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Conservation News ~ 18 Nov 2022

11/18/2022

EU agrees to increase carbon removals
Indian Ocean Reveals Bizarre Creatures In Two New Australian Marine Parks
Feds to study bringing back endangered grizzly bears in Washington state
Discovery of over a dozen new sponge species
China's water conservation investment exceeding 900 billion yuan in Jan-Oct, a record high
"Biden Casts America as Climate Leader and Promises a ‘Low-Carbon Future’"
"Biden Tightens Planned Methane Curbs on Oil Wells, Flaring"
"The Biggest Election Wins And Losses For America’s Public Lands"
"Study: Extreme Heat Responsible For Hundreds Of Deaths In Texas Prisons"
"How Oil & Gas Funding Distorts Energy Research"
"Former Coal Plant Near Pittsburgh Is Poisoning Groundwater: Report"
"UN Probes Egypt Police Misconduct Claims At Climate Talks"
"Court to Reconsider Trump-Era Decision That Favored Alaska Road Project"
"The Bottom Line on Banks"
How An Island Refused To Let The Legendary Dragon’s Blood Tree Die Out
Chinese customs officers accidentally discover new cockroach species in surprise haul
Molecular identification of a new species of Rhigonema
Cambridge scientists discover new species of tulip in Kyrgyzstan
"U.S. and China Restart Climate Talks"
"COP27 Considers 'Loss And Damage' Fund, But Has Yet To Commit - Draft Text"
Weak GOP Showing in Midterms Blunts Possible Attacks on Biden Climate Agenda
"Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact"
"‘Global Shield’: A Climate Fix Or A Distraction?"
"Manchin FERC Shake-Up May Stymie Biden’s Clean Energy Plans"
US Talks Forest Protection at COP27 -- But Mulls Old-Growth Logging at Home
"UN To Seek Out Methane Emitters With Data From Space"
"World Population Hits 8 Billion, Creating Many Challenges"
Texas' National Butterfly Center Makes Comeback After Right-Wing Attacks
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Interactive Map Showcasing Wildfire Reduction Projects
Endangered jaguar cubs find new home in Argentine national park
Climate activists throw black liquid at Gustav Klimt painting in Vienna
New Species Of Tardigrade Found Clawing Through Sand Dunes In Finland
Hidden Deep Within a Cave – Unique New Bacteria Species Discovered
"A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?"
"New Measure of Climate’s Toll: Disasters Are Now Common Across U.S."
"Insurance Fund For Climate Impacts Announced At UN Talks"
"Oil Pollution In Egypt Threatens One Of World's Few Thriving Coral Reefs"
Enviros Sue Army Corps Of Engineers Over Okefenokee Swamp Protections
"A Proposed Lithium Mine Presents A Climate Versus Environment Conflict"E
Toxic Wildfire Smoke Raises Health Risks Across The Country"
"Wealthy Nations Ink $20B Deal To Move Indonesia Off Coal"
"US Offshore Wind Energy Industry Faces Blowback From Locals"
"Hippos, Sharks Up For Protection At UN Wildlife Conference"
Judge Allows Biden Administration to Delay Restoring Critical Endangered Species Act Protections
"A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?"
"Lula Lays Out A Vision For Brazil And The Planet At COP 27"
"US Regulators To Vote On Largest Dam Demolition In History"
"A New Analysis Shows A “Crisis” Of Male Reproductive Health"
Maine Lobster Losing ‘Sustainable’ Label Over Gear Risk To Whales
"Deforestation Brings Bat-Borne Virus Home to Roost"
"Nigeria Floods 80 Times More Likely With Climate Change"
Study Touting Hydrogen Was Funded By Gas Interests, E-Mails Show
US Coastlines Could See Sea Level Rise Of ONE Foot By 2050: NASA
"Outdoor Afro: Celebrating Black Joy in Nature"
Lesser Prairie Chickens Gain Protection Under U.S. Endangered Species Act
Vermont's 1st comprehensive bee assessment finds 70 new species
"Confusion, Finger-Pointing, Opposing Views At Egypt’s COP27"
"What the Unusual Midterm Elections Mean for Climate Action"
"‘Momentous:’ US Advances Largest Dam Demolition In History"
"EPA Orders Costly Upgrades At Troubled St. Croix Refinery"
"Cleanup Liability Among Concerns About EPA’s Hazardous PFAS Plan"
"Israel And Jordan Agree To Team Up To Save Jordan River"
"Tribe Continues Fight Against Proposed Arizona Copper Mine"
"Iraqi Farmers Driven To Suicide As Drought Steals Livelihoods"
"Feds Grant Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA Protections"
U.S. May Bring Grizzlies Back to Washington's North Cascades

