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Conservation News ~ 7 May 2021

5/7/2021

Behind the buzz of ESG investing, a focus on tech giants and no regulation
Deadly landslide hits Indonesian dam project in orangutan habitat, again
South African dehorning initiative aims for ‘zero poached’ white rhinos
In Project Amazônia 2.0, communities and technology team up for nature
Time is running out for embattled Pacific leatherback sea turtles
Death of a Sri Lankan icon highlights surge in elephant electrocutions
A year after Ecuador oil spill, Indigenous victims await justice, reparations
Arctic biodiversity at risk as world overshoots climate planetary boundary
100-Plus Groups Demand Actions Critical to Protecting Endangered Species, Wildlife Refuges
Drugs and agriculture cause deforestation to skyrocket at Honduran UNESCO site
US adds Yangtze sturgeon fish to endangered species list
Minnesota Zoo strives to save endangered butterflies
"E.P.A. to Announce Phase-Down of Powerful Greenhouse Gases"
"California Lawmakers Seek Cleanup of Old Dumped DDT Barrels"
Forest Offsets Actually Adding Millions of Tons of CO2 Into Atmosphere
"RIP Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, 1962-2021"
First-Ever US Release of GMO Mosquitoes Begins In Florida Keys
"Glacial Lakes Threaten Millions With Flooding As Planet Heats Up"
"Dozens of Canada’s First Nations Lack Drinking Water: ‘Unacceptable’"
As Extreme Weather Batters Farm Country, Banks Ignore Financial Risks
"Water Wonk With Hill, Interior Chops To Lead Army Corps"
"Interior Department Appoints First Native American Chief Of Staff"
Drugs and agriculture cause deforestation to skyrocket at Honduran UNESCO site
‘Climate emergency’: Hawaii is the first state to call it like it is
Chile’s CONAF and IUCN to start a historic process for the country’s Protected Areas
Wildlife expert ordered by council to tear up garden full of endangered species wins fight
Army Corps Sued for Failure to Protect Waterways, Endangered Wildlife From Pipeline Construction
US fights new deadline for rare plant protections in Nevada
New species of shrew discovered in Andamans' Narcondam Island
New Species of Deepwater Snapper Discovered
"EPA Hits Troubled Virgin Islands Oil Refinery With A Violation Notice"
"Memphis Pipeline Faces Environmental Justice Reckoning"
"Leaked Docs: Gas Industry Secretly Fights Electrification"
"A Growing Summertime Risk for Cities: Power Failures During Heat Waves"
"U.S. Approves Massive Solar Project In California Desert"
"California Senator Seeks Expansion Of Land, Water Protection"
Environmentalists Sue Army Corps Of Engineers Over Pipeline Permitting
"Biden Plan to Boost Public Transit Funding: Visionary or Wasteful?"
"DuPont Loses Plastic Pollution Vote With Record 81% Rebellion"
"Breeding Sea Stars in a Lab to Rehabilitate Warming Oceans"
Norwegian Scientists Want to Launch Floating Solar Power Plants
Chile’s CONAF and IUCN to start a historic process for the country’s Protected Areas
Ecuadoran water fund transforms consumers into conservationists
Brazil’s Bolsonaro vowed to work with Indigenous people. Now he’s investigating them
Did you know how many insects a Giant Anteater can eat in a day? Candid Animal Cam
A Colombian national park reveals its natural secrets through camera traps
We can prevent the next pandemic (commentary)
Relocating mangroves for Indonesian highway ‘not that easy,’ expert warns
Casinos, condos and sugar cane: How a Cambodian national park is being sold down the river
‘Zero illegal deforestation’ – One more Bolsonaro distortion (commentary)
With baby animals, patience pays: Photographer describes new book of intimate portraits
Feds deny protection for salamanders threatened by dam
New species of mammal discovered from Narcondam Island
New algae species found in Ecuador glacier
"Enforcement: Internal EPA Memo Urges Agents To Up Inspections"
Chemicals: Biden's 'End Cancer' Pledge Begs For Environmental Oversight
"Electricity: Report Offers Biden Framework For A Clean Energy Standard"
"Senate Democrats Announce $73 Billion Clean Bus Plan"
"America’s New Normal: A Degree Hotter Than Two Decades Ago"
"Why Won’t This Giant Oil Pipeline Reveal Its Secret Backers?"
Streams And Lakes Have Rights, A County Decided. Now They’re Suing Fla.
"Vital Soil Organisms Being Harmed By Pesticides, Study Shows"
Nuts About Agroforestry: Can Hazelnuts Transform Midwest Farming?"
"Bringing Beavers Back To The Beaver State"
Popular opposition halts a bridge project in a Philippine coral haven
Absorbent and yellow and … mobile? Sea sponges on the move in Arctic Ocean
‘I never give up’: Q&A with Chinese environmental lawyer Jingjing Zhang
The HFC challenge: Can the Montreal Protocol continue its winning streak?
Deforestation-free beef stymied by Brazil’s unequal supply chain
Water crisis in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara linked to mining, observers say
Chinese Greenhouse Emissions Now Larger Than All Developed Countries
"Emissions Cuts Could Drop the Impact of Melting Ice on Oceans by Half"
"Maine Fishing Interests Seek Total Ban On Offshore Wind Energy"
"Environmental Enforcement Tool Still Stymied by Trump Regulation"
"A Giant Organic Farm Faces Criticism That It's Harming The Environment"
"Controversial Mining Operation Ignoring Orders To Halt"
"U.S. EPA To Hand Over Biofuel Exemption Documents To GAO Probe"
"U.S. Eyes Nuclear Reactor Tax Credit To Meet Climate Goals -Sources"
"Deaths Linked To Soot From Gas, Biomass Overtake Coal"
"Secrets Of The Dead Wood: Ancient Oaks Hold Key To New Life"
Biden administration announces plans to triple protected
Surprising Sand Fly Find Yields New Species of Bacteria
Courts can no longer protect companies from climate flak
Giant Sequoia found still smoldering after 2020
Biden administration lays out 30x30 vision to conserve nature
Ecuadoran water fund transforms consumers into conservationists
Brazilian Amazon released more carbon than it absorbed over past 10 years
Costa Rica local indigenous surfers rescue crying baby Pilot whale
New species of pelomedusoid turtle found in Madagascar
Zimbabwe considers mass elephant killing, first time since 1988
Three new species of soil mites discovered
Rare white-beaked dolphins spotted off Essex coast
California just hit 95% renewable energy
Cleaner ‘Bridge’ fuels are killing up to 46,000 Americans per year
Thousands of baby sea starts born at UW lab are sign of hope for endangered species
New York Court of Appeals agrees to hear the habeas corpus case of nonhuman rights of Elephant
Three new US states enter arms race to criminalize protests
Homeland Security to repair damage created by border wall
One species of hoolock gibbon is actually two
South African government agrees to bring an end to the captive lion breeding industry
Parts of Southern Arizona named critical habitat for threatened cuckoo, snake
Biden administration cancels border wall construction
UK students sue government over human rights impact of climate crisis

