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Conservation News ~ 3 December 2021

12/3/2021

"Interior Dept. Report on Drilling Is Mostly Silent on Climate Change"
"Interior Department Approves 2nd Large US Offshore Wind Farm"
"Germany's New Coalition Promises Climate Revolution"
Regulator Gives TVA Approval To Bury Coal Ash In Southeast Memphis
"Houston Highway Project Sparks Debate Over Racial Equity"
"EPA’s Regan Vows To Help Hard-Hit Areas, But Residents Have Doubts"
Norilsk, in Russian Arctic, One of the Most Polluted Places on Earth
"Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages"
"Australia’s Barrier Reef Erupts In Color As Corals Spawn"
"Climate Crisis Pushes Albatross ‘Divorce’ Rates Higher – Study"
Newly released Cambodian activists honored among Front Line Defenders awardees
Big flotilla of illegal gold miners splits up in Brazil
A new species of frog has been discovered - the male wears tadpoles on his body
Meet Magali, the conservation warrior rescuing Peru’s rainforest animals: Video
Conflict and climate change are big barriers for Africa’s Great Green Wall
For tradition and nature on the Bijagós Islands, loss of one threatens the other
You can’t see them to count them, but Amazonian manatees seem to be recovering
Papua clan takes first step toward official recognition of land rights
New study reveals globe-trotting pedigree of South Asian songbirds
The complete guide to restoring your soil: Q&A with soil expert Dale Strickler
With loss of forests, Bali villages find themselves vulnerable to disaster
Lack of resolution mechanisms allow palm oil conflicts to fester in Indonesia
Galápagos census looks at impacts on turtles during and after COVID lockdown
Insects and other invertebrates on tropical islands face challenges as development and tourism expand
Biden Gulf Oil Sale Means More Drilling Within Legacy Chemical Dump Site
"Defections, Morale Grip EPA Forensics Lab: ‘We Can’t Function’"
"Lawsuit Takes Aim At Trump-Era Rule Expanding Hunting Grounds"
"EPA Wins Appeal Over Release of Pesticide Policymaking Records"
"Nurdles: The Worst Toxic Waste You’ve Probably Never Heard Of"
Calif.’s Failed First Plan To Stop Offshore Drilling Casts Shadow Today
Trouble In The Wind: Offshore Turbine Farms Complicate Fishing, Shrimping
In San Francisco Neighborhood, Advocates Do Air Monitoring Themselves
US Will Miss EV Targets Without Big Investments in Chip-Making: Raimondo
Monarch Butterflies Thriving After Years Of Decline. Is It A Comeback?
A star in subtropical Japan: a new species of parasitoid wasp constructs unique cocoon
400+ Toxic Sites In Calif. Are At Risk Of Flooding From Sea Level Rise
"Michigan Drops Federal Suit Against Enbridge Line 5"
"Inside The Push To Revive Industry Superfund Fees"
"Fact-Checking the Finger Pointing on High Gasoline Prices"
"Glencore’s Australian Coal Mine Revealed As Methane Super-Emitter"
"Hunt for the ‘Blood Diamond of Batteries’ Impedes Green Energy Push"
"This Ocean Invaded Its Neighbor Earlier Than Anyone Thought"
"Biden Seeks Willing Hosts For Nuclear Waste Storage Sites"
"Police Burn Miners’ Boats In Brazil’s Amazon, Upping Tension"
White Rhinos Flown From S. Africa To Rwanda In Largest Translocation
El Niño takes a toll on southern right whales in the Atlantic Ocean
Is colonial history repeating itself with Sabah forest carbon deal? (commentary)
Underfunded but passionate, Native American conservationists call for more support
Indigenous community saves Colombia’s poison dart frog from coca and logging
Potty-trained cows? Teaching cattle where to urinate could help reduce greenhouse gases
Illegal mining threatens Indigenous land at foot of Philippines’ tallest peak
Geneticists have identified new groups of tiger sharks to protect
Allegations of displacement, violence beleaguer Kenyan conservancy NGO
WDFW floats plan for lethal control of wolves
Conservationists flew 30 white rhinos to Rwanda in a huge operation to protect them
"Science Report: US Should Make Less Plastic To Save Oceans"
Jordan Cove Developers Abandon Plans For Pipeline, Coos Bay LNG Terminal
"The Arctic Could Get More Rain And Less Snow Sooner Than Projected"
Fossil Fuel Firms To Make Billions From Tax Break in Dems’ Budget Bill
Don't Blame Climate Change For Madagascar's Food Crisis: Scientists
Kerry Says China, India, Russia Must Do More To Tackle Warming
"The PR Firms Doing Big Oil’s Dirty Work"
"EPA Union Announces Agreements With Agency Expanding Work From Home"
"Climate Change Makes It Harder for Iowa to Provide Clean Drinking Water"
"Retiring DeFazio Leaves Climate, Infrastructure Legacies"
Latest delay casts pall over WTO bid to end harmful fishing subsidies
Amid a furniture boom, timber certification is just a start, say experts
Amazonian birds are shrinking in response to climate change, study shows
Extinction not only threatens primates—their parasites are in danger, too
Amazon mining threatens dozens of uncontacted Indigenous groups, study shows
Indonesia’s new plan for coal: It pollutes land and air, so why not the sea too?
The ‘idea’: Uncovering the peatlands of the Congo Basin
These Portuguese kids are suing 33 European countries to force them to cut emissions
The Norwegian wolf is extinct
It’s phenomenal: Farne Islands seals numbers expected to reach new high
$26,000 reward offered for info on fatal poisoning of 8 grey wolves in Eastern Oregon
Elle bans fur from magazines worldwide
Sierra Nevada snowpack, a crucial water resource, could disappear in 25 years
New Jersey passes ban on cosmetic animal testing
"EPA Outlines $7.4B For Water Infrastructure Headed To States"
Coal Provinces ‘Co-Ordinated’ Fight Against Federal Water Pollution Rules
"Shell Pulls Out Of Cambo Oilfield Project"
‘They Can’t Silence Us’: Female Lawyers Defending Colombia’s Environment
"So You Want to Donate to a Climate Group…"
"Trump Rule Meant To Save Coal Is Forcing Plants To Close"
Mo. Health Dept Found Mask Mandates Work, But Didn’t Make Findings Public
California Water Districts To Get 0% Of Requested Supplies
In First, Alaska’s Arctic Waters Appear Poised for Dangerous Algal Blooms
"‘Phenomenal’: Farne Islands Seal Numbers Expected To Reach New High"