Conservation News ~ 11 November 2022

11/11/2022

"Developing Nations Have a Message at Global Climate Talks: Polluters, Pay Up"
"White House Releases Net-Zero Road Map"
Michael Bloomberg Announces New Initiative To Phase Out Coal In 25 Countries
"Countries Made Bold Climate Promises Last Year. How Are They Doing?"
Storm Nicole Poses Wind, Rain, Flood Threats To Florida, Southeast
Corpus Christi Sold Its Water to Exxon, Losing Bet on Desalination
Experts Fear Musk’s Twitter Scandals Signal More Climate Disinformation
Oil Firms Eye Climate Funds to Expand Hydrogen. Will Projects Cut Emissions?
Lead Pipes: Will Wisconsin Steer Funds to Those Who Need It Most?
"Are Trees Talking Underground? For Scientists, It’s In Dispute."
"Developing Countries ‘Will Need $2Tn A Year In Climate Funding By 2030’"
Climate Change Threatening ‘Things Americans Value Most’ -- U.S. Report
"How Belize Cut Its Debt by Fighting Global Warming"
"Will CITES Finally Act To Protect Rosewood This Month? (Commentary)"
"Negotiations To Conserve Antarctic Ocean End In Stalemate On Many Issues"
"High Court To Hear Water Dispute Between Navajo, Government"
"Qatar’s Promise Of ‘Carbon-Neutral’ World Cup Raises Doubts"
"World Faces ‘Terminal’ Loss Of Arctic Sea Ice During Summers, Report Warns"
"EV Mineral Bonanza on Alaska Tribal Land Turns on Disputed Road"
"Park Service Begs Visitors: Please Stop Licking These Psychedelic Toads"
"Midterms Updates: No Signs of ‘Red Wave’ as Race for Congress Remains Tight"
U.S. Has A Plan To Raise Cash For Developing Nations. Some Are Skeptical
Who’s Driving Climate Change? New Data Catalogs 72,000 Polluters and Counting
"After Decades of Resistance, Rich Countries Offer Direct Climate Aid"
"Treaty Against Fossil Fuels Floated at UN Climate Summit"
"UN Experts Urge Stringent Rules To Stop Net Zero Greenwash"
Egypt’s COP27 App Poses ‘High Level’ Threat to Protesters, Experts Say
Enviros Challenge Proposed Plastics ‘Advanced Recycling’ Plant in Pa.
"Cholera's Return To Lebanon Exposes Clean Water Crisis"
"A Planned Restart of a Crab Harvest Pits Conservation Against Industry"
New species of estuarine crab discovered in Cuddalore named after Annamalai University
Open letter: over 350 million family farmers warn that global food security is at risk without more support for climate adaptation at CO27
Nature-based Solutions and the Global Goal on Adaptation: Launch of Friends of EbA Issue Brief for UNFCCC COP27
Loss and Damage, Ecosystem Integrity and Nature-based Solutions: Launch of FEBA - PEDRR Issue Brief for UNFCCC COP27
IUCN supervision mission team meet with key project stakeholders in Solomon Islands
Maldives launches assessments of 39 coral species
2022 IUCN WCEL Nicholas Robinson Award for Excellence in Environmental Law and Policy: Prof. Hans Christian Bugge and WCEL Chair Emeritus Justice Antonio Benjamin
Deadline Approaching: Final Call for Submissions - Gender and Climate Award
Report launch: the first comprehensive regional assessment of protected and conserved areas in the Pacific
Workshop report: Gaining knowledge of Access to Benefit Sharing (ABS) of the Nagoya Protocol is vital for communities working in the transformation of natural resources to natural products.
Sickle Darter Protected as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
New species of shrew shows up in Sunderland
New venomous snakes discovered in Colombia
U.S. Government Decides Against Adding Great Hammerhead Shark To Endangered Species List
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Cattle Grazing in Arizona
Endangered species: More than 130 seals found dead on Caspian beaches
New York Voters Approve $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act
New species of shrew shows up in Sunderland
Mangrove forest loss is slowing toward a halt, new report shows
Nicole Makes Landfall In Florida As Hurricane With Surge, Winds, Flooding
"3 Ways The Midterms Will Transform Energy"
"US To Climate Summit: American Big Steps Won’t Be Repealed"
"Poor Countries Need Climate Funding. These Plans Could Unlock Trillions."
"COP27: Sharp Rise In Fossil Fuel Industry Delegates At Climate Summit"
"After Months of Silence, Chinese and U.S. Climate Envoys Briefly Speak"
"Biden Climate Rules Move Ahead Amid Wait for Final Carbon Metric"
"How Mitsubishi Vacuumed Up Tuna From A Rogue Chinese Fishing Fleet"
"Civil Society Groups Report Surveillance And Intimidation At Cop27"
"New York Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Environmental Bond Act"
Wildlife advocates ask court to immediately halt Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping season
'Spectacular' and bizarre ocean creatures (like stilt-walking fish) found living near deep-sea volcanoes
Marc Milne Co-Authors Article Describing Two New Spider Species
"Biden’s Message on Climate Might Not Be the One the World Wants"
"Carbon Dioxide Emissions Increased in 2022 as Crises Roiled Energy Markets"
"With Lula Back, Can Brazil Turn the Tide on Amazon Destruction?"
"Midterms 2022: A Green Wave on the Horizon?"
"Ryan Zinke Is Headed Back To Congress"
"Fed Up Young Climate Activists: ‘Adults Aren’t Listening’"
"Meet The Republicans Who Could Lead Key House Environmental Committees"
"U.N., Standard Setter ISO Launch Net-Zero Guidelines"
"Fishing Regulator Rejects Lifting Ban on Female Crab Harvest"
"New Wisconsin Wolf Plan Eliminates State Population Goal"
The Trust For Public Land has acquired 1300 acres of oceanfront mountain land above Malibu