Conservation News ~ 30 April 2021

4/30/2021

Washington moves sage grouse onto state endangered species list
Brazil cuts environment spending one day after US climate summit pledge
New species of frog in Champaign County
Leaders make bold climate pledges, but is it ‘all just smoke and mirrors?’: Critics
Governments, companies pledge $1 billion for tropical forests
Fear not the bobcat (Commentary)
Novelizing wildlife crime investigations: Q&A with author Bryan Christy
COVID-19 compounds a poaching problem targeting the Amazon’s pirarucu
As climate summit unfolds, no Biden-Bolsonaro Amazon deal forthcoming
The Nation’s Corn Belt Has Lost a Third of Its Topsoil
Oregon counts more gray wolves in 2020, but concerns for their safety abound
Pacific Northwest’s ‘forest gardens’ were deliberately planted by Indigenous people
California Governor bans new fracking permits starting in 2024
AOC’s plan for a 1.5 million-strong Civilian Climate Corps, explained
Washington’s Wolf Population Increased 22% in 2020
New-Growth Alaskan Forests May Store More Carbon After Wildfires
Giant Cloud Rat Species 'twice The Size Of Grey Squirrel' Discovered In Philippines
Eagles Set To Soar Off Vermont's Endangered Species List After Years Of Steady Recovery
‘Profound ignorance’: Microbes, a missing piece in the biodiversity puzzle
We need more rewilding and connections to nature, says Enrique Ortiz
Companies and officials flout forest-clearing moratorium in Papua, report finds
Large-scale deforesters emboldened under Brazil’s Bolsonaro, data indicate
Feds begin five-year review of endangered Southern Resident orcas
Washington moves sage grouse onto state endangered species list
Twitter lends name to new species of mite discovered in Japan
Fortnite video game CEO makes Va.'s largest land conservation gift
"Halting the Vast Release of Methane Is Critical for Climate, UN Says"
"Why the U.S. Might Miss Biden's Climate Goal"
"Paris Climate Agreement Overlooks Wood Pellet Loophole"
EPA Calls Old Creosote Works in Pensacola Threat to Human Health
"The Fight to Clean Up the EPA"
New Conservation Corps Could Help the Nation Fight Climate Change
"Supreme Court: Military's Mess Sparks Guam Superfund Battle"
"Infrastructure Money Could Aid Push To Plug Oil, Gas Wells"
"Saudi Arabia To Join New Forum On Climate Change - State News Agency"
Fact Check: No, Biden Is Not Trying To Force Americans To Eat Less Red Meat
"Former Ojibwe Chairman Tapped For Interior's Indian Affairs"
"Biden Exploring Border Adjustment Tax to Fight Climate Change"
EPA, Virgin Islands Launch Probe After 2nd St. Croix Refinery Incident
WH Warns That U.S. Lags Behind China On Developing Clean Technologies
Chemical Industry Lobbying And Cash Defeated Regulation In Trump Era
"Why Scientists Are Sounding The Alarm On Canada’s Melting Permafrost"
"Diminishing Ice Cover On Maine’s Lakes Could Impact Fish Populations"
Study Finds Lyme-Carrying Ticks Next To Beaches And Almost Everywhere
Fla. Passes Bill To Protect Sugar Farmers From Health Hazard Suits
"Climate Crisis Has Shifted The Earth’s Axis, Study Shows"
Mammoth molars yield the oldest DNA ever sequenced
Nuts about agroforestry in the U.S. Midwest: Can hazelnuts transform farming?
Indigenous in São Paulo: Erased by a colonial education curriculum
Reversing warming quickly could prevent worst climate change effects: Study
Hits and misses for a legal tool to protect the environment in Philippines
Marine microplastics are now invading the atmosphere, study finds
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Variable Cuckoo Bumblebee
Thousands of baby sea stars born at UW lab are sign of hope for endangered species
Bolsonaro abandons enhanced Amazon commitment same day he makes it
The Nature Conservancy’s Jennifer Morris is an ‘impatient optimist’
Mining and logging threaten a wildlife wonderland on a Philippine mountain
Researchers take up the cause of the mysterious and maligned Chaco eagle
Deforestation ramps up in Cambodia’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary
Gas fields and jihad: Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado becomes a resource-rich war zone
"Biden Administration Announces $8.25B In Loans To Boost Power Grid"
"Why Dead Trees Are ‘the Hottest Commodity on the Planet’"
Extreme Weather: Flood Insurance Debate Returns. Here's What To Expect
"Senate Confirms Janet McCabe As Deputy EPA Chief"
"Scientist: Extent of DDT Dumping In Pacific Is ‘Staggering’"
"Biden's Unlikely New Ally On Climate Change: Corporate America"
"Biden Administration Makes It Easier For Tribes To Reacquire Lands"
Drought-Hit Calif. To Halt Nestlé From Taking Millions Of Gallons Of Water
"Regan's Contentious Bid To Reset EPA Scientific Integrity"
"Cicadas Will Overrun D.C. This Spring After 17 Years Underground"
Single-Use Plastics Found at the Deepest Points of the Ocean
"Senate Reinstates Obama-Era Controls on Climate-Warming Methane"
13 U.S. Refineries Exceeded Emissions Limits For Cancer-Causing Benzene
"Biden Races Courts For Chance To Torpedo Trump Water Rule"
Migration To Flee Rising Seas Could Affect 1.3 Mln Bangladeshis By 2050
Deadly Air Pollutant Disproportionately Harms Americans Of Color: Study
"Biden Nominates Three New Members to Chemical Safety Board"
'White Gold' Rush: Calif. Lithium In Demand Amid Electric Vehicle Surge
"Satellites Show World’s Glaciers Melting Faster Than Ever"
Emails Show Oil Lobby Mobilized Dem Governors’ Opposition To Biden Order
"The Secret Footage of the N.R.A. Chief’s Botched Elephant Hunt"
New pumpkin toadlet species found in Brazil
“Like a tiny galaxy descended into the forest”—new species of firefly found
A fatal stabbing sends a Gambian fishing village into turmoil over fishmeal
Malaysian firm bidding to clear Papua forest loses land bid, but deforestation persists
Indigenous Dayak man jailed after Indonesian palm oil firm alleges theft
Sumatran rhinos show low inbreeding — but when it happens, collapse is quick
Female putty-nosed monkeys get their males to run defense against predators
Scientists warn of looming water crisis with millions of wells at risk
At Vietnam’s southern tip, mangroves defend the land from the encroaching sea
Gas fields and jihad: Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado becomes a resource-rich war zone
Using microbes to remove microplastics from the environment
Environmental groups urge Mexican Senate to ban mining in protected area
Report finds 100 wolf packs may lose pups from February hunt
Many scientists now say global warming could stop relatively quickly after emissions go to zero
Scientists discover hybrid ermine species isolated in Haida Gwaii for 300,000 years
German court orders revisions to climate law, citing major burdens on youth
Court orders ban on Chlorpyrifos to protect children’s health
Nobel Prize Laureates and other experts issue urgent call for action on climate change
Countries might actually hit their climate targets
13 US refinieries exceeded emissions limits for cancer-causing benzene in 2020
Charlotte moves ‘clean ahead’ with electric bus pilot
Biden’s new moonshot: an offshore wind industry to rival Europe’s
Senate votes to restore regulations on climate-warming methane emissions
Satellites show world’s glaciers melting faster than ever
Switzerland is the 17th country to join SC1.5NCE not Silence campaign
BC kills 237 wolves while matter before the courts
Minnesota Supreme Court struck down PolyMet’s permit to mine
US Joins support of two proposed marine protected areas in East Antarctica and the Weddell Sea
$40,000 reward offered over illegal shooting of mother Grizzly Bear in Idaho
Jaguar family’s release in Argentina is a step toward bringing back an important predator
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration approval of southeast Idaho phosphate mine
Scientists find way to remove polluting microplastics with bacteria
Researchers have hit on a widely available solution for decarbonizing fertilizer production
China and the EU commit to stepping up cooperation in lead up to the Convention on Biological Diversity
Northern Mexican Garter Snake gains 20,326 acres of protected critical habitat in Arizona
Florida legislature recognized the Florida Wildlife Corridor
Council rejects 1 of 2 controversial developments in Alberta mountain town
Biden fills out science team with NOAA, DOE, and diplomacy picks
Drought-hit California orders Nestle to stop pumping millions of gallons of water
Shell, Exxon look to profit from capturing customers’ carbon emissions
Mining and logging threaten a wildlife wonderland on a Philippine mountain
Deforestation ramps up in Cambodia’s Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary
New study reveals down east wild blueberries warming faster than the state as a whole
Indigenous nation in US has right to lands in Canada
Salmon span un upper Colombia River first time in over 80 years
Appeal filed to sustain Colorado River flows and stop Gross Dam expansion
Whooping Cranes are nesting in Texas for the first time in over a century
Jury acquits Extinction Rebellion protestors despite ‘no defence in law’
950sg km of essential rainforest is added to Maya Forest corridor in Belize
Dream team of conservationists plan to protect 7 million square miles of ocean
Report alleges Australia engaged in illegal shark fin trade
Huge clearcutting, roadbuilding plan next to Yellowstone National Park opposed
Montana legislator introduces bill to legally target environmentalists
Zimbabwe says hundreds of endangered elephants can be shot to raise money
Environmental scientists – up to 20% of global groundwater wells at risk of going dry
Student invents solar windows that turn food waste in renewable energy
Governments, companies pledge $1 billion for tropical forests
Report critizes offshore oil and gas environmental agency
California to ban fracking and phase out fossil fuels in California
Honda aims to go all-electric by 2040
Carbon emissions to soar in 2021 by second highest rate in history
Malaria vaccine hailed as potential breakthrough
West Virginia unions pressure Manchin to back Biden on Infrastructure plan