Conservation News ~ 26 November 2021

11/26/2021

New iridescent worms discovered in Gulf of California
DNA assessment confirms Gabon as last stronghold of forest elephants
Study confirms anti-inflammatory property of traditional Samoan remedy
DRC environment minister panned for allegedly facilitating illegal concessions
EU proposes ambitious ban on products tied to legal and illegal deforestation
Indigenous people get less than 1% of climate funding? It’s actually worse (commentary)
Technology and tradition team up to watch over a sacred island’s sea turtles
Jaw bombs, the deadliest threat to Sri Lanka’s elephants, are scaling up
Report: Orangutans and their habitat in Indonesia need full protection now
Indonesian official busted over alleged bribe for palm oil permit
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon at highest level since 2006
Lawsuit Aims to Speed U.S. Protection for Foreign Birds, Butterflies
A study reveals that Gabon is home to 95,000 African forest elephants, making it the largest
"Flood-Hit Canada Province Braces For Heavy Rain, Three Bodies Found"
"How The House Spending Bill Addresses Climate Change"
"Wildfires Torched Up To A Fifth Of All Giant Sequoia Trees"
"Brazil Accused Of 'Greenwashing' The Amazon's Deforestation"
RCMP Arrest Journalists, Land Defenders Following Gidimt’en Eviction
Canada’s Tar Sands Destruction Challenges Existence of Land and People
"A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution"
Company Cancels Plans For $2.5 Billion Oil Terminal In Plaquemines Parish
"The Real Reason Gas Prices Are So High Right Now"
"COP26: The Truth Behind The New Climate Change Denial"
Two New Species of Tree Frogs Discovered in Australia
New garlic species is found and already it's endangered
In search of Taiwan’s lost clouded leopards, anthropology uncovers more than camera traps (commentary)
Jaguars in Mexico are growing in number, a promising sign that national conservation strategies are working
How to ensure the Glasgow forest declaration is a success (commentary)
With La Niña conditions back, is it good news for tropical forests?
At a ‘certified’ palm oil plantation in Nigeria, soldiers and conflict over land
In Indonesia’s ‘Dragon Village,’ customs and nature are at the center of life
Powell Committed To Tackling Climate Change In Talks With Biden: WH
"Supreme Court Hands Win to Tennessee in Water Resource Fight"
"Northeast States Abandon Cap-And-Trade Plan For Cars"
U.S. To Release 50 Million Barrels Of Oil From Reserve - White House
"The Plague Is More Likely Now Thanks to Climate Change"
RCMP Tracked Photojournalist Amber Bracken In Investigations Database
Jaguars In Mexico Are Growing In Number; Conservation Strategies Working
How U.S. Yen for Leather in Luxury SUVs Worsens Amazon Deforestation
"Insuring New York Against Climate Change"
"Long Thought Extinct, A Native Corn Re-Emerges"
Wildfires killed thousands of sequoias in southern Sierra Nevada
Senate confirms first Native American to lead National Park Service
UNITED KINGDOM DECLARES OCTOPUSES, SQUIDS ARE SENTIENT BEINGS
First Endangered Tiger Footprints in 50 Years Found in Northeast Siberia
New species of green microalga identified in São Paulo
Kenya’s Indigenous Ogiek partner with government rangers to restore Mau Forest
Podcast: Bill McKibben and Trebbe Johnson on action and ‘radical joy’ after COP26 climate summit failure
Questions over who gets the billions pledged to Indigenous causes at COP26
Some hummingbird females display male coloring to avoid being harassed
For world’s rarest gorillas, camera traps prove pivotal for protection
Liberia loggers felling trees outside concession as government stands by
"Biden Announces Oil Release From Strategic Petroleum Reserve"
"EPA Forces Natural Gas Plants To Make Pollution Data Public"
Canada's Trudeau Vows Flood Aid, Climate Action After Third Election Win
"DEP Commissioner Suspends Permit for $1 Billion Transmission Line"
"Boston Mayor Divests Vulnerable City From Fossil Fuels"
Secretive Texas Company Owns Largest Share of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
"State Attorneys Want Biden to Further Undo Trump’s NEPA Rule"
"Giant Pipeline In U.S. Midwest Tests Future Of Carbon Capture"
20+ People Sickened By Sewage-Tainted Oysters After Md. Failed To Warn
"These Americans Are Just Going Around in Circles. It Helps the Climate."
Wolf OR93 Found Dead In Kern County, California
Environmental activists face 'fever pitch' of repression from Australian governments
Advocates welcome halt to shortfin mako shark fishing, call for longer ban
‘Our land, our life’: Okinawans hold out against new U.S. base in coastal zone
For South Africa’s dwindling renosterveld, there’s now a ‘panic button’ app
Wildlife trade hub Vietnam is also hub of impunity for traffickers, report says
In a warming world, deforestation turns the heat deadly, Borneo study finds
In Brazil, an agribusiness haven’s green pivot leaves many skeptical
In Brazil’s wildlife care centers, struggles and successes go unseen
Forests for sale: How land traffickers profit by slicing up Bolivia’s protected areas
If marine noise pollution is bad, deep-sea mining could add to the cacophony
Chile’s burrowing parrot marks 35 years of a slow but successful recovery
Fighting climate change is a dirty job, but soils can do it | Problem Solved
Details emerge around closed-door carbon deal in Malaysian Borneo
Venezuelans hit by cooking gas shortages look to forests for firewood
Community tree nursery and garden bring a ray of hope to Zimbabwean village
Atlantic fishing nations agree to ban catches of mako, world's fastest sharks
Rolls Royce all-electric Spirit of Innovation just pushed the envelope to fastest electric vehicle at 345 mph
Dramatic video shows militarized Canadian Police raid Wet’suwet’en land defenders and journalists
Virunga ranger Chief Brigadier Muyazimiza Kanyaruchinya is murdered by poachers
Treating beef like coal would make a big dent in greenhouse gas emissions
After a year of protests, Modi finally caves in to farmers’ demands