Conservation News ~ 4 November 2022

11/4/2022

Lula Stages Comeback To Beat Far-Right Bolsonaro In Brazil Election
"Biden To Attend COP27 Global Climate Summit"
"Climate Migration: Alaska Village Resists Despite Threats"
"EU Approves Ban On New Combustion-Engine Cars From 2035"
FBI Investigating Toxin-Laced Letter Sent To Green Group In New Mexico
Humans Decimating Wildlife, Report Warns Ahead Of U.N. Biodiversity Talks
"The Nigerian Woman Cleaning Up A Land Soaked In Oil"
"Along A Withered Mississippi, A Mixture Of Frustration, Hope And Awe"
"Oil Companies Rake In Huge Profits Amid Consumer Squeeze"
How Decades of Restoration Reversed Collapse of California’s Mono Lake
One third of Sierra Nevada forest wiped out by drought and fires
Study suggests hundreds of new mammal species are hiding in plain sight
Endangered species: More than 6000 baby turtles are released in Peru
Chinese researchers discover new plant species
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is a nominee for the 2023 Indianapolis Prize
International Paint spills banned chemical into conservation area
New owl species found—and it has a haunting screech
New unusual bee species discovered with dog-like snout
Biden Warns of Windfall Tax To Stop Oil Company ‘War Profiteering’
"2/3 of US Money For Fossil Fuel Pours Into Africa Despite Climate Goals"
"Why Is New York Still Building on the Waterfront?"
"Lula Cheered For New Climate Policies After Brazil Election"
A Dolphin, a Porpoise and Two Men Got Bird Flu. That’s a Warning.
He’s an Outspoken Defender of Meat. Industry Funds His Research, Files Show
"3 Governor’s Races Set To Remake Clean Energy"
"A New Tool To Prevent Malaria Shows Promise: Antibody Drugs"
"‘Hubris’: LNG Plant Officials Saw Trouble Days Before Blast"
"Scientists Go To Bat For Halloween’s Iconic, At-Risk Species"
Enormous emissions gap between top 1% and poorest, study highlights
"Rishi Sunak Is Now Going To COP27 Climate Summit"
Brazil Top Court Says Bolsonaro Recognized Election Loss By OKing Transition
Feds Pick Gulf's First Two Zones For Offshore Wind Off Louisiana, Texas
Nearly 1/3 of S. Sierra Forests Killed By Drought And Wildfire In Decade
Not Enough Land To Meet Many Of The World’s Climate Pledges: New Study
"Enormous Emissions Gap Between Top 1% And Poorest, Study Highlights"
"As Climate Change Worsens, U.S. Weighs Which Communities to Save"
"White House Trumpets $13 Billion Move to Reduce Energy Costs"
Toxic Metal Pollution Is 10 Times Worse In Racially Segregated Areas
"Exclusive: Shark Finning Rampant Across Chinese Tuna Firm’s Fleet"
Satellite to Study Earth’s Water Arrives at Launch Site
China's Hubei sees endangered species recover under conservation efforts
Two endangered whooping cranes spotted in Nebraska
"Nations Must Increase Funding to Cope With Climate Shocks, U.N. Warns"
Over 130 Power Plants Won't Clean Up Leaking Toxic Coal Ash Pits and Ponds
"Lack Of Graphite Could Gum Up American EV Market"
Egyptian Regime Criticized As Climate Activist Arrested Before Cop27
Many States Omit Climate Education. These Teachers Are Trying to Slip It In
Big Agriculture Warns Farming Must Change Or Risk ‘Destroying The Planet’
"How Climate Lawsuits Could Sharpen Cop27 Loss And Damage Talks"
"We Should Eat More Plants. Here’s Which Ones Are Best For The Planet."
"The Marine Lab in the Path of Fury"
"The Pinyon Jay’s Plight"
"War Fallout, Aid Demands Overshadow Climate Talks In Egypt"
Few Corporations On Pace To Reach Long-Term Net Zero Emissions Targets
"Egypt Crushes at Home the Climate Action It’s Championing Abroad"
Fossil Fuel Projects, Stalled A Year Ago, Now Making A Comeback
"U.S. EPA To Set Tougher Heavy Duty Emissions Rules In 2023"
"A Warming Siberia, Wracked by Wildfires, Nears a Crucial Threshold"
India's Delhi Wrestles With 'Hazardous' Air Pollution, Primary Schools Shut
"Gaming Google: Oil Firms Use Search Ads To Greenwash, Study Says"
"In Nevada, A Tribe And A Toad Halt A Renewable Power Plant"
"Large Dams May Threaten Survival Of Platypus Populations, Research Finds"
Climate activist glues head to girl with a pearl earing
Methane Super-Emitters mapped by NASA’s new earth space mission
Electric discharge from plants may be changing air quality in ways we didn’t expect