Conservation News ~ 23 April 2021

4/23/2021

Hunger Strikers Seeking Environmental Justice Win Air-Pollution Delay
U.S. Seeks To Polish Tarnished Reputation With New Climate Pledges
EPA IG: Trump Official Delayed Releasing Info On Cancer Chemical In Ill.
"Judge Nixes Civil Rights Bid to Block Chicago Metal Shredder"
"Infrastructure Plan Lifts Tribes’ Hope of Turning on Water Taps"
Texas’s Zombie Oil Wells Are Creating An Environmental Disaster Zone
"Regulators Rebuke PG&E For Neglect In Reducing Wildfire Risk"
Old Apple Orchard To Make Clean Hydrogen Energy in Washington State
S. Korean Fishmongers, Opposition Voice Concerns Over Fukushima Plans
"Environmental Group Sues Over Protections For 20 Species"
"‘Tiger King’ Stars’ Legal Woes Could Transform Cub-Petting Industry"
Human impact on South America expanded by 60% since 1985
Large New Amphibious Centipede Species Discovered in Okinawa and Taiwan
Peru to establish rainforest reserve for isolated Indigenous peoples
DNA from cave dirt tells tale of how some Neanderthals disappeared
JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER CHALLENGED TO DRINK RADIOACTIVE WATER BEFORE DUMPING IT INTO THE OCEAN
Female giraffe receives treatment after poachers amputate hind leg
Extinction: Elephants driven to the brink by poaching
Apple creates fund for 'working forests' as part of carbon-removal efforts
STUDY: HUMANITY HAS RAVAGED ALL BUT 3 PERCENT OF THE LAND ON EARTH
Suspected poached killed by herd of elephants in Kruger National Park
‘Single-use plastics’ to be phased out in Australia from 2025 include plastic utensils and straws
The White House wants to spend $100 million to monitor the air we breathe
Drones find signs of a Native American ‘Great Settlement’ beneath a Kansas pasture
Deciduous trees offset carbon loss from Alaskan boreal fires, new study finds
Illegal coal mine tunnels threaten a Sumatran village
Rats reappear on Lord Howe Island for the first time since 2019 eradication program
Despite Clashes, U.S. And China Vow To Work Together On Climate Change
"Biden Pressed On Emissions Goal As Climate Summit Nears"
On Infrastructure, Lofty Ideas Collide With Congressional Reality
"Transmission Road Map Could Help Unlock Renewables"
"Interior Order Revokes Trump Moves on Coal Leasing Moratorium"
"Science Could Aid Climate Cases. Big Oil Is Fighting It"
EPA Knows Tanks Holding Heavy Fuels Emit Harmful Chemicals
"US West Prepares For Possible 1st Water Shortage Declaration"
"Calls Grow For Undoing Environmental Damage Of Trump's Wall"
Set For Summer: 49 New National Scenic Byways And All-American Roads
Tarantulas Were Scuttling Around Earth Alongside Dinosaurs 120 Million Years Ago
Environment protest being criminalised around world, say experts
Winners of $20M contest make concrete to trap carbon dioxide
Biggest Coal Mine Workers Union In the US Supports Switch to Renewables
Rare species of deer born at Keystone Safari
"Joe Biden To Reveal US Emissions Pledge In Key Climate Crisis Moment"
"Biden Axes Top Trump Climate Scientist"
Jackson, Miss., Won’t Release Email About 2020 Water System Problems
"Is California Suffering A Decades-Long Megadrought?"
Paint Stripper Methylene Chloride Caused More Deaths Than EPA Identified
Biden Admin Releases $8 Billion In Disaster Funding For Puerto Rico
GAO Raises Concerns About Government Inspections Of Offshore Pipelines
"Size Of Pipeline Spill Again Underestimated In N. Carolina"
Business Booming in America’s Forests. Some Aren’t Happy About It.
"How Canada Is Trying To Protect Its Last Three Spotted Owls"
Pollution settlements cost Delaware poultry producer $205 million
Grizzlies use the same Yellowstone trails as people
Some guitar makers in pursuit of sustainable manufacturing
With British Columbia’s last old-growth at risk, government falters: Critics
Caring for those ‘just like us’: Q&A with vet and great ape advocate Rick Quinn
Did you know that a group of warthogs is called a sounder? Candid Animal Cam
The U.S. reptile most at risk from rising seas is one you likely haven’t heard of
Momentum is building for a ‘robust’ biodiversity framework: Q&A with Elizabeth Mrema
Big cats: US senators seek ban on private ownership of lions and tigers
Federal Analysis Finds Insecticide Malathion Imperils Continued Existence of 78 Endangered Species
DiCaprio, Katy Perry urge Biden to refuse Brazil environment deal
A recently discovered insect has been named after coronavirus
After 40 years, new fish species in named by students on Guam
"Biden Plans To Cut Emissions At Least In Half By 2030"
Report On Suncor Malfunctions Doesnt Quell Calls For Refinery’s Closure
"Legislation Aims To Kill 90% Of Wolves Roaming Idaho"
Biden Admin Kicks Off Plan To Shore Up Cybersecurity Of Electric Grid
Watchdog: Trump-Era Rollback Of Car Rules Undercut EPA Staffers' Advice
"How Politics Is Shaping Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal"
‘Water Warriors’: US Women Banding Together To Fight For Water Justice
"U.S. To Join Global Effort To Decarbonize Shipping Industry - Kerry"
Controversial $2.5B Oil Terminal Moves Forward In Plaquemines Parish
Spillover: We Failed To Stop SARS-CoV-2. How Do We Find Next 'Big One'?
Melting ice in Arctic linked to bowhead whales holding off annual migration
New beef scorecard measures brands against their deforestation promises
Hunger, disorientation blamed for pilot whale mass stranding in Indonesia
Deadly new snake named after mythical Chinese goddess of healing
Environmental art initiative aims to help paint a better future for Southeast Asia
Dams drove an Asian dolphin extinct. They could do the same in the Amazon
Nature is no longer “a nice to have,” it’s “a must-have”: Q&A with André Hoffmann
Food systems drive a third of greenhouse gas emissions, study estimates
Legislation aims to kill 90% of wolves roaming Idaho
"A Guide To Biden's Climate Summit"
"Dems Push $25B For Electric School Buses, A Biden Priority"
"White House Moves To Assist Western U.S. Communities Hit By Drought"
"Lead Detected In 80% Of Allegheny County, Pa., Water Systems: Report"
Collins Joins Democrats In Bid To Undo Trump Methane Emissions Rollback
"10 Things We Learned About Earth Since The Last Earth Day"
"Four In 10 Americans Live In Counties With Unhealthy Air Pollution"
"Texas On Track To Add Record Solar Power Capacity By End Of 2022"
"‘Forever Chemicals’ Coat The Outer Layers Of Biodegradable Straws"
"Harriet Tubman’s Family Home Unearthed In Maryland Wildlife Refuge"
Judge gives feds 30 days to decide if wildflower is endangered
Biden Administration Moves to Unwind Trump Auto-Emissions Policy
Governors Urge Biden To Order 100% Zero-Emission Car Sales By 2035
President Biden Pledges To Cut US Carbon Emission By Up To 52 Percent By 2030
The U.S. electric power sector is ‘halfway’ to zero carbon emissions
‘Teeming with biodiversity’: green groups buy Belize forest to protect it ‘in perpetuity’
Thousands Of Pounds of Marine Debris Removed From Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary
Four in 10 Americans live in counties with unhealthy air pollution levels
Humanity’s dysfunctional relationship with Earth can still be fixed, report says
Saving our ‘Beloved Beasts’: Q&A with environmental journalist Michelle Nijhuis
The political economy of the Pan-Amazon (book excerpt)
Jamaican Climate Change Youth Council seizes opportunity to continue advocacy amidst pandemic
No monkey business: For Zanzibar’s red colobus, speed bumps are lifesavers
Indonesia’s bid to control deforestation wildly off-target, experts say
Researchers rush to understand kelp forests as harvesting increases
Pipeline tells Black Memphis landowners: sell us the rights to your land or get sued
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act reintroduced to U.S. House
The Nation’s Corn Belt Has Lost a Third of Its Topsoil
Humanity’s dysfunctional relationship with Earth can still be fixed
Endangered orange-bellied parrots released into wild
Dolphins, turtles found dead in Kipini due to trawling activities
Bank climate pledges in doubt after US giants sit out global agreement
Florida agriculture officials ban citrus pesticide approved near end of previous administration
‘Extinct’ highly venomous sea snake rediscovered in ocean’s twilight zone
America’s largest coal miners’ union back clean energy
Biden invites 40 world leaders to virtual summit on climate crisis
JPMorgan Chase expanding deforestation policies under shareholder pressure
Blue Nature Alliance aims to restore 7 million square miles of ocean in five years
Seagrass forests counteract ocean acidification
France drafts ecocide bill to punish acts of environmental damage
Recent jaguar sighting give experts hope for species recovery on both sides of the Arizona-Mexico border
One person arrested in connection with TABLE Mountain Fire
As coal pollution declines, crops begin to flourish
NZ to launch world-first climate change rules
Lawsuit filed to protect rare Southern Nevada wildflower
Phoenix Zoo welcomed new species and 14 prairie dog pups
New species of ehu is named after scientist who spent decades studying the fish
$25 million worth of giant clam shells seized in the Philippines
Coffee waste can boost tropical forest recovery
In world first, New Zealand to make banks report climate impact
Deb Haaland scraps a slew of fossil-fuel friendly Trump orders
Shrinking sea meadows store more carbon than forests
Indian government makes another attempt to amend the Indian Forest Act of 1927
Western US may be entering its most severe drought in modern history
First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys
With first-ever Colorado River shortage almost certain, states stare down Mandatory cutbacks
New species of dumbo octopus identified using minimally invasive techniques

Conservation News ~ 16 April 2021

4/16/2021

Intel Report Warns Of Fragile Future Shaped By Pandemics, Climate Change
Haaland Meets With Utah Politicians, Tribes As Biden Weighs Monuments
"Toxics: FDA Rules For Baby Food Guided By Feasibility, Not Safety"
"Florida Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds"
"Judge Halts California Development, Citing Wildfire Risk"
"Interior Solicitor Nominee Pushed For Stronger Tribal Protections"
"Methane Has Never Risen This Fast in the Atmosphere"
As Rainstorms Grow More Severe And Frequent, Communities Fail To Prepare
"Electric Vehicles: Biden's EV Plan Is Enormous. And Maybe Too Small"
Scientists Track Shrinking Sea Meadows, Storing More Carbon Than Forests
New Invasive Mosquito Species Found in South Florida
Researchers discover new species of moth
Australian bush fires warmed the stratosphere for six months
A mysterious neurological disease is afflicting endangered Florida panthers
Transforming crop and timber production could reduce species extinction risk by 40%
Oldest Sea Otter At Aquarium Of The Pacific Dies At 20
Conservation Groups Petition Park Service to Tear Down Elk Fence at Point Reyes
Thousands rally in Serbia to protect the environment
New survey finds greater biodiversity, new species in Tibet
Deep-sea reef study in the 'twilight zone' could uncover key lessons in conservation
"EPA Watchdog to Probe Alleged Retaliation Against Scientists"
"Leaked Calls Show ALEC’s Secret Plan To Fight Biden On Climate"
Big Oil Fed State Educators Stats Used to Push Back on Biden Climate Goals
Japan Says It Plans To Release Contaminated Fukushima Water Into Sea
Driven by Industry, More States Pass Tough Laws vs. Pipeline Protesters
2.3 Million Americans Exposed To High Levels Of Strontium In Drinking Water
"Neighborhoods United: Highway Removal Gains Steam In U.S. Cities"
"5 Ways Biden Wove Climate Action Into His Budget"
"‘Tiger King’ Fallout Unites PETA, Feds to Fight Cub Petting"
"Drought and Abundance in the Mesopotamian Marshes"
Freshwater Mussel Gets Endangered Species Protection
40 Sharks, Rays Join The international Endangered Species List
'Tiger King' Cast Faces Legal Heat Under Endangered Species Law
Indonesia’s net-zero emissions goal not ambitious enough, activists say
Neanderthals ate sharks and dolphins
French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights
WildEarth Guardians scores big protections for wildlife in New Mexico
Nearly 400 state and local officials call for ban on new fracking permits
BLM to remove up to 3,500 horses from Wyoming
JPMorgan Chase expanding deforestation policies under shareholder pressure
Landmark decision: Brazil Supreme Court sides with Indigenous land rights
‘We’re at a tipping point with coal’: Q&A with Bloomberg’s Antha Williams
Farmers move to occupy a critical elephant corridor in Sri Lanka
New palm oil frontier sparks scramble for land in the Brazilian Amazon
A new species of sea sponge found off the coast of Norfolk has been named Parpal Dumplin by a nine year old
"Executives Call for Deep Emission Cuts to Combat Climate Change"
"Schumer Pushes Plan to Ax Trump Methane Rule With Lawmaker Tool"
"Kerry To Visit China Ahead Of White House Climate Summit"
"Florida To Close Wastewater Reservoir With Leak History"
Delaware Poultry Plant Settles Suit Over Groundwater Contamination
Coalition of Greens and Industry Calls on EPA to Quickly Phase Out HFCs
Computer Mapping Could Help Biden Find And Fix Polluted Neighborhoods
"'Seismic Shift' At FERC Could Kill Natural Gas Pipelines"
"Energy Transitions: 4 States Weigh Plans To Rescue Coal Plants"
"Beehive Deliveries Keep New Yorkers Buzzing On Rooftops, Backyards"
Island species and endemics will bear brunt if warming exceeds 3°C: Study
New Spider Species Discovered in Miami
Spiny new chameleon species described from Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
Bills before Brazil Congress slammed for rewarding Amazon land grabbers
South Korea faces a public reckoning for financing coal plants in Indonesia
‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits
Cambodia puts its arduous titling process for Indigenous land up for review
Scientists Create Whitest Paint In The World That Could Help Us Fight Global Warming
Group Sues Fed For Failing To Act On Endangered Species Protection
Novak Djokovic now has a tiny new snail species named after him
Adidas Stan Smith Mylo: The First-Ever Shoe Made With Mushroom Leather
Wolf killed north of Fremont is the second in Nebraska since November
How many Tyrannosaurus rex walked the ancient world? About 2.5 billion
Climate crisis pushing polar bears to mate with grizzlies, producing hybrid ‘pizzly’ bears
Biden in risky talks to pay Brazil to save Amazon
Apple and partners launch first ever $200million Restore Fund
Denver returns 14 bison to tribal land in reparations, conservation effort
Belgium bans biofuels made from palm oil and soy
Japan confirms it will start dumping contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean
New Zealand officially bans cattle exports
Over 700 Sea Turtles found dead in Greece last year
Frustration over light penalties for coal mine that polluted Indonesian River
Countless Barrels of toxic waste found in ocean near Los Angeles
New species of frog unearthed in Peruvian Amazon jungle
LaDonna Brave Bull Allard passes away from cancer
Maryland lawmakers ban wildlife killing contests
Amrabad Tiger Reserve project for uranium mining shelved
Nepal has 752 one-horned rhinos, new census reveals 107 more rhinos since last count
The economy would be far more fair with Mario Kart rubber-banding, experts say
Scant evidence that ‘wood overuse’ at Cahokia caused local flooding, subsequent collapse
Global carbon emissions drop due to COVID restrictions
Botswana trophy hunting season opens after COVID hiatus
Gianforte signs bills allowing wolf snaring, extended seasons
Two Ugandan police officers charged over illegal possession of ivory
Pipeline leaks more than 1,600 gallons of oil at Inglewood Oil Field