Conservation News ~ 19 November 2021

11/19/2021

‘Standing with your feet in the water’: COP26 struggles to succeed
The Amazon has highest October forest loss since at least 2007
New study helps cattle ranchers monitor ecological impact on U.S. rangelands
Hospital waste, not masks, are plastic scourge of pandemic: Study
Work starts on new sanctuary for captive breeding of Sumatran rhinos
Côte d’Ivoire braces to save what’s left of its single-digit forest cover
You can move an elephant to the jungle, but it won’t stay there, study says
Legal challenge to South Africa mine expansion looks to set new landmark
Forest declarations are nice, but profitability determines land use in the Amazon (Book excerpt)
In Mozambique, mystery of tuskless elephant points to poaching as the culprit
Judge asked to restore endangered species protections for gray wolves
Endangered Species and Sea Life's Livelihood in River Thames Could Be at Risk
A new species of fig discovered on Uluru
Arabian cobra becomes 12,000th animal added to ark of at-risk species
Larger conservation areas didn't protect animals in central Africa
For Kenyan farmers, organic fertilizer bokashi brings the land back to life
Judge asked to restore endangered species protections for gray wolves
Freshwater Mussel Gains Endangered Species Act Protection in North Carolina, Virginia
The last spotted ground thrush on Malawi’s lonely mountain
Ambitious English rewilding project aims to give 20% of land ‘back to nature’
Indigenous mine opponents targeted in raids during state of siege in Guatemala
Countries fail to agree on Antarctic conservation measures for fifth straight year
Palm oil firm that dried out its land held not liable for fires that followed
In rural Nigeria, the magic of cinema builds support for ape conservation
Honey bees find food more easily in cities, thanks to abundant urban gardens
EPA finds herbicides may harm endangered species, angering ag groups
2 new beetle species discovered in Negros
State Parties in the Pacific reassess their priorities concerning the World Heritage
Plankton are the superstars of the ocean and MAPMAKER is the tool that follows them
Nature-based Solutions must be credible, measurable and inclusive – IUCN
Global launch of the Great Blue Wall
As world leaders in Glasgow commit to restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, IUCN launches the first of its kind typology of restoration actions
"Coming Off Climate Talks, US To Hold Huge Crude Sale In Gulf"
Biden Submits Treaty Fighting Climate Super-Pollutants For Senate OK
Amazon Birds Shrinking As Climate Warms: Warning From Scientists
"The Pacific Northwest Is in the Midst of a ‘Cascading Hazard’"
"Regulators Seek To Suspend Trump Rule On Railway Natural Gas"
"The Pesticide Ban Movement Gains Momentum"
"‘It’s Like Hunting Aliens’: Inside The Town Besieged By Armadillos"
"Congress Poised To Dramatically Alter Clean Energy Subsidies"
"A Fish Farm Next To Acadia? Lobstermen, NPS Give A Loud ‘No’"
Pollution Experts Won't Let Science Museum Show Work Over Shell Links
"Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill, Promoting Benefits For Americans"
"EPA Finalizes Its First National Recycling Strategy"
"Day 1 Takeaways From Tribal Nations Summit"
"Flooding, Outages, And Rescues Mount In Severe West Coast Weather"
"Drilling For ‘White Gold’ Is Happening Right Now At The Salton Sea"
Opinion: "Social Media Is Polluted With Climate Denialism"
New Delhi Air Pollution Is So Bad, Officials Call For Citywide Lockdown
"Memphis Residents Wage Fight Against TVA Coal Ash Storage"
Nations Fail To Agree On Antarctic Conservation For Fifth Straight Year
"Could ‘Smokey Beaver’ Help Fight Wildfires?"
Nations Strike Climate Deal, but World Remains Far From Limiting Warming
"Sinking Tuvalu Laments Watered Down U.N. Glasgow Climate Pact"
Glasgow Climate Promises Now Rest With a Handful of Powerful Leaders
