected In 4 Deaths In Oregon"
"Seven Key Provisions in the Climate Deal"
"US EPA Chief Views Pollution In Puerto Rico, Vows To Fight For Change"
"Federal Office Focused On Climate Change And Health Has Zero Funding"
"Climate Migration Growing But Not Fully Recognized by World"
Concerns Over Transparency And Access At Deep-Sea Mining Negotiations
"Unearthing the Secret Superpowers of Fungus"
"Invasive Species Bullfrog And Snake Cost World $16Bn - Study"
Romance and Ecological Damage: The Saga of Sable Island’s Wild Horses
Flowers can hear buzzing bees and it makes their nectar sweeter
Crustaceans help to fertilize seaweeds

Conservation News ~ 22 July 2022

7/22/2022

Over half of threatened species require targeted recovery actions
ZSI Scientists Identify New Eel Species
Scientists confirm new species of legless lizard found only in the Hunter Valley and Liverpool Plains
Authorities and Yobin communities clash as deforestation spikes in Indian national park
Scientists call for end to violence against Amazon communities, environmental defenders
Study: Climate impacts to disproportionately hurt tropical fishers, farmers
Meet the new species found deep in sea off Hawaii
"France, Spain Fight Spreading Wildfires As Europe Swelters"
"Berlin Hosts Envoys For Heart-To-Heart Talks On Climate"
"Pacific Islands Demand Climate Action As China, US Woo Region"
"Kigali Summit To Outline Strategy For Nature Conservation In Africa"
"4 Issues To Watch As Energy, EPA Bills Reach House Floor"
"Four Ways the United States Can Still Fight Climate Change"
"Penny Mordaunt Pledges To Create ‘Millions Of Green Jobs’ If Elected"
"Without Land, Bangladesh's Manta People Live - And Die - On Boats"
Beach Trips Can Be Costly To The Environment. How To Reduce Your Impact
"Giving Voice To An Ailing Oregon River"
Endangered salmon will swim in California river for first time in 80 years
"UK Breaks Its Record For Highest Temperature As Heat Builds"
"Tory Leadership Race: Where Do Candidates Stand On Net Zero Goal?"
"Biden Could Declare Climate Emergency As Soon As This Week, Sources Say"
Shocking Report Shows How Australian Land And Wildlife Are Being Destroyed
"Endangered Salmon Will Swim In California River For First Time In 80 Years"
"Govts Turn Against Deep-Sea Mining as EV Boom Drives Demand for Metals"
More Mountain Glacier Collapses Feared as Heat Waves Engulf Hemisphere
"Gavin Newsom Plants Flag On Climate, Spurring 2024 Chatter"
"Which Elected Leaders Should Do More on Climate?" What Americans Say.
"Podcast: ‘Water Always Wins,’ So Why Are We Fighting It?"\
Legal Victory: Court Orders New Endangered Species Review for Toxic Fungicide
10 Captive-Bred Vultures Of Critically Endangered Species Released In Bengal
Australia's environment in 'shocking' decline, report finds
Lehr Discovers New Species of Lizard in Peru
In Brazil, an Indigenous group turns a day of grief into a celebration of life
Red-hot demand for ipê wood coincides with deforestation hubs in Brazil
Amid rising pressure, Indonesia’s sea-based communities adapt to change
Turtle DNA database traces illegal shell trade to poaching hotspots
In a former conflict zone in Sri Lanka, a world rich in corals thrives
Wildlife ‘rehabbers’ wage a herculean fight for a noble cause
Three new species of black-bellied salamander found in southern Appalachian Mountains
Worries and whispers in Vietnam’s NGO community after activist’s sentencing
Sri Lankan environmental policy failures helped fuel people power revolution
Between six ferns: New tropical fern species described by science
White rhino conservation project attempts paradigm shift by including local community
First IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress opens in Kigali, Rwanda
New Legal Protections for the Environment in relation to Armed Conflict
IUCN side event at the 2nd Asia Parks Congress: Engaging local communities in protected and conserved areas
Sustainable use re-affirmed as key to conservation by new UN report
IUCN and Esri collaborate to promote Green List and biodiversity conservation through digital innovation
Valuing, financing and mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions in China
Nepal hosts inception workshop for GCF's Gandaki Basin Climate Resilient project
HIST and IUCN sign MoU for collaboration on Space Technologies for natural World Heritage conservation
The IUCN Green List: Sharing Experiences at the 2nd Asia Parks Congress
"Biden To Announce Executive Actions On Climate"
Grim Warnings Issued As Oppressive US Heat Wave Shows No Signs Of Slowing
"Most Major Nations Lag In Acting On Climate-Fighting Goals"
"Crushed By Heatwaves, More Cities Are Hiring ‘Chief Heat Officers’"
‘The Scale Is Hard To Grasp’: Avian Flu Wreaks Devastation On Seabirds
Calif. Forests Are Vanishing As Wildfires Burn Larger And More Intensely
Offshore Fish Farms: Source Of Food Production - Or Of Ocean Pollution?