Conservation News ~ 9 April 2021

4/9/2021

"Nine Ways Biden’s $2 Trillion Plan Will Tackle Climate Change"
Biden Plan's $80 Billion For Rail Could Transform Passenger Service
"Biden Seeks to Use Infrastructure Plan to Address Racial Inequities"
Biden Jobs Plan Includes $10B For Civilian Climate Corps. Is It Enough?
"Biden Plan Would Spend $16B To Clean Up Old Mines, Oil Wells"
"That Spotty Wi-Fi? There’s $100 Billion to Fix It."
"Supreme Court Hands Win to Georgia in State Water War"
"Study: US Pesticide Use Falls But Harms Pollinators More"
FEMA Unveils New Flood Insurance Calculation It Calls More Equitable
Soil moisture drives year-to-year change in land carbon uptake
Lawsuit Launched to Protect 10 Species Left in Regulatory Purgatory by Trump Administration
US says grizzly bears should remain protected under Endangered Species Act
Global Leaders Urged to Sanction Mexico to Save Critically Endangered Porpoises
Grizzly bears stay on endangered species list, ag groups disappointed
Group sues US over inaction to protect threatened species
New flowering plant species named after Sharad Pawar - Argyreia sharadchandrajii
Climate Change Has Already Cut Food Production Drastically
"Emergency, Evacuations In Florida County Over Wastewater Pond Leak"
"Test Flight for Sunlight-Blocking Research Is Canceled"
Biden Plan To Rev Up Electric Car Market Complicated By Battery Supplies
Greens Attack Australian Plan To Relax Rules For Chemicals, Pesticides
Canada's Herring Face Collapse, Say First Nations And Activists
"Energy Dept. Pushes To Reverse Trump-Era Rule On Efficiency Standards"
"Two New Mexico Tribal Communities Suing EPA Over Clean Water Rule"
Parks Maintenance Fund Will Go To 165 Projects, Support 19K Jobs This Year
Big Meat, Dairy Companies Spend Millions Lobbying Against Climate Action
Lawsuits pile up over endangered species decisions made by Trump administration
Lawsuit launched against Chico development project, claims endangered species are threatened
Fish and Wildlife Service sued for failing to act on endangered species proposals
New deadly snake from Asia named after character from Chinese myth 'Legend of White Snake'
Hawaiian stilt may be downlisted to threatened
Even the Great Lakes’ deepest waters are now warming
Droughts longer, rainfall more erratic over the last 50 years in most of the West
Exclusive: 2020’s Hurricane Zeta Nearly Caused 'Another Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe' in Gulf of Mexico
Federal judge’s ruling ends Colorado’s plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions in Upper Arkansas River Basin
Prescribed fires boost snake diversity in longleaf pine forests
Scientists design 'smart' device to harvest daylight
Beef giant JBS vows to go deforestation-free — 14 years from now
“Activism gives you hope”: Q&A with Wallace Global Fund’s Ellen Dorsey
Spiny new chameleon species described from Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
Australia’s pivot to plantations may be too late for nearly extinct parrots
Helping Papuans protect Indonesia’s last frontier: Q&A with Bustar Maitar
Companies back moratorium on deep sea mining
Endangered Species Protection Proposed for Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
Endangered Candy Darter Fish Wins 368 Stream Miles of Protected Critical Habitat in Virginia
New firefly species turns up in Singapore swamp forest
New Species of Bird Discovered in Brazil
New wasp species discovered in Norway
'We Have to Act': Atmospheric CO2 Passes 420 PPM for First Time Ever
"EPA Chief Vows Tougher Tailpipe Rules by July, Unwinding Trump’s"
"Left-Wing Party Opposed To Big Mining Project Wins Greenland Election"
Gulf Coast Fish Farm Permit Will Get A Second Look Under Biden Admin
Indictment Claims Kansas Man Tampered With Ellsworth County Water System
"California Is On The Brink Of Drought – Again. Is It Ready?"
A Top US Seller of Carbon Offsets Starts Investigating Its Own Projects
Groups Petition EPA To Remove Ethane, Methane From Emissions Exempt List
"U.S. Climate Envoy Kerry Says India Is "Getting Job Done" On Climate"
"Alleged Mastermind Of Honduran Activist’s Murder On Trial"
"Deb Haaland's Visit Home: Grandparents’ Prayers"
A mid-Atlantic mussel finally secures critical habitat
Scientists discover two new species of ancient, burrowing mammal ancestors
Genome sequencing reveals a new species of bumblebee
New fish species named in honor of UGA ecologists
Government inaction prompts voluntary REDD+ carbon credit boom in Brazil
Gray wolf detected in SLO County. It may be first Central Coast sighting in nearly 200 years
Republicans Mobilize For Showdown To Block Biden Infrastructure Plan
Southwest Braces For Water Cutbacks As Drought Deepens Along The Colorado
"In Europe, a Backlash Is Growing Over Incinerating Garbage"
"Law Students Denounce Chevron’s Law Firm Over Steven Donziger Case"
"‘This Is Environmental Racism’"
Marine Species Increasingly Can’t Live At Equator Due To Global Heating
Banks Pledge Climate Fight, But Their Boards Have Deep Fossil-Fuel Ties
"Biden Tax Plan Targets Fossil Fuel Subsidies Worth $35 Billion"
"Biden Nominates Interior Deputy As Department's Top Lawyer"
"‘Opening The Lid’ On Toilet Innovation: Q&A With Author Chelsea Wald"
Monterey Bay sea otters maintain kelp supply
Beautiful New Species of Parasitic Cuckoo Wasp Discovered in Norway
Cryptic New Species of Bumblebee Discovered in Rocky Mountains
Judge halts Tejon Ranch Centennial Development
Willife Trader with SC connection arrested after deadly snakes sent to Florida
Saudi Arabia’s mission to save the Arabian Leopard
Greenland’s leftwing anti-mine party wins snap election
Environmental group sues US for leaving 10 species in ‘regulatory purgatory’
Condors to return to Pacific Northwest
Carbon labeling of food shifts people’s behavior – even among those actively trying to avoid information
Gray wolf detected in SLO County – the first sighting in 200 years
Destruction of world’s forests increased sharply in 2020
Rising Sika deer population linked to bovine tuberculosis infections
Bitcoin mining will soon pump out more carbon than Czech Republic
Government inaction prompts voluntary REDD+ carbon credit boom in Brazil
Threatened Sangai deer’s habitat likely to shrink due to climate change
Prince William says COVID vaccine rollout proves that humanity can take on climate change
New $30 million vegan factory to bring Oatly to Asia
Carbon emissions from England’s roads plan 100 times greater than government claims
Ghanian authorities investigate after 60 dead dolphins appear
Secretary Haaland creates new missing and murdered unit to pursue justice for missing or murdered American Indians
New Mexico Governor signs law banning traps, snares, and poisons
Maha forests on fire in Jan-Mar, heavy loss of wildlife habitat
Evidence of Antarctic glacier’s tipping point confirmed for first time
Urgent letter sent from IUCN species survival commission to Mexico requesting increased Vaquita efforts
Logging company moves into intact Gabon forest as village fights to save it
An icebreaker playing classical music saved 2,000 Beluga whales from certain death in 1985
Florida Panther cubs found dead
France to ban use of Wild Animals in circuses and marine parks
In Bolivian Andes, new protected area offers a breath of fresh air
Diamond battery powered by nuclear waste runs for 28,000 years
US agency illegally paid for Colorado predator hunt
Biden proposes big investments in water
Interior Department to invest $1.6 billion for public land upkeep
New recovery plans will help save southeast’s critically imperiled salamanders
2 Hawaiian Monk Seals released to wild after 2 months at Ke Kai Ola
Mummified parrots reveal ‘sophisticated’ trade in ancient South American Desert
Deforestation rises in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park as cattle invade
Farmed fish suffer pain and stress
Loading soil with biochar allows farmers to cut way back on irrigation
Evidence of Antarctic’s glacier’s tipping point confirmed for first time
First report of horizontal gene transfer between plant and animal
Asteroid that killed the dinosaur created the Amazon Rain Forest
US fossil fuel companies took billions in tax breaks and then laid off thousands