"John Kerry Says Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are The ‘Definition Of Insanity.’"
"Flooding and Nuclear Waste Eat Away at a Tribe’s Ancestral Home"
Messonnier, Birx Detail Political Interference In Coronavirus Response
"U.S. Court Voids Emissions Rules For Heavy-Duty Truck Trailers"
"$1B Transmission Smack Down May Upend Northeast Renewables"
Biden Plans to Bar New Drilling Around Major Native American Cultural Site
"Days After Climate Summit, Biden To Hold ‘Carbon Bomb’ Gulf Oil Sale"
Rare Sierra Nevada red foxes survive massive Dixie fire that burned habitat
"Biden Lauds Electric Cars In Michigan As Climate Agenda Hits Road Bumps"
White House Takes Aim At Oil Industry As Gas Prices Create Rifts
"How Bad Is The Pacific North-West Flooding And What Caused It?"
"Biden’s First — and Maybe Last — Gulf Oil Sale Draws Big Bids"
"New Energy Regulator Gets Tie-Breaking Vote on Grid’s Future"
NHL Partnership With Chemical Company Leaves Environmental Watchdogs Cold
"After Record Low, Monarch Butterflies Return To California"
"EPA Overturns Approval Of Mississippi Yazoo Pumps Project"
"Ethanol: Brazil’s Sugar-Based Biofuel Built On Labor Abuse"
American Shad On Brink Of Collapse In The James River, Nonprofit Says
Scientists Discover Unknown Plant Species Growing on Australia's Sacred Uluru
The Greater Mekong region: A hotspot of wildlife and crime
Primary-colored poison: Lead paint still a major threat to Indonesian kids
In Sumatra, a snare trap costs a baby elephant her trunk, then her life
Carnivores avoid rush hour by taking to roads at night
Indonesia slashes 2021 mangrove restoration target, vows to make up in 2022
Court convenes historic hearing in Indigenous territory on land consent issue
Think that GIF of the smoking chimp is funny? The chimp wasn’t laughing
Study evaluates role of rivers in creating the Amazon’s rich biodiversity
Monarch butterflies return to California after record low
Young forests can help heal tropical aquatic ecosystems: Study
Amazon deforestation unexpectedly surges 22% to highest level since 2006
Hope old and new: COP26 focused on two largely unsung climate solutions
New Himalayan snake found via Instagram
How sharing and learning from failures can transform conservation (commentary)
“Earthshine” from the Moon shows our planet is dimming, intensifying global warming
Bali’s new highway project sparks concerns about agriculture and conservation areas
Outcry in Sri Lanka as suspected elephant kidnappers get to keep the animals
An unlikely safari in Brazil is helping save the Pantanal’s jaguars
Marine Biologists Discover New Species of Octopus
State Endangered Species Protection Sought for Rare Central California Lizard
New Himalayan snake found via Instagram
House Readies Friday Vote On Social, Climate Bill After Mccarthy Delay
"EPA Moves To Erase Trump-Era WOTUS Rule"
"U.S. To Back Global Treaty Aimed At Curbing Plastic Pollution"
Biden USFS To Propose Road Ban On Much Of Alaska Tongass National Forest
"The Forgotten Oil Ads That Told Us Climate Change Was Nothing"
"During COP26, Facebook Served Ads With Climate Falsehoods, Skepticism"
"Senate Confirms Park Service Director After Years Of Acting Heads"
"How Air, Water And Climate Pollution Shape Our Mental Health"
"Regional EPA Bosses Named for New York, Southeast, and Mountain West"
"Protesters Disrupt The World’s Largest Coal Port" (Video)
Floating wind farms could make California 100% renewable by 2045
USFWS withdraws flawed Red Wolf Rule
New colony of koalas discovered in Sydney
Lions at Singapore Zoo test positive for COVID
Palm cockatoo populations projected to halve in 50 years
3 dead, hundreds injured after storms rouse scorpions in Egypt
Three snow leopards die of COVID at children’s zoo in Nebraska
British Colombia to shut down all fur farms
New mineral discovered in Deep Earth diamond
Natural gas customers in Texas get stuck with $3.4 billion cold-snap surcharge