"Schools Race To Improve Indoor Air Quality As Coronavirus Cases Climb"
"XR Protesters Smash Windows of News UK Over Coverage Of Britain’s Heat"
"Polar Bears Scavenge On Garbage To Cope With Climate Change"
Eucalypt found only in Sydney suburbs confirmed as new species
Six new species of miniature frog discovered
"Biden Cites Climate Threat, Stops Short of Declaring Emergency"
"Extreme Heat Prompts Alerts In 28 States As Texas, Oklahoma Hit 115"
"Fuel Spills In The Bahamas Near White Sand Beaches Of Great Exuma"
"Aviation Faces Hurdles To Hit Goals For Cutting Emissions"
Fauci Says He Will Retire From Post By The End Of Biden’s Term
"War and Warming Upend Global Energy Supplies and Amplify Suffering"
"Biden Admin Tosses Trump Habitat Rule"
"USPS Will Make 40% Of Its New Trucks Electric, Up From 10%"
"Shifting Sands: Carolina’s Outer Banks Face a Precarious Future"
"Officials: Starvation Threat Not Over For Florida Manatees"
Three New Cryptic Salamander Species Discovered
Monarch butterflies now classified as endangered
African cheetahs to be spotted soon in India thanks to Namibia deal
Humanity faces collective suicide over climate crisis, warns UN chief
Greenland lost 6 billion tons of water per day over one weekend
Rainforest Chimpanzees seen digging wells for the first time
Surprising sea creature found in Pacific Ocean for first time
The global tiger population estimate has increased by 40% since 2015
Heatwaves and fires scorch Europe, Africa, and Asia
Tiny elephant shrew spotted alive for first time in 50 years
London wraps historic bridge in foil to save it from horrific heatwave
Cherokee tribe supports renaming Clingmans Dome in Smoky Mountains National Park
Experts confirm white whale carcass on Victorian beach is not Migaloo
George Monbiot wins Orwell prize for journalism
"Trump Admin Tried To Blunt EPA Review Of Popular Weedkiller"
"Beloved Monarch Butterflies Now Listed As Endangered"
"Biden Balked Late at Bold Climate Decree After Rush to Get Ready"
Advocates of Climate Emergency Disappointed by Biden's Small Steps
"Huge Wildfire, Drought Package Readied For House Votes"
"Report: Brazil Authorities Pay No Mind To Deforestation"
"Explainer: Smoke From Raging Wildfires Can Harm Health"
"A Painful Deadline Nears as Colorado River Reservoirs Run Critically Low"
"Japan Regulators Approve Release Of Fukushima Water Into Sea"
"Russia's War In Ukraine Is Hurting Nature"

Conservation News ~ 15 July 2022

7/15/2022

Officially extinct butterfly ‘making a comeback’ in UK
Amazon deforestation is off to the fastest start to a year since 2008
For women on Bangladesh’s coast, rising seas pose a reproductive health dilemma
‘We have advanced, but with much pain’: Q&A with Indigenous leader José Gregorio Díaz Mirabal
Return to agroforestry empowers women in Nepal
BP exploited Mexican communities hoping to benefit from carbon credits: report
Amazonian communities in Peru try to keep oil-rich Block 64 in their own hands
Under Bolsonaro policy, invaders seize control of 250,000 hectares of Indigenous lands
Myanmar wildlife trade remains opaque, despite focus on border hubs
On hazardous mine tailings dams, ‘safety first’ should be the rule (commentary)
Scientists strive to restore world’s embattled kelp forests
Tree plantations in Patagonia are the site of wildfires and land dispute
Vietnam targets US$5.5bln in agro, forestry, fishery export value to EU