Conservation News ~ 2 April 2021

4/2/2021

Canada’s carbon tax was ruled constitutional — but still faces backlash
Europe and US could reach 'peak meat’ in 2025 – report
Grizzly bears may be delisted as an endangered species
FWS proposes downlisting Hawaiian stilt from endangered to threatened
Adorable New Species Of Peacock Spider Named After "Finding Nemo"
New ermine species found on Southeast Alaska island
Endangered Hawaiian Stilt may be downlisted as population strengthens
New species of red algae seen in west, south east Indian coast
Endangered condors return to northern California skies after nearly a century
China commit to protecting more endangered species
African swine fever rips through parts of southern Indonesia
Battle at the bat box: Camera trap captures ocelot standoff in restored forest
Surge in seizures of giant clam shells has Philippine conservationists wary
Bolsonaro govt wanted to ‘run the cattle’ through environmental protections. It was a stampede
"Biden Administration Announces a Major Offshore Wind Plan"
"Biden Announces Environmental Justice Advisers"
"Biden Takes Aim at Reducing Emissions of Super-Polluting Methane Gas"
"The Biden Administration Will Investigate Trump-Era Attacks On Science"
"Biden’s Lesson From Past Green Stimulus Failures: Go Even Bigger"
Reclaiming Abandoned Mines: Coal Country’s Toxic Legacy Offers Assets
"Experts Predict Bad Year For New Mexico Wildfires"
"Why a Big Mining Project Could Wipe Out Rural Villages in Indonesia"
New Mexico Files Lawsuit To Block Holtec Nuclear Waste Facility
Fairy Creek Blockade: Inside The Fight For B.C.’S Last Ancient Forests
New endangered species: Eastern hellbenders of Missouri
Deforestation surge threatens endangered species in Tanintharyi, Myanmar
New Species of Dancing Peacock Spider Discovered
Biden Details $2 Trillion Plan to Rebuild Infrastructure, Economy
"Auto Negotiations Test Biden’S Vow To Create A Climate-Friendly Future"
Lead Pipes: Biden Visit Highlights Pittsburgh Water Contamination Woes
"Global Rainforest Loss 'Relentless' In 2020, But SE Asia Offers Hope"
"Lawyers Clash Over $1B Hydropower Transmission Corridor"
"White House Environmental Justice Focus Casts EPA in Shadows"
"Wind Energy Is a Big Business in Indiana, Leading to Awkward Alliances"
"Vital To A Clean World, Scavengers Are Left To Plead For Vaccine"
The Lawyer Who Took On Chevron Marks His 600th Day Under House Arrest
"Google Maps To Start Directing Drivers To 'Eco-Friendly' Routes"
‘What other country would do this to its people?’ Cambodian land grab victims seek int’l justice
Can palm oil be grown sustainably? Agroforestry research suggests it can, and without chemicals
Logging company moves into intact Gabon forest as village fights to save it
Madagascar: Businesses drive disappearance of a wetland ‘reed forest’
New map shows where the 80% of species we don’t know about may be hiding
Only 6.5% of global forests are adequately protected, study finds
Study sounds latest warning of rainforest turning into savanna as climate warms
In Sumatra, a vulnerable, ‘mythical’ wild goat lives an unknown life
Global forest loss increases in 2020
Deforestation surge threatens endangered species in Tanintharyi, Myanmar
Elusive giant burrowing frog in world-first captive breeding program at Melbourne zoo
Here’s how Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan addresses climate change
Juvenile male jaguar seen on camera just south of new border wall
Only 1914 Specimens: W. Monarch Butterfly Nearing Total Collapse; USFWS Does Nothing, Lawmakers Introduce Bills
Millionaire Turned Quadriplegic Jon Ayers is Giving it All to Save Wild Cats, After Finding a New Purpose
The U.S. is finally looking to unlock the potential of wave energy
Biden’s Big Bet: Tackling Climate Change Will Create Jobs, Not Kill Them
"EPA’s Regan Ousts Science Advisers, Issues Call for New Ones"
"Biden Takes Moonshot Approach to Replacing Lead Water Pipes"
"Biden’s Climate Plan Means Tough Choices: Which Homes Get Saved?"
"Biden's $2T Infrastructure Plan Would Overhaul Grid"
Biden Aims To Make U.S. an EV Powerhouse. Congress May Not Be Plugged In
"On Tap In California: Another Drought Four Years After Last"
"The Battle To Protect One Of America’s Last Wild Landscapes"
In Hotter Climate, 'Zombie' Urchins Are Winning, Kelp Forests Are Losing
'Seaspiracy': Netflix Doc Accused Of Misrepresentation By Participants
The hearing of the Ganges river dolphin is unlike any other cetacean
Grizzly numbers have doubled in parts of Alberta Rockies since 2005
First Nations demand a say on climate change
BC Supreme Court grants injunction to remove Fairy Creek logging blockades
Average Westerner’s eating habits lead to loss of four trees every year
Biden wants to achieve 100 percent carbon0free electricity by 2035
East Africa deploys huge volumes of highly hazardous pesticides against locust plague
Japan’s cherry blossom earliest peak since 812
Mountain lion in Santa Monica Mountains study found dead, was likely killed by vehicle
Tires turned into graphene that makes stronger concrete
World’s rarest great ape is on the brink of extinction
Qatar’s dugong population reaches highest in 30 years
Colorado air pollution control managers ordered staff to falsify data and approve permits at all costs
New Mexico sues, argues interim nuclear storage facility could put environment, economy at risk
Youth climate activists are back with new, sharper demands for countries and corporations
California relocates mountain lions making a meal of endangered sheep
Galapagos tortoises – 185 babies seized from smugglers
Baby blue whale sighting an incredible first in Australian waters
UN Chief urges clear and credible plants to achieve net zero
White House announces environmental justice advisory council members
Scientists in Singapore have discovered how to talk to plants
Apophis asteroid will not hit Earth for 100 years
Sharks critical to restoring damaged ecosystems
North American deserts are a biodiversity hotspot for butterflies
Functional consequences of global biodiversity loss guide future nature conservation

Conservation News ~ 26 March 2021

3/26/2021

New species of shrimp discovered in south London aquarium
"Clean Water Act: Trump Rule Imperils More Than 40,000 Waterways"
Bankruptcy Judge Lets Blackjewel Shed Coal Mine Cleanup Duties
"Tracking the Invisible Killer"
NOAA Warns Of Water Cutbacks, Fires, And Low Reservoirs Amid Drought
"Obama NOAA Leader Joins Biden White House In Climate Role"
"How The Infrastructure Bill Might Tackle Climate Change"
"FERC Makes Major Shift On Pipeline Co2 Emissions"
"China, U.S. To Work On Climate, Beijing Says After Rancorous Meeting"
"U.S. Army Corps Suspends Wetlands Permit For Polymet Copper Mine"
"Florida Bans Nonnative Species Despite Industry Outcry"
Mural shows earliest known record of salt being sold at a marketplace in the Maya region
Climate fight 'is undermined by social media's toxic reports
Canadian Conservative party votes not to recognize climate crisis as real
"Biden Team Prepares $3 Trillion in New Spending for the Economy"
"Indigenous Anti-Dam Activist Killed In Honduras"
Supreme Court Won't Hear Challenge To Obama Marine Monument Designation
Interior Reverses Course On Tribal Ownership Of Portion Of Missouri R.
"EPA Deal With Alabama Polluter Undercuts Biden Equity Pledge"
"FOIA Docs Raise Questions About Interference In Wind Project"
"White House Yanks Interior Nominee After Murkowski Opposition"
1000s Evacuated In Australia's Worst Flooding In Almost Half A Century
Trump’s Parting Gift to St. Croix: One of America’s Largest Refineries
"The ‘Old American Dream,’ a Trap As the Floods Keep Coming"
Necropsy of Endangered False Killer Whale Found Stranded off Maui Reveals Dietary First
White House appoints Jane Lubchenco to key climate change role
BREAKING: CHARGES AGAINST NICK TILSEN AND LAND DEFENDERS DROPPED, NDN COLLECTIVE CELEBRATES A VICTORY FOR THE MOVEMENT
Conservation actions see Iberian lynx claw back from brink of extinction
More than 10 million people displaced by climate disasters in six months, report finds
Montana Governor Given Written Warning After Trapping, Killing Of Yellowstone Wolf
Lawsuit Seeks to Reinstate Protections on 3.4 Million Acres of Critical Northern Spotted Owl Habitat
Thriving population of endangered monkeys gives hope to conservationists
New Species of Rafflesia Discovered in Malaysia
Study calls for a marine reserve in a $500m fishing hotspot in Indonesia
In a first, US pipeline agency weighs climate change impacts
Study looks at covering California’s canals with solar panels
In Indonesia, an illegal leopard trade thrives out of sight, new study shows
Guarani Indigenous men brutalized in Brazilian ‘expansion of violence’
Oil palm growers’ misdeeds allow an opportunity to save West Papua’s forests
81 Indigenous leaders, environmental defenders slam BlackRock in open letter
In Indonesia, an illegal leopard trade thrives out of sight, new study shows
Managing risk: How Sri Lankan farmers address climate threats
Thriving population of endangered monkeys gives hope to conservationists
Porsche’s Carbon Neutrality Plan Goes Beyond Electric Cars
Two new species of already-endangered screech owls discovered in Amazon rainforest
New Chameleon Species Discovered in Ethiopia
"E.P.A. to Review Attacks on Science Under Trump"
Senate Dems Plan To Use Review Act To Reinstate Obama Methane Rule
Did Chemical Company Misrepresent Data To Avoid Making A Safer Product?
Line 3: "Need For Disputed Pipeline Argued In Minnesota Appeals Court"
Big Banks’ Trillion-Dollar Finance For Fossil Fuels ‘Shocking’ — Report
"Conservationists Sue To Save Spotted Owl Logging Protections"
"Proposed Rules Threaten To Derail Kan. Wind Industry"
"Politics: Republicans Won't 'Take The Bait' On Infrastructure"
"'Buyer Beware': Ads Hide PFAS Cookware Risks"
In Conservation Success Story, Bald Eagle Numbers Have Soared
World's Small Wild Cats Get A Major Conservation Boost
Palm oil firm Digoel Agri said to clear Papuan forest without Indigenous consent
Humpback whales are organizing in huge numbers, and no one knows why
WildEarth Guardians and our allies have just scored another BIG COURT WIN over a massive coal mine expansion, this time near Bryce Canyon National Park in southern Utah
Palm oil production can grow without converting rainforests and peatland
African elephant species now Endangered and Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
New protein helps carnivorous plants sense and trap their prey
Global aquaculture has grown more sustainable over past 20 years
Port Of Long Beach Uses Electricity To Reach Zero Emissions Goal
Six international organizations join forces to create the Mediterranean Consortium to Protect Biodiversity.
High impact, small scale with MARPLASTICCs projects: the results of circular economy work in the fight against plastic pollution
School students discover four new species of wasp
Reforested areas rival mutual forests in securing water
Patagonia’s blue whale besieged by hundreds of boats
Extremely rare orchid tricks horny beetles into carrying its pollen
Two bonobos adopted infants outside their group, marking a first for great apes
Endangered dolphins are different species
Group urges Atlantic seafloor to be labeled a memorial to slave trading
Pennsylvania plans to generate 50% of government building energy through solar
60 largest banks in the world have invested $3.8 trillion in fossil fuels since the Paris Agreement
California’s diesel emissions rules reduce air pollution, protect vulnerable communities
Reps introduce The Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act
State proposal aims to save Washington State Forests for carbon storage, not logging
Poland to resume some logging in ancient Bialowieza forest
Conservationists sue to save spotted owl logging protection
Bald Eagle numbers have soared
UK seeks to drill more oil and gas from North Sea
Amazon destruction linked to the largest belt of algae on the planet
Green groups file first-of-its-kind FTC complaint against Chevron for climate lies
House votes to protect millions of acres of wilderness and other public lands in sweeping legislation
The EPA’s climate change website is back
Oceans helped absorb CFCs, they’re now going to emit them back out
Corporate climate pledges earn failing grades from investors
New basalt type discovered beneath the ocean, Off-road vehicles to be banned at Oceano Dunes within three years
Alberta NDP proposes legislation to ban coal mining in Rocky Mountains
New species of shrimp found after “hitchhiking” on ocean rock to south London museum
Study maps climate potential of letting forests be
In the Pacific, Global Warming disrupted the ecological dance of urchins, se stars, and kelp
Africa’s biggest collection of ancient human footprints has been found
Plan to uproot 100,000 trees in Limpopo’sacrilege’ says baobab expert
Father-daughter duo discovers new aquatic organisms
New species of diatoms discovered in Mula River
Killer of critically endangered Christmas Island Reptile identified
US continues to ship illegal plastic waste to developing countries
Study finds glyphosate in more than half of all sampled Florida Manatees
Change to river flows are having a ‘damming’ impact on platypuses
Hong Kong’s fragile coral reefs boosted by 3d printing
Indonesian eco-warrior turns arid hills green
Florida bans nonnative species despite industry outcry
Unspecified number of Ishasha tree-climbing lions die of suspected poisoning
Genetic scalpel invented for microalgae to efficiently turn CO2 into biofuel
New species of dendrobium orchid found in Indonesia
Endangered, rare otter pups debut at Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
Recent events prove wolves need federal Endangered Species Act protections
Tropical snakes disappear as fungal outbreak decimates their prey
EV’s are going racing at the 2021 Mint 400
Endangered bird has forgotten its song
Reddit’s GameStop investors have donated over $350,000 to gorilla conservation
Forest pesticides found downstream in coastal Oregon waters
Activist on hunger strike in Canada calls on government to halt logging
Particulates are more dangerous than previously thought