Conservation News ~ 12 November 2021

11/12/2021

Study shows ‘encouraging’ results of China’s bid to protect coastal wetlands
For Bison Day 2021, conservation and reconciliation through buffalo eyes (commentary)
In Mexico City’s urban sprawl, an unexpected illegal logging network thrives
Stretch of Borneo’s Mahakam River eyed for protection to save Irrawaddy dolphins
Indonesia’s flip-flop on zero-deforestation pledge portends greater forest loss
Outgunned by militants, rangers fear for chimpanzees in southwest Mali
Behind grand declarations at COP26, a long track record of failure
Study shines a light on Indonesia’s murky shark fishery and trade
Indigenous lands under siege as buffalo frenzy grips the Amazon
Infrastructure Bill Makes 1st Major US Investment in Climate Resilience
Nations’ Climate Pledges Built On Flawed Data, Post Investigation Finds
"COP Carbon-Market Talks Struggle as U.S. Lines Up Behind EU"
"CDC Changes Its Definition Of Lead Poisoning In Young Children"
Okla. Proposes Letting Gas Utility Charge $1,400 ‘Exit Fee’ To Go Electric
"Climate Lawsuits Poised to Create ‘Tobacco Moment’ for Big Oil"
"Frustrations Grow As Marchers Demand Faster Climate Action"
Trudeau Promised To Cap Emissions, But Oil Companies Have Other Plans
"Saudi Arabia’s Climate Plan Relies On More Oil"
"More Eyes on Polluters: The Growth of Citizen Monitoring"
New species of rare tadpole-carrying frog discovered in northern NSW
In Peru’s Amazon, deforestation and crime sweep through Indigenous communities
New restoration “Playbook” calls for political, economic, and social change
COP26: As carbon emissions rise unabated, scientists eye a methane removal fix
Under Bolsonaro, Indigenous Yanomami see surge in child malnutrition deaths
Relying on green labels to address our thirst for the products of deforestation would be a disaster (commentary)
Scientists urge Biden to remove logging, fossil fuels, biomass from budget bills
FARC peace deal in Colombia sparked war on forests, report says
In China, agroforestry serves up tea with a spoonful of sustainability
Indonesia’s leader touts green goals at COP26, but overlooks green stewards at home
Green light for mining project raises red flags for Chile penguin reserve
COP26: Are climate declarations and emission reduction pledges legally binding?
In Nepal, doubling down on tiger conservation looks to pay off
Despite deals, plans and bans, the Mediterranean is awash in plastic
In Indonesia, a coastal town rejects ‘metropolitan’ model for mangroves
One in five hectares of oil palm in Indonesia is illegal, report shows
Top Brazil gold exporter leaves a trail of criminal probes and illegal mines
Indigenous agents fight deforestation with drones and AI in Brazilian Amazon
‘A leap of faith’: Q&A with Robin Radcliffe on airlifting rhinos upside down
Police bust 2 men selling hornbills on Indonesian Facebook
Podcast: Natural forest regeneration’s critical role in reforestation goals
Starving and injured Sumatran tiger dies in captivity, Indonesian officials report
COP26: E.U. is committed to forest biomass burning to cut fossil fuel use
Indigenous leaders share hopes and concerns towards pledges made at COP26
From the ocean floor, a startup livestreams the rise of coral cities
COP26 cop-out? Indonesia’s clean energy pledge keeps coal front and center
After a pandemic reprieve, loggers return to a unique Madagascar forest
New global partnership aims to remove barriers to Indigenous climate finance
Bornean communities locked into 2-million-hectare carbon deal they don’t know about
COP26: Surging wood pellet industry threatens climate, say experts
UNESCO reiterates road project’s dangers to Papua park as Indonesia doubles down
Planned copper mine raises fears for biodiversity hotspot in Jordan
Struggle endures for Philippine community pitted against gold miner
For forest communities in Sumatra, loss of nature means loss of culture
"China and the United States Join in Seeking Emissions Cuts"