Seven new tropical forest ferns found hiding in plain sight
New species of Miliusa spotted in Agasthyamala
Endangered Species Act Rollbacks Reversed After Animal Legal Defense Fund Lawsuit
Australia's greater glider now an endangered species
"Yosemite Wildfire Is Latest Threat To Giant Sequoia Trees"
"EPA Seen as Prepared for Big Challenges Ahead of Carbon Rules"
"Biden Admin Signals Support for Controversial Alaska Oil Project"
"Wild Species Relied On By Billions At Risk, Report Warns"
"Summer In America Is Becoming Hotter, Longer And More Dangerous"
"Amazon Deforestation Hits New Record In Brazil"
Peter Dykstra Column: "Climate Change Denial And Me"
DOE Unveils $40M For Electricity, Weatherization In Low-Income Communities
"A Whale Feeding Frenzy in Antarctica Signals a Conservation Success"
"Huge Underground Search For Mysterious Dark Matter Begins"
Study suggests pocket gophers may be the only other mammal that farms
Researchers Derive New Method for Turning Plant Materials Into Better Green Energy
"Europe’s New Heat Wave Is Going To Be Expensive"
Australian Prime Minister Pledges 'New Era' of Climate Action Under Labor
"US Cruise Ships Using Canada as a 'Toilet Bowl' for Polluted Waste"
"World Population Day: India Will Overtake China In 2023, Says The UN"
Record-Breaking Seafood Production Must See ‘Blue Transformation’: FAO
First Climate Agreement To Center Indigenous Voices Gains Support
"Gov. Wolf Vetoes Bid To Block All-Electric Building Codes"
"Green Groups Push Senate To Confirm EPA Enforcement Chief"
"Texas Grid Avoids Blackouts With Voluntary Cutbacks Amid Scorching Heat"
"Biden and NASA Share First Webb Space Telescope Image"
In restoring polluted rivers, Indonesia looks at restocking endemic fish
Protected areas not exempt as blast fishing blows up in Sri Lanka
Inside Sierra Leone’s Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (video)
Record-breaking seafood production must undergo a ‘blue transformation’: FAO
Space: New frontier for climate change & commodification, or conservation? (commentary)
Colorful new corals bedeck the busy waters off Hong Kong, study shows
Natural regeneration and women-led initiatives help drive Atlantic Forest Pact
World's Most Endangered Whales Move Closer to Expanded Habitat Protections off Alaskan Coast
New hawk moth species are among the smallest ever discovered
"Manchin, Playing to the Home Crowd, Is Fighting Electric Cars to the End"
"NOAA: Breaching Snake River Dams ‘Essential’ To Save Salmon"
"Midwest Wind Energy Transmission Line Gets Supersized"
"Dangerous Heat Wave Strikes China"
"OIG Chides Former Zinke Aide But Finds No Ethics Violation"
Caregivers of Seniors, Disabled Trained for Climate Disasters
"Wealthy N.Y. Areas Called ‘Disadvantaged’ For Climate Aid"
"Science Offers Basis For National Climate Damage Claims - Study"
"Hawaii National Park Gets Land Where Ancient Villages Stood"
"Scientists Design Contraceptives To Limit Grey Squirrels"
California cities ban new gas stations in battle to combat climate change
These charts show how California is generating energy differently than a decade ago
Solid-State Batteries for EVs Make a Leap Toward Mass Production
As blackouts loom, PG&E changes tune about shutting California’s last nuclear plant
Will OC’s Green Energy Agency Release the Findings of CEO Whistleblower Complaint Investigation?