Conservation News ~ 28 October 2022

10/28/2022

Irish tree-planting will hit just 25% of Government targets, says forestry industry
The ghost orchid may get protection under the Endangered Species Act
B.C. breeding program takes 'monumental step' by releasing 3 endangered owls into the wild
Eureka moment for UK: First 'ecosystem engineer,' baby bison born after thousands of years
Ugandan Ivory Trafficker Gets Life Term In Landmark Ruling
A dozen animals rescued from defunct Maryland zoo by San Diego's only accredited big cat
China cracks down on 170,000 cases of environment-related fraud since 2015
Lost rainforest could be revived across 20% of Great Britain
"Egypt COP27 Climate Summit Activists Concerned Voices Will Be Curtailed"
"Western Powers Rebuke Russia’s ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claims Against Ukraine"
"U.S. EPA Begins Work To Set Up $27 Billion Green Bank"
"More Than Half of Bird Species in the U.S. Are in Decline"
"Arrest Of Forest Service Employee Sparks Tension In Rural Oregon"
"Heat Waves In U.S. Rivers Are On The Rise. Here’s Why That’s A Problem"
"‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Water Systems Serving Millions: GAO"
"There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait."
"Can Floating Turbines Harvest The World's Wind?"
"Interior, NOAA Ink Right Whale And Offshore Wind Strategy"
Hidden 'Oasis of Life' Discovered Deep Under The Ocean in The Maldives
Several beautiful new bird species found on remote Indonesian islands
"‘He’s A Believer’: Will Sunak Rebuild Green Agenda Torn Up By Truss?"
None of 380 Million Tons Of Plastic Made Per Year Is Truly Recyclable
"Cyclone Lashes Bangladesh Killing Nine, Flooding Low-Lying Areas"
Emissions From China-Funded Overseas Coal Plants Equal To Whole Of Spain
"Deforestation Slowed Last Year — But Not Enough To Meet Climate Goals"
"‘It’s Like A Death:’ What It’s Like To Leave One Flood-Prone Community"
"EPA Details Plan to Improve Long-Criticized New Chemical Reviews"
"Cow-Harming ‘Forever Chemicals’ Strain USDA’s Relief Resources"
"Western Wildfires Are Making Far Away Storms More Dangerous"
"Coming Soon to a Food Label Near You: ‘Bee-Friendly’ Certifications"
Emperor Penguins Are Protected Under the Endangered Species Act
California Proposes PG&E Pay $155 Million Penalty for 2020 Fire
"Oil Companies Helping Fund Republican Takeover Plans"
Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks Likelier
Climate Change Threatens Emperor Penguins With Extinction: USFWS
Private Equity Buying Aging Oil, Gas and Coal Assets As Fossil Firms Divest
"From E. Coli to Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Floodwaters Are a Health Nightmare"
"Rich Countries Keep Funding Our Demise"
"U.S. Groups Urge Kerry To Back Climate Compensation Fund"
"Forest Service Backs Arrested ‘Burn Boss’"
"Opponents Of US Carbon Pipeline Draw Lessons From Prior Pipeline Fights"
"Future Of Pipelines, Black School Hinge On Court NEPA Fight"
EU targets deadly air pollution, pushes for cleaner water
New species of rat discovered by ACU professor
"Climate-Warming Methane Emissions Rising Faster Than Ever, Study Says"
"Garland Formally Bars Justice Dept. From Seizing Reporters’ Records"
"Semafor's Infuriating Climate Misinformation"
"A Profound Change Is Coming To American School Buses"
"Rishi Sunak Will Keep Ban On Fracking In UK, No 10 Confirms"
Illegal Fishing Spurs Billions In Losses For Developing Countries: Study
As Drought Raises, Millions Of Californians Struggle To Pay For Water
"Analysis: Africa’s Unreported Extreme Weather In 2022 And Climate Change"
"We Investigated Brazil's Ethanol Sector And Uncovered Slavery"
"Bar-Tailed Godwit Sets World Record With 13,560Km Continuous Flight"
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology closes major gap in our ability to measure the state of nature
Recognising diverse knowledge systems is essential for effective climate change policy
Novel concepts and alternatives to turn plastic waste into useful products – resources for a circular economy
IUCN partners with Kenya Private Sector Alliance, the Rock Group, and the European Union to host the annual Circular Economy Conference ahead of COP 27
IUCN and Huawei Launch Tech4Nature Publication to Showcase Best Practices in Technology-based Nature Conservation
Local community engagement in conservation management
IUCN Leaders Forum closes with call to measure progress towards nature-positive future
New online tool quantifies contributions to global goals for nature
IUCN launches network of regional government members engaged for nature
Wildlife advocates sue to stop unscientific, senseless wolf slaughter in Montana
War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy: IEA
"Rishi Sunak Criticised For Skipping COP27 Climate Summit"
"Major Green Group On Track To Spend Record $100M In Midterms"E
EV Battery Boom Sees Manufacturers Investing Billions in Midwest Factories
"15 State AG Races To Watch On The Environment"
"Racial Disparities Beset EPA, State Wastewater Funds"
Can Court Compel EPA to Protect Communities of Color From CAFO Pollution?
Whale Injuries From Drift Gillnets Off California Spark Lawsuit Against US
"Why Experts Say You Shouldn't Bag Your Leaves This Fall"
"Horror Writers Reveal Their Environmental Fears"
California tree carnage: A decade of drought and fire killed a third of Sierra Nevada forests
Climate crisis: UN finds 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place'
World close to 'irreversible' climate breakdown, warn major studies