Conservation News ~ 19 March 2021

3/19/2021

Mexican Gray Wolf Numbers Rose to 186 in 2020
Mexico spurns endangered porpoise, may seek to blame US
Regal new raptor-like dinosaur, complete with feathers, discovered in Spain
Newly named ant species has a Missouri S&T connection
Traditional healers are preserving their knowledge, and with it, the biodiversity of Brazil’s savanna
Scaling up tree nurseries is key to unlocking U.S. reforestation potential: Study
When a tree falls in the forest, it’s the birds that don’t make a sound, study finds
Rare black jaguars caught on camera in Panama
Déjà vu as palm oil industry brings deforestation, pollution to Amazon
Conservation actions see Iberian lynx claw back from brink of extinction
Amid South China Sea dispute, Philippines’ Palawan is besieged by political split
Fossil Fuels Are Wildly More Expensive Than Previously Thought, Study Says
New age of sail looks to slash massive maritime carbon emissions
Thailand’s Indigenous Peoples fight for ‘land of our heart’ (commentary)
Palm oil conflicts persist amid lack of resolution in Indonesian Borneo
Pig nest-building promotes tree diversity in tropical forest: Study
Countries Tried to Curb Trade in Plastic Waste. The US Is Shipping More
Environmental Justice Plays Key Role in Biden Covid-19 Stimulus Package
"Western States Chart Diverging Paths As Water Shortages Loom"
"A 'Poster Child' For Policy Failure: Will EPA Ban Asbestos?"
Tiny Town, Big Decision: What Are We Willing to Pay to Fight Rising Sea?
Texas GOP Lawmakers Push Bill To Punish Fossil Fuel Disinvestments
"Is the ‘Legacy’ Carbon Credit Market a Climate Plus or Just Hype?"
"Contaminated Aquarium Moss Balls May Unleash a Zebra Mussel Plague"
"Climate Change: 'Forever Plant' Seagrass Faces Uncertain Future"
"Wild Population Of Endangered Mexican Wolves Keeps Growing"
Scientists stunned to discover plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice
Climate crisis: recent European droughts 'worst in 2,000 years'
Other States Seek to Emulate Wisconsin’s Wolf Massacre
Indigenous People Not Invited to UN Biodiversity Talks
Nonprofit moves forward with lawsuit to protect Hawaiian honeycreeper
Philadelphia calls for 'lights out' after skyscrapers cause hundreds of bird deaths
World’s oldest forest found in New York state
COVID-19 fallout undermining nature conservation efforts - IUCN publication
VIRGINIA JUST BECAME THE 4TH STATE TO BAN COSMETIC ANIMAL TESTING
Argentina's Environment Minister: "We have to demand climate finance"
Secrets Of Humanity’s Closest Hibernating Relative Could Pave Way For Space Flight And Surgery
Deb Haaland confirmed to lead Interior in historic vote
Wildlife Rescuers Saved A Baby Orangutan Named Bomban From Life In A Tiny Cage
No evidence Covid leaked from a lab but probably emerged from wildlife trade, say WHO scientists
State Habitat Restoration Project Breaks Ground at Southern End of Salton Sea
"New E.P.A. Head Says Agency Has Climate Regulations Underway"
Biden To Name Former DC Solicitor To Lead DOJ Environmental Division
Congress Launches Probe Into Multibillion-Dollar 'Clean Coal' Tax Credit
CDC Identifies Trump Health Guidance That Downplayed Pandemic Severity
"SEC To Weigh Requiring Further Climate Disclosures To Investors"
"EPA Issues Interstate Air Pollution Rule Fix for Summer Ozone"
"Maryland Senate Passes Climate Act By Wide Margin"
"Redlined, Now Flooding"
Cold War Ice Core Reveals Greenland Was Recently Ice-Free
Males give up on trying to attract females when they are in poor condition, study finds
Hong Kong Architects Convert Plastic Waste into Public Benches to Combat Pollution
An ‘Eco-Friendly’ Danish Company Is Outsourcing Pollution to West Virginia, Locals Say
Champions of French social housing win the 'Nobel of architecture' with a mantra of: "Never demolish, never remove or replace, always add, transform, and reuse!"
GameStop Redditors are using their stock winnings to adopt gorillas
Extinct Guam Kingfisher Provides Blueprint For Reintroducing Other Long-Lost Animals
"Chevron Faces an FTC Complaint Over Greenwashing"
"The Rock Standing in the Way of China’s Climate Ambitions: Coal"
State AGs Challenge Trump-Era Rollback Of Energy Efficiency Standards
As Arctic Sea Ice Hits Annual Maximum, Concern Grows Over Polar Ice Loss
Natural But Deadly: Huge Gaps in US Rules For Wood-Stove Smoke Exposed
"First Microwave-Powered Home Boiler Could Help Cut Emissions"
NOAA’s Tsunami Sensors Went Down Before Anniversary Of Japan Disaster
"Biden’s DOJ Environment Pick Has Extensive Litigation Record"
"As Endangered Birds Lose Their Songs, They Can’t Find Mates"
"Senators Strike Early Bipartisan Tone On Infrastructure"
Endangered bats are target of federal forest program in Pennsylvania
JBS, other Brazil meatpackers linked to devastating Pantanal fires, Greenpeace says
Threats loom large over Amazon’s Arrau turtles, despite record number of hatchlings
King Coal: How Indonesia became the fossil fuel’s final frontier
Brazil’s isolated tribes in the crosshairs of miners targeting Indigenous lands
As Arctic sea ice hits annual maximum, concern grows over polar ice loss: Studies
Scientists Find New Invasive Mosquito Species In Florida
New plant species found in Chittoor
Endangered whales having a baby boom off East Coast
One of the Nation’s Largest Pipelines Caused the Biggest Spill in Decades–And We’re Just Hearing About It
Amazon’s Belo Monte dam cuts Xingu River flow 85%; a crime, Indigenous say
Extinct Guam Kingfisher Provides Blueprint For Reintroducing Other Long-Lost Animals
Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf Found Dead in Arizona
Feeding cattle seaweed reduces their greenhouse gas emissions 82 percent
New species of mint family found in northern Myanmar
Global warming helps invasive species flourish - study models likely combined effects on ecosystems
Electric Semi Trucks Are Actually Cheaper Per Mile Than Diesel Trucks, Report Finds
CHINA IS ROLLING OUT AN ENORMOUS “WEATHER MODIFICATION” SYSTEM
“Astonishing reduction” in bird habitats found in Colombia
Biden Administration Wants Financial Sector To Face Up To Climate Risk
"New EPA Chief Michael Regan Vows Assault on Environmental Injustice"
Last Texas Utility Commissioner Resigns After Leaked Call Pledging Profits
Low-income and Latino Neighborhoods Endure More Extreme Heat in SW
"EV Turning Point: Momentum Builds for US Electric Vehicle Transition"
"Revealed: Seafood Fraud Happening On A Vast Global Scale"
Company Wants To Mine Gold Near Death Valley. Tribes Are Fighting It
Geoengineering: 8 States Are Tweaking The Weather (It Might Not Work)
"'Environmental Racism'? Tenn. Pipeline Sparks Uproar"
Feeding Cattle Seaweed Reduces Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions 82 Percent
How Industrial Fishing Creates More CO2 Emissions Than Air Travel
Elizabeth Warren and AOC Lay Down Climate Challenge to Biden
Bottom trawling releases as much carbon as air travel, landmark study finds
Female wild bonobos provide care for infants outside their social group
Deforestation in Indonesia hits record low, but experts fear a rebound
Wildfire smoke canceled out clean air gains in 2020
Thailand says $11m seized in wildlife trafficking sting
The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act was just reintroduced into Congress
Two men bust for huge abalone haul, forfeit Land Rover to the state
Rhino poacher gets 18 years imprisonment
Kew Gardens director hits back at claims it is ‘growing woke’
Feds say manatees weren’t endangered – now they’re dying in droves
Gigantic stone ‘tiger stripes’ etched across Ethiopia pose an ancient mystery
Endangered Gazelles make a comeback on the edge of a war zone
Seventeen ‘extinct’ European plant species found alive
70 orcas target young blue whale in four-hour killing orgy of WA coast
A Arctic sea ice hits annual maximum, concern grows over polar ice loss
Nestle and Unilever demand that EU outlaw caged eggs
Old-growth logging continues as BCs commitments to change slip
Food waste could power the jet engines we’re currently flying with
Congressman floats $33B plan to demolish four dams
Greenland’s ice melted away at least once in last million years
Study finds plants would grow well in solar cell greenhouses
Threats loom large over Amazon’s Arrau turtles, despite record number of hatchlings
Half the country is now considering right to repair laws
Space station tosses 2.9-ton hunk of space junk overboard
Everglades poised for a phenomenal wading bird season with right water balance
Neanderthals helped create early human art
Opponents suspect environmental racism in pipeline project
No elephants poached in Mana Pools National Park
Model predicts urban development and greenhouses gasses will fuel urban floods
Neanderthals may have hibernated – this could hold a key to space travel
Elon Musk’s Tesla lobbied UK to raise tax on petrol and diesel
Elk management in Montana shows the blind spots of our North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
Microbes unknown to science discovered on the International Space Station
Many deep-sea microbes invisible to Mammalian Immune System
US lawyer Steven Donziger speaks from House Arrest in NYC after suing Chevron for Amazon Oil spills
Oaks adapt drought resistance to local conditions
Arctic walrus takes a nap on an iceberg, wakes up in Ireland
Ancient Earth really was a serene water world
UF students protest future McCarty Woods development
Black-throated Trogon comprises five species
BC scientists discover potential new mushroom species on Garry Oak roots
Endangered newborn foal makes debut at Florida zoo
Experts race to save Chinese white dolphin spotted in south China river
Texas cold stun of 2021 was largest sea turtle rescue in history
Bitcoin’s jawdropping energy consumption rivals London
China no longer requires animal testing on most imported cosmetics
Wolf collared in Banff killed in US after sudden 500-kilometre migration to Montana
Washington Supreme Court grants case arguing state forests must be managed for ‘all the people’
Developer agrees to halt work, temporarily, near San Marcos Foothills Preserve
Judge rules in favor of Coastal Commission in Los Cerritos Wetlands case
First-ever study of all Amazon greenhouse gases suggest the forest is worsening climate change