"Cop26 Draft Text Annotated: What It Says And What It Means"
"6 Automakers and 30 Countries Say They’ll Phase Out Gasoline Car Sales"
"Regan Seeks Industry Backing for Methane Rule to Overcome GOP"
"COP26: Surging Wood Pellet Industry Threatens Climate, Say Experts"
Biden’s Proposed Auto Emissions Crackdown Will Be Strengthened: Regan
"Judge OKs $626 Million Settlement In Flint Water Litigation"
"U.S. Firefighters On Climate Frontline Face 'Broken' Health System"
"FERC, 10 States Weigh Transmission Overhaul To Unlock Clean Power"
UN Projects ‘Go Away’ Onto Its Own Building in Fight With Activists
"COP26 Climate Summit Draft Reveals Which Fights Remain"
"EPA Outlines $630 Million Plan To Curtail Tijuana Sewage Pollution"
"‘Faulty’ Science Used By Trump Appointees To Cut Owl Habitat"
"How the American Oil and Gas Industry Funds the Fulbright Program"
"New Database Shows Hundreds Of Contaminants Detected in US Tap Water"
"DOJ Launches EJ Investigation In Biden Adviser’s Hometown"
"Chinese-Owned Steel Mill Coats Serbian Town In Red Dust; Cancer Spreads"
Oil And Gas Industry Pushes Misinformation About Its Impact On La. Coast
Metropolitan Water District Declares Drought Emergency In Southern Calif.
Satellites Could Help Hold Countries To COP26 Emissions Promises
"COP26 Climate Summit Draft Reveals Which Fights Remain"
"EPA Outlines $630 Million Plan To Curtail Tijuana Sewage Pollution"
"‘Faulty’ Science Used By Trump Appointees To Cut Owl Habitat"
"How the American Oil and Gas Industry Funds the Fulbright Program"
"New Database Shows Hundreds Of Contaminants Detected in US Tap Water"
"DOJ Launches EJ Investigation In Biden Adviser’s Hometown"
"Chinese-Owned Steel Mill Coats Serbian Town In Red Dust; Cancer Spreads"
Oil And Gas Industry Pushes Misinformation About Its Impact On La. Coast
Metropolitan Water District Declares Drought Emergency In Southern Calif.
Satellites Could Help Hold Countries To COP26 Emissions Promises
Fishers released at Olympic National Park
Judge blocks dolphinarium animals from moving to China
In q first, the Justice Department is investigating Alabama’s sewage crisis
Car firms agree to end sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040
The world created about 8 million tons of pandemic plastic waste, and much of it is now in the ocean
New Zealand finally welcomes godwit two months after it was blown 2,000km back to Alaska
Australian researchers identify new frog species
US sets Nov 17 date for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction
Humpback whale calves come in record numbers to the Salish Sea
Scientists urge Biden to remove logging, fossil fuels, biomass from budget bills
Court deal a win for endangered ‘I’iwi bird
COP26 sets course for disastrous heating of more than 2.4C
Feds sat Hawaiian Hoary Bats aren’t endangered despite unresolved questions
Dole strikes deal to turn its pineapple leaves into vegan leather
Big COP26 coalition commits to phasing out coal
COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030
Wild heirs of lost British honeybee found at Blenheim
Half of world’s fossil fuel assets could become worthless by 2036 in net zero transition
Court halts roadside post-fire logging project
Luxury carbon consumption of top 1% threatens 1.5c global heating limit
"Calls for Climate Reparations Reach Boiling Point in Glasgow Talks"
"COP26 Talks on Global Carbon Market Run Into New Obstacles"
Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits Will Get Expanded Health Care: White House
Despite GOP Gains in Va., State’s Clean Energy Law Will Be Hard to Derail
"Virginia Fishing Village Threatened By Rising Sea Levels"
Benton Harbor Residents Sue City, State Over Lead In Water
Lukashenko Warns Europe: Sanction Us Again And We Could Cut Gas Supply
"EPA Plans ‘Even More Ambitious’ Methane Rule"
"Methane Plume Seen by Satellite Over Alabama Mystifies Experts"
Huge Snapping Turtles Once Flourished In La.; Now Feds Seek Protections