Conservation News ~ 21 October 2022

10/21/2022

Reebok and National Geographic launch plant-based sneakers with endangered species designs
Endangered gray wolves are being poisoned in Washington State
New species of microscopic creatures found living in NZ's glaciers
Star of Balkans: Serbians name new beetle species after Djokovic
Toxic new frog species from Ecuador named after Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane
Endangered species found in Central Calif. creek for first time after dam removal
Give legal rights to animals, trees and rivers, say experts
Cameras "Spotted" Black Panther in Costa Rica
Humpback Whale No Longer on the Endangered Species List!
Pink Meanies, A New Species Of Jellyfish With 70-Foot Tentacles, Washing Up In Florida
Legal Victory Speeds Habitat Protection for Endangered Florida Bonneted Bat
Number of butterflies in UK falls to lowest since surveys began
Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in commonly used insecticides in US
Environmental protesters block central London for seventh day
Heatwaves To Make Some Regions Uninhabitable Within Decades: UN, Red Cross
"How Fossil Fuel Firms Use Black Leaders To ‘Deceive’ Their Communities"
"With 2025 Chesapeake Bay Goal Out Of Reach, Region Plans For What’s Next"
Truss Plan To Ban Solar On Farmland Risks £20bn Of Investment, Sector Warns
Mongabay Probe Key As Brazil Court Rules On Palm Oil Pesticide Contamination
Shutting An Agency Managing Sprawl Might Have Put More People In Ian's Way
"Drive for Climate Compensation Grows After Pakistan’s Floods"
"Half Of Voters Say Climate Change Is Important In Midterms, Poll Finds"
"England’s Summer Heat Waves Linked To Record Excess Deaths Among Elderly"
"'Steam Loops' Under Many Cities Could Be A Climate Change Solution"
"Nations Agree to Curb Emissions From Flying by 2050"
Gray Whale Numbers Along West Coast Down Nearly 40% Since 2016
"Next on the Supreme Court Docket: Farm Animal Welfare"
"EPA Is 'Falling Behind' On Power Plant Rules, Report Says"
"How California’s Bullet Train Went Off the Rails"
"Biden's New Arctic Strategy Foresees Competition With Russia, China"
"Flush With Cash, EPA Could Toughen Methane Rules"
Newsom Calls Special Session To Consider Windfall Tax On Oil Companies
Developers Loom As Boy Scouts Sell Land to Compensate Assault Victims
"Town Employee Quietly Lowered Fluoride In Water For Years"
Six Gray Wolves in Washington Were Fatally Poisoned
U.S. Fish and Wildlife decides against Endangered Species Act protections for gopher tortoise in Florida
New Species of Marsdenia Discovered from Myanmar
"Supreme Court Wrestles With Case on Pigs, Cruelty and Commerce"
Alaska Cancels Bering Sea King, Snow Crab Seasons Over Population Collapse
"Biden, On Western Swing, To Declare National Monument In Colorado"
"Study Finds Climate Change Is Bringing More Intense Rains To U.S."
"As Rio Grande Shrinks, El Paso Plans for Uncertain Water Future"
CSB Explosion Probe Says EPA Should Scrutinize Deadly Hydroflouric Acid
"Delayed Formaldehyde Critique by Science Advisers Set to Begin"
"Oil Industry Moves to Overturn Historic California Drilling Protection Law"
"World Bank Defends Climate Record In Meeting With NGOs"
"With Fall Migration, Bird Flu Flies Back Into Town"
US law protecting endangered species hampered by poor resources
UK fracking and oil drilling good for environment, claims climate minister
A new species of deep-sea fish discovered in the Atacama Trench
"Researchers Report a Staggering Decline in Wildlife"
"Biden Designates Colorado’s Camp Hale As His First National Monument"
US Law Protecting Endangered Species Hampered By Poor Resources: Study
"US Firms Exploiting Trump-Era Loophole Over Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"Greenland Ice Sheet May Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change, Study Finds"
"Greens Hope Biden Doesn’t Undermine Climate Lawsuits"
"Fishermen Hire Bush-Era Official In Challenge To Whale Laws"
"Hydro-Quebec Subsidiary Buys 13 Dams In New England"
"Amid Rising Seas, Atlantic City Has No Plans For Retreat"
"New Zealand Angers Its Farmers By Proposing Taxing Cow Burps"
Two South Florida Snakes Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections
Microplastics found in 75% of fish in New Zealand
EPA Says Louisiana Regulation Of Air Pollution May Violate Civil Rights
"World’s Big Polluters Talk Up Net-Zero With Little to Show"
"California Coastal Commission OKs Desalination Plant in Orange County"
"US Firms Exploiting Trump-Era Loophole Over Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’"
Panama: ‘Flag Of Convenience’ For Illegal Fishing And Anonymity At Sea
British Cycling’s Partnership With Shell: Tip Of The Sportswashing Iceberg