Conservation News ~ 12 March 2021

3/12/2021

"Senate Energy Panel Backs Haaland For Interior Secretary"
High Court: Barrett's First Ruling Hands Feds A Win In EPA Records Feud
After Backing Green Building Codes, Local Governments Lose Right To Vote
"Energy Dept To Restart Obama-Era Loans To Renewable Energy Companies"
Biden Hosts Congress Members To Talk Infrastructure, Funding
Energy Transitions: 'It's Gigantic': Battery Storage Grows Exponentially
"The World’s Largest Intact Forest Is In Danger. Here’s How To Save It."
Utilities Gearing Up to Install EV Charging Stations Across 16 States
"More Than 50 Companies Have Vowed To Be Carbon-Neutral By 2040"
"Butterfly Numbers Plummeting In US West As Climate Crisis Takes Toll"
Royal Caracal Cats Now ‘Critically Endangered’ In India
Scientists Discover an 81-Year-Old Snapper
Countries to consider ground-breaking change to economic reporting that includes natural capital
450 butterfly species rapidly declining due to warmer autumns in the western U.S.
Completely new species of firefly discovered in Singapore
"Supreme Court Records Ruling Spurs FOIA Reform Push"
Use of Disinfectants Has Soared, Sparking New Scrutiny Of Ingredients
Trump-Emboldened Extremists Could Spell Trouble For Biden Interior Dept.
Study Finds Wildfire Smoke Harms Humans More Than Pollution From Cars
"Huge Louisiana Coastal Project Receives Positive Report From The Corps"
Civilian Climate Corps Is a Government Plan That All Americans Can Back
"Big Banks Make a Dangerous Bet on the World’s Growing Demand for Food"
"PFAS In Pesticides: 'A Problem Of Epic Proportions'"
As Biden Woos Both Labor And Greens On Climate, Pipelines May Divide Them
"US States Look To Step Up Wolf Kills, Pushed By Republicans"
Biden Reverses Trump-Era Gutting of Migratory Bird Protections
Interior Nears OK For First US Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Project
"Journalists Face Record Levels Of Persecution Globally"
Big Oil May Want Carbon Tax, But Biden and GOPers Not So Much
Biden FDA Nears Limiting Toxic Heavy Metals In Commercial Baby Foods
"White House’s Reworked Climate Metric Draws Lawsuit from States"
"Caribbean Refinery To Test Biden's Promises On Poverty And Pollution"
"Sen. Barrasso Backs Murkowski After Trump Targets Her"
"For Planet Earth, No Tourism is a Curse and a Blessing"
World's first dinosaur preserved sitting on nest of eggs with fossilized babies
Wolves will be wolves, so manage the humans
More than 100 Griffon Vultures pairs in the Eastern Rhodopes
"Schumer Moves To Break GOP Holds On Haaland"
'Climate Time Bomb': 370+ Groups Urge Biden to Halt Line 3 Pipeline
GOP Favorite Study Trashes Biden's Climate Plans – But Who's Behind It?
Plant Emits HFC-23 That Does More Climate Damage Than All City Cars
Courts Help Biden Quickly Dismantle Trump’s Environmental Legacy
"The $21 Billion Reason to Clean Up Abandoned Oil Wells"
"New Research Shows Just How Many Fish Are Eating Plastic"
"Florida’s Flood Disclosure Rules Leave Homebuyers in the Dark"
"Biden DOJ Backs PennEast Gas Pipeline in Supreme Court Fight"
"Brood X Cicadas Are About To Put On One Of The Wildest Shows In Nature."
Physics undergraduate proposes solution to quantum field theory problem
'Like a horror movie': Caterpillar silences tomato's cry for help, scientists find
Scientists Discover Chunk of Protoplanet Older Than Earth In Sahara Desert
Florida manatee deaths surge past 400 in first two months of 2021
ENMU Professor's Beetle Discovery Named After Three Legendary Bird Pokémon
"Senate Confirms Michael Regan To Lead EPA"
"Biden Delays Trump Changes To Lead And Copper Drinking Water Rule"
"Fish And Wildlife Service Under Trump Faulted For Lack Of Opinions"
"In New Oversight Role, Katie Porter Targets Oil Industry"
"‘There’s No Town Left’: Fukushima’s Eerie Landscapes"
Oil’s Fight to Roll Back Tribal Sovereignty After Supreme Court Decision
Arizona Legislature Resists Attempts To Protect Groundwater And Rivers
"Solar Storms Can Wreak Havoc. We Need Better Space Weather Forecasts"
Can DOE Store 50 Tons Of Weapons-Grade Plutonium For 10,000 Years?
"Saving The West’s Most Iconic Cactus From Climate Change"
Kern County approves plan to allow thousands of new oil wells despite environmental objections
Jaw-Dropping Fossil Find Contains a Dinosaur Sitting on an Entire Clutch of Eggs
Fossil fuel cars make 'hundreds of times' more waste than electric cars
Queensland passes laws banning 'killer' single-use plastics
Honolulu Charts a Path Away from Fossil Fuels
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Rare Montana Plant
Bill proposed to remove grizzlies from endangered species list
China environment minister urges crackdown on steel mills' illegal production
Newly identified extinct insect suborder includes new species from Driftwood Canyon
Hemiandrus jacinda: insect named after New Zealand prime minister
"Senate Advances Interior Secretary Nominee Deb Haaland"
"Senators Strike Early Bipartisan Tone On Infrastructure"
"House Republicans May Follow Democrats In Rebooting Shamed 'Earmarks'"
Community, Enviros Sue CA County on Vote To Allow 1000s Of New Oil Wells
"In Swing Through Europe, John Kerry Aims To Boost Climate Action"
US Must Cut Emissions By Over 57% To Meet Paris Climate Target: Report
Trump Planned Logging in Yaak Valley; Greens Ask Biden For ‘Climate Refuge’
Overlooked: Indigenous People Could Lead Global Plan to Conserve Nature
Over 20 Countries Weakening Environmental Protection During Pandemic
Senate confirms Michael Regan as EPA chief
First Nations headdress stolen 15 years ago found in West Vancouver dumpster
Deep-sea roombas will comb ocean floor for DDT waste barrels near Catalina
Dutch to limit forest biomass subsidies, possibly signaling EU sea change
Ecuador court orders end to gas flaring by oil industry in Amazon
California proposes to transition away from toxic pesticides
Garnier is now officially a certified cruelty-free brand
US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Fairbanks Four lawsuit
A Canadian Company upcycles millions of disposable chopsticks into sleek furniture and home goods
Mexico’s vast tree-planting program ended up encouraging deforestation
Critically endangered macademia species becomes a plant supermodel
Eastern black rail added to endangered species list in Florida
Missouri population of Eastern Hellbenders granted Endangered Species protection
China to push for building ‘Polar Sil Road’ in Arctic Ocean
Anglers find great white shark bonanza at whale carcass
Sea otters maintain remnants of healthy kelp forest amid sea urchin barrens
Land could be worth more left to nature than when farmed
Next steps announced in process to reinstate and strengthen Migratory Bird Treaty Act
A timber lobbyist called our investigation ‘completely bogus’ but we have the receipts to shot its not
Ecology secures $3.6 million to restore and preserve vital coastal wetlands
Good times in the Galapagos as island welcomes 36 endangered Giant Tortoises
Chaco Canyon, a priceless desert park and cultural site, wins reprieve from oil and gas
A cephalopod has passed a cognitive test designed for human children
Giraffe dies at LA Zoo after delivery of stillborn calf
There is a lithium mining war that could poison the Nevada Desert’s water
World’s largest fluorescent rock found in New Jersey
Giant clam shells worth $3.3 million seized in Philippine raid
Rare plant found near Tucson, Sierra Vista to be added to endangered species list
Willamette Valley Prairie Flower is latest Endangered Species Act success
The collapse of Northern California kelp forests will be hard to reverse
Red Wolf Veronica, F1858, passes away
Biden administration rescinds restrictions on land fund that benefits Arizona