Why the Supreme Court ruling won’t help coal
This Virtual Power Plant Is Trying to Tackle a Housing Crisis and an Energy Crisis All at Once
Save the Climate by Improving Jobs
MCE Reports Almost 150% Increase in Energy Efficiency in 2021
Orange County Power Authority Makes Five Key Hires
France will require Ph.D.s to take a research ethics oath
Tapping into the million-year energy source below our feet
Bringing Back the Beasts: Global Rewilding Plans Take Shape
As Industry Tightens Its Grip, Horseshoe Crabs Finally Have Safe Haven in Cape Romain
Endangered amphibian species reintroduced in Colorado
New species of Begonia found in Gaoligong Mountains
Genomic research supports recognizing new scrub jay species in Texas and Mexico
Study assesses wildlife exposure to rat poison on oil palm plantations
Climate change amplifies the risk of conflict, study from Africa shows
Can we save the Leuser Ecosystem? | Chasing Deforestation
Displaced by a dam, women defenders fight for their land rights in Colombia
Sighting of an American black vulture in Nepal causes a flutter
Podcast: ‘Water always wins,’ so why are we fighting it?
Why World's First Malaria Shot Won't Reach Millions Of Children Who Need It
"Extreme Heat Blasting Western Europe Could Set All-Time Record In U.K."
"Haaland Defends Interior Policies, Cites Unused Leases"
"EPA Faces Legal Dead Ends After SCOTUS Climate Decision"
"Advanced E.V. Batteries Move From Labs to Mass Production"
"White House Environmental Permit Helper Sees Applications Rise"
Canada's Climate Minister: "From ‘Green Jesus’ To ‘Radical Pragmatist’
"NIH: Common Chemicals Linked To Preterm Births"
"Once Nearly Extinct, Bison Are Now Climate Heroes"
Oregon Farmers Test Drive Electric Tractors in the Name of Science
Plantations threaten Indonesia’s orangutans, but they’re not oil palm
Overexploitation threatens Amazon fisheries with collapse, study warns
Young Māori divers hunt invasive crown-of-thorns starfish to save coral reefs
With plantation takeover, Brazil’s Indigenous Pataxó move to reclaim their land
$245-million initiative to create and maintain protected areas in Colombia
In world convulsed by climate-driven conflict, are peace parks an answer?
Community-based seed banks in Nepal help conserve native species
Small mammals stranded by hydropower dams die out surprisingly fast: Study
Is invasive species management doing more harm than good? (commentary)
New species of fungi unknown to science discovered in Scotland's Cairngorm mountains
New research reveals mutation responsible for disease resistance in Cassava
Secretary Haaland Announces Expansion of National Wildlife Lost Trail Conservation Area
Elusive fox that threatened Phillip Island’s little penguins caught after two-month hunt
CRISPR plants can combat climate change
"How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan"
Biden Is Losing His Base on Climate Change, a New Pew Poll Finds
"Biden Set to Leave Saudi Arabia With No Announcement on Oil"
"A Big Bipartisan Wildlife Bill Could Be Headed to Biden's Desk"
"Officials Suggest Pipeline Company Hid Problems After Spill"
"As Europe Bakes In Heatwave, Wildfires Rage From Portugal To Croatia"
"Washington Set To Be 2nd East Coast City With Gas Ban"
"Lawmakers Warn EPA of Several Risks From Chemical Recycling"
Biggest U.S. Cryptominers Use as Much Power as Houston, Findings Show
"US Solicits Help As It Defines Old Growth And Mature Forests"
Barbie unveils new Dr. Jane Goodall doll in honor of 88-year-old conservationist
107 critically endangered sea turtle eggs found in Texas State Park
Researchers rediscover oak tree thought to be extinct
Weedkiller ingredient tied to cancer found in 80% of US urine samples