"Weak Florida Planning Law Boosted Ian’s Destructive Power"
"Toxic PFAS Pollution Is Likely At More Than 57,000 US Locations: Report"
"Germany’s New Hunger for Coal Dooms a Tiny Village"
"Why Chimps and Gorillas Form Rainforest Friendships"
"Xi Vows To Prioritise Environment, Protect Nature"
"20 Nations at High Risk From Global Warming Might Halt Debt Payments"
Study Reveals ‘Staggering’ Scale Of Lost Fishing Gear Drifting In Oceans
"See Where Toxic PFAS Have Been Used In Pennsylvania Fracking Wells"
"The Cost To Capture Carbon? More Water And Electricity"
"EPA Loophole Lets 600 Toxic PFAS Chemicals Evade Review, Petition Says"
"Ozone Hole Grows This Year, But Still Shrinking In General"
DC Sues Velsicol For Allegedly Contaminating Local Rivers With Pesticide
"How Big Companies Shed Their Obligations To Clean Up Old Mines"
"Where the Environment Is on the Ballot — And Where It’s Not"
New species of deep-sea fish discovered in Peru-Chile trench
Just Stop Oil activists throw soup at Van Gogh's Sunflowers
"Clean Water Act at 50: Environmental Gains, Challenges Unmet"
"New Climate Czar Signals Shift to Climate Law Implementation"
CDC Officials Describe Intense Pressure, Job Threats From Trump White House
"White House Planning Oil Reserve Release Announcement This Week"
Ruling Could Bring Trials Against Oil Majors Over Louisiana Wetlands Damage
"5 State-Level Races That Could Alter The Energy Transition"
Ports Reveal Big Surge In Harmful Emissions; Officials Blame Covid-19 Logjam
"Official: China Mining More Coal But Increasing Wind, Solar"
"The Precarious Position of Treaty-less Tribes"
‘Badasses Of The Mountains’: Goats Clash With Sheep As Key Glaciers Melt
Two California Salamanders Proposed for Endangered Species Protections
More than 80% of US waterways contaminated by 'forever chemicals'
Six new spider species discovered from across the country
"PFAS Pollute 83% Of U.S. Waterways"
"Treasury To Insurers: Divulge Your Climate Risks"
"Biden To Release 15M Barrels From Oil Reserve"
"First Lease Sale To Be Held For Offshore Wind On West Coast"
"New Jersey Latest State To Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Misinformation"
"Missouri School To Close After Radioactive Waste Report"
Amount Of Ocean Heat Found To Be Accelerating And Fuelling Extreme Weather
Chemical Hair-Straightening Linked To Uterine Cancer, Study Warns Black Women
"Alaskans Question Fishery Management As Snow Crabs Disappear"
"EV ‘Micromobility’ Would Like Your Respect"
Ghost orchid may get protection under Endangered Species Act
New species of fish documented in Oman
"EPA To Further Slash Emissions From Climate Super-Pollutants"
Secret Files Suggest Chemical Giant Feared Weedkiller’s Link To Parkinson’s
"How A Transformer Shortage Threatens The Grid"
"U.S. EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Mississippi Capital's Water Crisis"
"Vast Marine Protected Area 'Boosts Tuna Stocks'"
Seattle And Portland Have World's Worst Air Quality Due To Wildfire Smoke
"A New Cold War Is Heating Up the Arctic"
"‘Erin Brockovich’ Metal in Tap Water Likely Causes Cancer"
"After 60 Years, ‘Silent Spring’ Is Still Changing the World"
"Ethiopia’s Honey Forest: People And Wildlife Living In Sweet Harmony"
Truss Resigns After Revolt On Fracking As Senior Tories Pledge To Defy Whip
"Florida Sees Rise In Flesh-Eating Bacteria Amid Ian Concerns"
"The U.S. Never Banned Asbestos. These Workers Are Paying the Price."
"Germany To Expand Electric Car Charging Network"
"Global PFAS Guidance Fuels Debate as EPA Tap Water Limits Loom"
"Flooding in Nigeria Has Killed More Than 600 People, The Government Says"
"Some Risks Too Big: Insurers Withdraw From Fossil Projects"
"US Awards $2.8B In Grants For EV Batteries In 12 States"
"Energy Agency: CO2 Emissions Rise In 2022, But More Slowly"
"Sparkling Fish, Murky Methods: The Global Aquarium Trade"
BOEM to hold California offshore auction in December
10 Local Non-Profits Receive Over $200,000 in Grants to Advance Clean Energy Initiatives
Oakland tests electric transit buses for resilience in vehicle-to-building pilot
Major utilities oppose Sunnova’s ‘micro-utility’ microgrid proposal at California PUC
Chula Vista solar microgrid to save school district $70 million
Resilient community microgrid with 10MWh flow battery gets California Energy Commission funding approved
Decarbonization leads to more equable air quality in California
Oil Industry Moves to Overturn Historic California Drilling Protection Law
Bering Sea King and Snow Crab seasons cancelled amid population declines
‘Water Batteries’ could store solar and wind power for when it’s needed
After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County
World’s largest bee, thought to be extinct, found in Indonesia