Conservation News ~ 5 March 2021

3/5/2021

Fine particle matter from wildfire smoke more harmful than pollution from other sources
Octopuses can feel pain both physically and abstractly
Expect more extreme short-duration thunderstorms caused by global warming
Four giraffes have been rafted to safety while five wait on flooding island
New report calls for nature to be put at the heart of decision making
EU accused of neocolonial plundering of tuna in Indian Ocean
Maine natural gas company pulls plug on $90 million midcoast project
Rare bee missing for a century rediscovered in Australia
Finland ‘most sustainable’ country
New industrial growth in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley is environmental racism, UN panel says
Extinct megafauna dug incredible tunnels in Brazil
100-Million-Year-Old seafloor sediment bacteria have been resuscitated
The human brain grew as a result of the extinction of large animals
Astronaut-explorer Richard Garriott sets records on dive to deepest point on Earth
Low level thinning can help restore redwood forests without affecting stream temperatures
Wooly mammoths may have shared the landscape with first humans in New England
Researchers uncover hidden hunting tactics of wolves in Minnesota’s Northwoods
An echidna moves 8-trailer-loads of soil a year
The number of IUCN assessed species is now 128,918 with over 35,500 threatened with extinction
USFWS delays northern spotted owl critical habitat rule
A third of all food in the US gets wasted
Alaska Airlines is donating 1 million miles to support SD Zoo
Large asteroid Apophis will safely fly by Earth on Friday
Space hurricane that rained electrons observed for the first time
Species evolve heat tolerance more slowly than cold tolerance
Radioactive dust from Nuclear tests in the Sahara comes back to haunt France
UK has broken air pollution limits for a decade
Israel accuses Iran of deliberately spilling oil in the Mediterranean
Interior Secretary nominee Deb Haaland clears Senate Committee
Planting trees will helps fight climate change – but we need billions more seedlings
Diversity of fish species supply endangered killer whale diet throughout the year
Five new species of shrub frogs found in Western Ghats
Wisconsin hunters kill over 200 wolves in less than 3 days
Trove of new species discovered in hidden Bolivian valley
Illegal grazing decision rescinded, Steens Mountain Wilderness protected
Apaches fight to stop copper mine on what they consider sacred land
Mountain ‘tsunamis’ have been taking place for 10,000 years in Chilean Patagonia
Scientists discover giant, luminous deep-sea predator – sharks that glow in the dark
Climate change is leading to premature births in the Brazilian Amazon
Waterton Park celebrates return of keystone creature
A shadow snake has been rediscovered in Ecuador after 54 years
All charges have been dropped against the protectors arrested at the San Marcos Foothills
Rooster fitted with blade for cockfight kills its owner in India
11,000 baby white abalone will be planted at a secret spot off the Southern California coast
The gulf stream is at its weakest in over 1000 years
4 more state propose harsh new penalties for protesting fossil fuels
Gold and diamond mines fail to benefit local communities in the Brazilian Amazon
Botswana’s former president defends shoot-to-kill policy for poaching
Forest defenders under fire in Cambodia
New flower species discovered in Pickens county
New species of millipede — Nannaria hokie — found at Virginia Tech
Lawsuit Launched to Overturn Denial of Endangered Species Protection for Eastern Hellbenders
Endangered Species Act Protection Proposed for Rare Arizona, Mexico Wildflower
IUCN SSC mourns the loss of Jeremy Mallinson
New agreement set to strengthen conservation and sustainable development efforts in the Pacific
Dolphin shows to be outlawed in NSW as new law passes
Gray Wolf Travels From Oregon To Central California, Further Than Any Collared Wolf Before
Jaguars in Suriname’s protected parks remain vulnerable to poaching
Forest patches amid agriculture are key to orangutan survival: Study
‘The river will bleed red’: Indigenous Filipinos face down dam projects
Illegal grazing decision rescinded day after conservationists sued to overturn it
US insurers still have $90bn invested in coal
US House passes historic public lands bill pledging to protect nearly 3m acres
ANGOLA OPENS UP OKAVANGO BASIN TO OIL, GAS EXPLORATION
Brunt Ice Shelf: Big iceberg calves near UK Antarctic base
Sri Lanka replanting bid begins after minister is held liable for deforestation
Elusive wetland bird added to FL' s endangered species list
'Silent' Himalayan salamander surprises filmmaker duo with mating call, 'ballet dance'
Energy company to breed endangered California condors to replace birds killed by turbine blades
Sri Lanka replanting bid begins after minister is held liable for deforestation
UN offers science-based blueprint to tackle climate crisis, biodiversity loss and pollution
"Global Action Is ‘Very Far’ From What’s Needed to Avert Climate Chaos"
House Passes Historic Public Lands Bill Protecting Nearly 3M Acres
Over 25m Drink From Worst US Water Systems, With Latinos Most Exposed
COVID, Squalor Threaten Tribes In Indian Fishing Sites Along Columbia R
"Who Will Clean Up The 'Billion-Dollar Mess' Of Abandoned US Oilwells?"
"Local Hazards Grow as Americans Churn Out More Garbage"
"Biden Reverts to Obama-Era Method of Valuing Climate Change"
"Democrats Eye Climate In Big Infrastructure Push"
"Wisconsin Shuts Down Hunt After 216 Wolves Are Killed In 3 Days"
Citrus Growers May Soon Have New Weapon Against Deadly Greening
First-ever global catalogue of ecosystems will enable coordinated conservation efforts
Dozens of dolphins found dead on Mozambique beach
Saving Africa’s biodiversity is a challenging but urgent necessity, says Rodger Schlickeisen
Organizations aim to block funds for East African oil pipeline
Papua deforestation highlights eastward shift of Indonesia forest clearing
To fight climate change, save the whales, some scientists say
One-hit wonder frog makes a comeback in the southern Philippines
New study identifies mountain snowpack most 'at-risk' from climate change
Half a trillion corals: World-first coral count prompts rethink of extinction risks
USDA puts brakes on land transfer for Arizona copper mine
"More States Follow California's Lead On Vehicle Emissions Standards"
Feds Withdraw Environmental Impact Statement, Delaying Oak Flat Land Swap
Texas PUC Chair Resigns After Criticism Over Management Of Power Outages
Austin Had A Bold New Climate Plan – Until A Gas Company Got Involved
New Deal Electric Coops Struggle to Democratize and Make Green Transition
Biden Admin To Consider Carbon Border Tax As Part Of Trade Agenda: USTR
"EPA: Environmental Justice Advisers Eye More Muscular Agency Role"
Not Just Texas: Entire Energy Grid Needs An Upgrade For Extreme Weather
"Environmental Settlement Tool’s Reboot Leaves Target on its Back"
'Run Oil Industry In Reverse': Fighting Climate Change By Farming Kelp
Over half of global environmental defender murders in 2020 in Colombia: report
Corals are struggling, but they’re too abundant to go extinct, study says
‘We attack,’ Indonesia declares in joint bid with Malaysia to shield palm oil
‘There are no silver bullets’ in conservation: Synchronicity Earth’s Jessica Sweidan
Reforested areas rival mature forests in securing water, study finds
Chinese triads target Bolivia’s jaguars in search of ‘American tiger’ parts
Amazon ‘Tribes on the Edge’: Q&A with documentary filmmaker Céline Cousteau
Amazon rainforest plots sold via Facebook Marketplace ads
Dying oil companies’ parting gift: millions in cleanup costs
New Zealand Designer Makes Ingenious Solar-Powered Skylight That Desalinates Water For Drinking
EUROPEAN COMMISSION TAKES GERMANY TO COURT FOR FAILING TO PROTECT NATURE
Alberta First Nations oppose coal expansion in Rocky Mountains
Namibia’s wild elephants destined for foreign zoos, say lobby groups
‘We attack,’ Indonesia declares in joint bid with Malaysia to shield palm oil
Planetary defense experts use infamous asteroid Apophis to practice spotting dangerous space rocks
Congress Urged to Boost Funding for Endangered Species Conservation by $300 Million
Wolf social group dynamics matter for infectious disease spread, models suggest
Indonesia curbs deforestation rate in 2020: environment ministry
"Reversing Trump, Interior Department Moves Swiftly on Climate Change"
"Agriculture Secretary Sees ‘Early Wins’ on Climate From Farms"
"Miami Says It Can Adapt to Rising Seas. Not Everyone Is Convinced."
Weekslong Water Crisis in Mississippi Hitting Black Residents Hardest
Cancel All Planned Coal Projects To End ‘Deadly Addiction’ - UN Head
"Democrats in U.S. House Introduce Wide-Ranging Climate Bill"
"Mining Magnets: Arctic Island Finds Green Power Can Be A Curse"
Calif. Wind Firm To Breed Condors To Replace Birds Killed by Turbines
How Fast Are Oceans Rising? Answer May Be In Century-Old Shipping Logs
"Tuna’s Last Stand"
Feds withdraw environmental impact statement, delaying Oak Flat land swap
100% renewable energy could power the world by 2030, experts say
Facebook enabling Amazon land grabbing, deforestation: Investigation
When Chinook salmon is off the menu, other prey will do for endangered orcas
Colombia’s national parks at a crossroads as new director installed
The Possible Meat: A Brazilian farmer shows ranching can regenerate the Cerrado
Review finds palm oil firm Golden Veroleum cleared carbon-rich Liberian forests
The singing apes of Sumatra need rescuing, too (commentary)
Video: Doomed or viable? Sumatran rhino captive breeding faces a dilemma
We can now see through clouds to detect deforestation in near real-time