Conservation News ~ 5 November 2021

11/5/2021

From flood to drought, Brazil’s Acre state swings between weather extremes
World Lemur Day celebrated in Madagascar with new postage stamps
Pingers on fishing nets found to save river dolphins in Indonesian Borneo
‘To change policies, insert yourself in them’: Q&A with biologist Liliana Dávalos
Deforestation soars in Nigeria’s gorilla habitat: ‘We are running out of time’
It’s time for Brazil to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (commentary)
Banking on deforestation: Top lenders make $1.7b from agribusiness deals
New insect species discovered in south China
Hundreds of NGOs sign open letter calling to halt “illegal activities” in DRC’s protected areas
"‘Last, Best Hope:’ Leaders Launch Crucial UN Climate Summit"
"Supreme Court to Hear Case on EPA’s Power to Limit Carbon Emissions"
"G20 Nations Agree to New Limits on Coal-Burning Power Plants"
"Biden Admin To Require New Climate Analysis Before Oil Leasing"
"Reluctant Middle East Forced To Open Eyes To Climate Crisis"
Nevada Rancher Cites ‘Shroud Of Secrecy’ At Lithium Mine Near Oregon
"The Divestment Movement’s Big Month"
"A Big New Forest Initiative Sparks Concerns of a ‘Carbon Heist’"
Will Reviving B.C.’s Declining Salmon Require A Rethink Of Hatcheries?
"The Coming Age of Climate Trauma"
Data-driven platform looks to clear up fog of palm oil traceability
As fossil fuel use surges, will COP26 protect forests to slow climate change?
One of world’s last two northern white rhinos withdrawn from breeding program
Jordan High teacher discovers new species of wasps
The rare and the beautiful: New species of butterflies bring cheer in Delhi
"Biden Administration Moves to Limit Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas"
"100 Nations Pledge to End Deforestation Backed by $19 Billion"
"EPA Withheld Reports of Substantial Risk Posed by 1,240 Chemicals"
Louisiana Plastics Plant Faces 2+ Year Delay For Environmental Review
"Some EPA Science Integrity Lapses Unreported, Survey Says"
"Manchin Complicates Reconciliation Passage Timeline"
Denmark, U.S., 12 Other Nations Back Tougher Climate Goal For Shipping
"The Green Steel Revolution Is Picking Up Steam"
"America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic"
"World Leaders Are Met with Protests at COP26 Summit"
Ecuador to expand Galapagos marine reserve, president says
Climate change is now the main driver of increasing wildfire weather, study finds
$1.7 billion pledged in support of Indigenous and local communities’ land tenure
Oil executives deny misinformation on climate change, despite evidence
WWF distances itself from rights abuses at U.S. congressional hearing
2°C warming limit? More like 3°C and hotter, leading climate scientists say
Straight outta Borneo: New gecko species just dropped
For Indonesian farmers used to ‘instant’ results, going organic is a tough sell
COP-26: Amazonia’s Indigenous peoples are vital to fighting global warming (commentary)
‘People don’t know the Yanomami’: Q&A with filmmakers Davi Kopenawa & Luiz Bolognesi
Inti Tanager: Colorful New Species of Bird Discovered in South America
Achieving a ‘nature positive future’: an interview with Cristián Samper
New protections announced for Galápagos Islands and beyond at COP26
COP26 deforestation-ending commitment must hold leaders accountable (commentary)
Jane Goodall’s Hopecast podcast features Mongabay founder
The ‘net zero’ bridge to saving the Amazon (commentary)
COP26 Glasgow Declaration: Salvation or threat to Earth’s forests?
Straight outta Borneo: New gecko species just dropped
Leatherback turtle nest numbers in south Florida double previous record
Jeff Bezos pledges $2 billion to protect the environment
Stanford’s Peter Vitousek and Gretchen Daily honored by the British Ecological Society
Pledges Don't Stop Nations From Exporting Huge Amounts Of Fossil Fuels
"Biden’s Carbon-Capture Plan Hands Lifeline to Coal Plants"
"Poison in the Air"
World’s Biggest Banks To Play A Role In Limiting Greenhouse Emissions
"Zero Deforestation Commitment: Empty Promises Or A Workable Plan?"
10 Facebook Publishers Push Nearly 70% of Climate Denial Content
"After California Oil Spill, Environmentalists Plan To Sue US"
"COP26 Live Updates"
Laws Offer Little Protection to Expected 200 Million Climate Refugees
"Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation": Anglers Respond
"Poland And 17 Other Countries To Announce A Major Deal To End Coal"
"Climate Summit Turns Its Focus to a Contentious Question: Who Pays?"
"How EPA Methane Rule Hits Energy, From Pipelines To Politics"
"The Dark Secrets Behind Big Oil’s Climate Pledges"
"Widespread Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, New Study Says"
"Avangrid Power Line Rejection Deals Blow to Emissions Goals"
"Michigan City With Lead In Water Ordered To Fix Water Plant"
"The Dalles Sues To Keep Google’s Water Use A Secret"
"This U.S. City Just Voted To Decarbonize Every Single Building"
"Indonesian Zoo Breeds Komodo Dragons To Save Them From Extinction"
Peruvian court dismisses defamation case against Mongabay journalist
COP26: “Work with nature in forest restoration,” says respected journalist
Indonesian bridal couple stage ‘ecological wedding’ in hopes of inspiring others
Sinking hope of justice as exporter of 26-ton shark fin cargo gets token fine
Ecuador’s consultation process for Indigenous lands comes under the microscope
Infrastructure projects in Congo Basin need greater oversight, report says
Brazil’s Indigenous Xavante strangled by agribusiness, slammed by COVID-19
How do the U.N. forest declarations compare?
"Cop26 Pledges Could Limit Warming To 1.8C, Says Energy Agency Boss"
"U.S. Agrees To End Fossil Fuel Financing Abroad"
"As Madagascar Faces Climate-Linked Famine, UN Flags Need To Prepare"
"Top Dem Seeks Probe of Trump EPA’s Handling Of Yazoo Pumps"
Blue Hydrogen Plant Touted For Louisiana, But Will It Reduce Carbon?
"Faith Groups Increasingly Join Fight Against Climate Change"
"Exxon Would Like You to Invest in Its $100-Billion Carbon Capture Scheme"
Blue Carbon: The Hidden CO2 Sink That Pioneers Say Could Save The Planet
"Nation’s 3rd-Largest Utility To Shut Down Half Of Coal Fleet"
"Greta Thunberg Says Climate Talks Are Becoming a ‘Greenwash Campaign’"
Legal agreement reached to continue protections for Canada Lynx
Evidence of prehistoric humans found on Falkland Islands
Scientists discover ancient plants beneath a kilometer of ice
World spends $423 billion a year to subsidize fossil fuels
Florida manatee deaths soar as polluted water kills seagrass
White House unveils $1.85 trillion climate and social welfare package
Big banks haven’t quit fossil fuel, with $4 trillion since Paris
Dalmation Pelicans could return to the Netherlands
Young tiger salamanders decline despite protection
Ireland bans fur farming
AI reveals the Sahara actually has 1.8 billion trees