Conservation News ~7 October 2022

10/7/2022

Maryland's smallest bat's survival threatened
Environment Agency knew sewage was being dumped into rivers years ago, leak reveals
Endangered pupfish population at Devils Hole reaches 19-year-high
Discovery of new microscopic species expands the tree of life
He Finally Located Source of Mysterious Sound–A New Frog Species Named After His Rewilding Quest in Costa Rica
"Hurricane Ian Death Toll Climbs To 83, Officials Defend Response"
Bolsonaro And Lula Will Go To A Runoff To Decide The Leader Of Brazil
"New York to Ban New Gas-Powered Vehicles, Following California's Lead"
"Wetlands Protections at Stake in Supreme Court Arguments Monday"
"Fed Announces Pilot Program On Climate Risk With Six Major Banks"
"Pakistan Disease Outbreaks After Floods Spur Calls For Crisis Plan"
"Carbon Capture Faces Ferocious Pushback In Parts Of Louisiana"
Chemicals Linked To Birth Defects Are Being Dumped In Pittsburgh Rivers
"How Russian Timber Bypasses U.S. Sanctions By Way Of Vietnam"
"Colorado’s State Fish Swims Back From Brink Of Extinction"
"Supreme Court Appears to Back EPA in WOTUS War"
"Free Shipping Isn’t Free for Everyone"
"Lack Of Funding In Focus As Congo Hosts Pre-COP27 Climate Talks"
"Biden To Storm-Hit Puerto Rico: 'All Of America's With You'"
Supreme Court To Hear Case On California Ban On Extreme Confinement Crates
The EV Boom Is About To Begin. Does The US Have The Power To Charge It?
Calif. Suffers Through Driest 3 Years Ever Recorded, With No Relief In Sight
"Memories of the End of the Last Ice Age, from Those Who Were There"
After Fiona, Magdalen Islanders Say They're On 'Front Line' Of Climate Change
"America’s Lost Crops Rewrite the History of Farming"
Australia to set aside at least 30% of its land mass to protect endangered species
Australia lists small wallaby among new endangered species
Ukraine estimates $35 bln in environment damage from Russia invasion
New species of iris discovered in the Langeberg Mountains, South Africa
New species of catfish discovered from Cauvery river
Alabama fish removed from endangered species list after population recovers
Snail Darter Swims Off Endangered List
Moss genome study identifies two new species
"The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme"
"Supreme Court Poised to Scrap US Waters Test, Attorneys Say"
Judge Dismisses Cases Against Flint Water Ex-Officials Per Supreme Court
"COP27: Activists 'Baffled' That Coca-Cola Will Be Sponsor"
"Australia Announces Plan To Halt Extinction Crisis And Save 110 Species"
Imperial Valley Ca. Farmers Awash In Colorado River Water, Even In Drought
"Snail Darter, Focus Of Epic Conservation Fight, Is Recovered"
Top US Flooring Retailers Linked To Brazilian Firm Probed For Corruption
"Meet the Band of TV Animals That’s Talking to Preschoolers About Climate"
"In Alaska's Fat Bear Week Election, There's No Party Like A Salmon Party"
"OPEC+ Makes Big Oil Cut To Boost Prices; Pump Costs May Rise"
"Florida’s Waterways Contaminated Post-Ian, Posing Health Risks"
"‘Forever Chemicals’ In Deer, Fish Challenge Hunters, Tourism"
"World Bank ‘Has Given Nearly $15Bn To Fossil Fuel Projects Since Paris Deal’"
"The Climate Economy Is About to Explode"
"The E.U. Is Preparing For Blackouts This Winter, Amid An Energy Crisis"
"U.S. Acknowledges Child Labor in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain"
"Florida Leaders Rejected Major Climate Laws. Now They’re Seeking Storm Aid."
"Low-Income Communities Learn To Tackle Climate-Fueled Heat"
Hibernating Fat Bears Are Complex. They May Hold Lessons For Human Health.
Alpine Flower in Northern California Proposed for Endangered Species Protection
California Water Agencies Pledge to Conserve Additional Water to Stabilize the Colorado River Basin
"Prolonged Drought Brings Famine, Death and Fear to Somalia"
"Biden Says the U.S. Is Eyeing ‘Alternatives’ to OPEC Oil"
"Climate Change Made Summer Hotter and Drier Worldwide, Study Finds"
California Spends Billions Rebuilding Burned Towns. Should It Quit?
"Disputed Gas Pipeline Seen Surviving Without Congress or Manchin"
US Purchases $290 Million Worth Of Drug For Use In Nuclear Emergencies
"Mexico's Pemex Has No Record Of Reporting Methane Leak From Oilfield"
"After the Storm, the Mold: Warming Is Worsening Another Costly Disaster"
"Sydney Beats 1950 Rainfall Record With 3 Wet Months To Spare"
Mountain Lions Are Eating California Wild Donkeys, Cheering Scientists

Conservation News ~ 30 September 2022

9/30/2022

World's first cloned arctic wolf is now 100 days old
Thailand’s Krachiao Suphan, or Siam Tulip, confirmed as the world's first Krachiao plant species of its kind
Spotted lanternflies are thriving in the Northeast. Scientists fear they could spread farther
Thousands call for 'climate reparations and justice' in global protests
China Gets 2 New Species of White Shrimp
Scientists discover new species of water flea in UAE
"E.P.A. Will Make Racial Equality a Bigger Factor in Environmental Rules"
"Hundreds Of Thousands Without Power In Atlantic Canada After Fiona"
Ian Strengthens To Hurricane, Will Rapidly Intensify, Hitting Florida
"Mega-Polluting Coal Plans Clash With Australia’s Climate Goals"
New Anti-SLAPP Bill Would Protect Activists From Abusive Lawsuits
Exxon’s Houston Carbon Capture Just Got Massive Support from Congress
"Why Climate-Change 'Loss And Damage' Will Be A Hot Topic At COP27"
"Civil Rights Law Targets ‘Cancer Alley’ Discrimination"
"Climate Perils Mount For America’s Water Utilities"
"‘Eco-Warrior’ And Earth First! Co-Founder Dave Foreman Dies"
US Starts Criminal Probe Into PG&E's Role in California Fire
DRC: a new species of catfish discovered in the Congo River
"Senate GOP Leadership Whipping Against Manchin Permitting Bill"
"Ian Makes Landfall In Cuba As Category 3 Hurricane; Florida On Alert"
Climate Change Makes Coastal Living Riskier, But More People Keep Coming
"Noise Pollution: Why The Sea Needs More Peace"
"The Muscogee Get Their Say In National Park Plan"
Gulf of Mexico’s Largest Coral Sanctuary Faces Mystery Extreme Threat
"Hundreds To Sue Feds Over Water Contamination At Hawaii Base"
"Meet Richard Revesz, Biden’s Choice For Rules Czar"
After Resistance, Coastal GasLink Starts To Drill Under Wet’suwet’en River
‘A Miracle’: Gran Abuelo In Chile Could Be World’s Oldest Living Tree
PG&E Says It's Under Investigation for Starting Mosquito Fire in Sierra Nevada
New species of fish found in Omani waters
Putting sharks on the map: A global standard for improving shark area-based conservation
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Forest Department, IUCN Pakistan and Embassy of Republic of Korea joined hands to stave off Climate Change
New Masculinities: A Strategy for Conserving Coastal Biodiversity in Central America
Norway renews commitment to World Heritage Leadership
Mangroves for Climate Action: Global Mangrove Alliance launches new State of World Mangrove Report, announces Climate Champion Partnership
New hope for the conservation of sharks, rays and chimaeras: Important Shark and Ray Areas (ISRAs)
Communication Training Courses on Wildlife Protection and Law Enforcement in Xishuangbanna, China
CEC helps advance nature education work at the UN Summit on Transforming Education
‘Strategy games’ in Senegal engage economic actors in reconciling biodiversity and development
Remembering former IUCN Councillor the Honourable Jesca Eriyo
"Hurricane Ian Nears Florida Landfall With 155 mph Winds"
Senate Moves Funding Bill To Avert Shutdown After Manchin Deal Scrapped
Billions to Farmers for Programs That Were Not ‘Climate-Smart,’ - Study
Texas Is Now the Nation’s Biggest Emitter of Toxics Into Water
"Nord Stream Gas Leaks Raise Climate Fears, But Impact Hard To Quantify"
"Hydrogen Is Unsuitable For Home Heating, Review Concludes"
"Tribe Opposes Alaska’s 20-Mile Road Expansion"
"Africa Wants Its Climate Money. Will Rich Countries Pay?"
Half Of World’s Bird Species In Decline As Avian Habitat Destroyed
"Wildlife Protection Helps Species Thrive In Europe - Report"
More than 1700 environmental activists murdered in the past decade
"Maps Show How Millions Of People Have Moved Into Hurricane Ian’s Path"
"Key Takeaways From Biden's Conference On Hunger And Nutrition In America"
"Mexico Is World's Deadliest Spot For Environmental Activists"
"Pivotal Supreme Court Term Begins With WOTUS War"
"Federal Court Finds 3rd Iowa Ag-Gag Law Unconstitutional"
"An Explosive Problem: The Radford Arsenal’s Toxic Operations"
"Polluted Communities Need Bigger Role in Settlements, EPA Says"
"The CDC Is Looking Into A Stomach Bug Outbreak At The Grand Canyon"
"Zoonotic Diseases Like COVID-19 And Monkeypox Will Become More Common"
"A Moonshot for Coral Breeding Was Successful"
US Department of Labor Awards $4.5M in Funding to Support Continued Clean-Up, Recovery Efforts After Western Oregon's 2020 Wildfires
New Species Of Coconut Headed Sloth Identified In Brazilian Jungle
New species of fish found in Oman
Logging Protestors Beat Criminal Charges
Manchin's Big Oil Gift Basket Scuttled for Now
California Moves to Ban Natural Gas Furnaces and Heaters by 2030
LA County Board Approves Ordinance to Phase Out Oil Wells
What to know about East Bay Community Energy Authority, Stockton's new alternative to PG&E
Compared to oil and gas, offshore wind is 125 times better for taxpayers
California bans mandated parking near transit to fight high housing prices, climate change
South Australia set to become first big grid to run on 100% renewables
Newsom vetoes bill to create oversight of Valley Air District
"Hurricane Ian’s Toll Is Severe. Lack of Insurance Will Make It Worse."
"How Climate Change Is Rapidly Fueling Super Hurricanes"
"Revealed: Huge Gas Flaring Emissions Never Reported"
"In A First, U.S. Appoints A Diplomat For Plants And Animals"
Hospitals in Coastal Cities Risk Flooding Even in ‘Weak’ Hurricanes: Study
Experts Decry ‘Funny Math’ Of Plastic Industry ‘Advanced Recycling’ Claims
US Strikes Partnership With Pacific Island Leaders At Historic Summit
Corps Plans Underwater Levee To Stem Saltwater in La. Drinking Water
"Veteran Service Officer: Be Wary Of Camp LeJeune Ads"
Arizona Tribe And Biologists Rescue The Apache Trout From Near Extinction

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