Conservation News ~ 29 October 2021

10/29/2021

"U.S. Warns Climate Poses ‘Emerging Threat’ to Financial System"
"Billions In Environmental Justice Funds Hang In The Balance"
"La Niña Weather Pattern Likely to Prolong Western Drought, NOAA Says"
"Climate Change Poses a Widening Threat to National Security"
"Greenpeace Chief Warns Of ‘Greenwashing’ at UN Climate Talks"
"California Seeks Strict Limits On New Oil Drilling Near Communities"
"Federal Firefighters Deserve Better Pay And Benefits, Lawmakers Say"
"Planned Fossil Fuel Output ‘Vastly Exceeds’ Climate Limits, Says UN"
"Plastics Poised To Overtake Coal As Climate Driver" - Report
"Why No Tusks? Poaching Tips Scales Of Elephant Evolution"
Plastics set to overtake coal plants on GHG emissions, new study shows
Deforestation from cattle ranching also hurts rivers in Nicaragua, study says
Can we stop calling it ‘forest bathing’ now? Please, just take a hike. (commentary)
Mangrove conservation takes root with local communities on Kenya’s coast
‘Unequal exchange’ for Brazil community in shadow of Anglo American mine
COVID could wreak havoc on gorillas, but they social distance better than we do
Opposition to South Africa coal mine persists a year after murder of activist
Report: Luxury carmakers still sourcing deforestation-linked leather from Paraguay
"Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation and State Action"
"UN Warns World 'Way Off Track' As Greenhouse Gases Grow"
"Judge Issues Injunction Blocking Wisconsin Fall Wolf Hunt"
Big Ag Pays Farmers For Control Of Their Soil-Bound Carbon
"Drought-Stricken California Doused By Powerful Storm"
"Judge Nixes Trump-Era Limits On Regulation Of Water-Polluting Projects"
Total Accused of Campaign to Play Down Climate Risk From Fossil Fuels"
"White House Taps Martha Williams To Head FWS"
"Navajo Nation Pushes For Radioactive Waste Remnants To Be Removed"
"Fishery Closures and the Ghosts of Past Mistakes"
Hong Kong Baptist University's discovery of new coral and nudibranch species
An endangered species of African giant owl is captured for the first time in 150 years
New flower species found in Shei-pa National Park
Critically endangered Sunda pangolin caught on camera trap
California Protects Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles As Endangered Species
Giant pandas no longer endangered, China says
Hertz will buy 100,000 Teslas, marking a big bet on electric vehicles in rental cars
State Judge Issues "Dramatic Decision" in Striking Down Wisconsin Wolf Hunt
Bolsonaro evades genocide blame amid Indigenous deaths by invaders, COVID-19
$200 million in gold extracted in Amazon mine through illegal licenses
Study chronicles dying of a lake in PNG with advent of oil & gas activities
Indigenous group faces eviction for ‘New Bali’ tourism project in Sumatra
On Nigeria-Cameroon border, joint patrols throw a lifeline to threatened apes
"World Set To Miss Goal Of $100B Climate Aid Pledged To Poor"
"Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit New Record Despite Lockdowns, UN Reports"
"Manchin Pushes For More Climate Cuts From The Budget Bill"
Natural Gas Leaks In Boston Vastly Underreported — Could Be Inside Homes
"Unchecked Oil and Gas Wastewater Threatens California Groundwater"
"Attorneys Eye Glasgow Talks for Progress on Many Climate Issues"
GenX: "EPA Deems ‘Forever Chemical’ Haunting N.C. Toxic To Humans"
Hawaii Has A One-Year Deadline To Ditch Coal. Can It Keep Lights On?
"A Climate-Conscious Fox Weather Could Leave Audiences Confused"
Conservation Dogs May Help in Search for Endangered Franklin’s Bumblebee
Trigonopterus corona, the new species of tiny beetle named after the coronavirus
On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, museum scientists have discovered 28 new species of beetles
Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are people too, US court rules
Polar bear hunting a reindeer caught on tape for first time
Court strikes down Trump EPA water permitting rule
NGOs say FSC label offers little protection for forests, Indigenous people
Hungry like the maned wolf pup: Clips give rare glimpse of elusive canine
Indigenous Bolivians take the defense of their land into their own hands
Poisoned city: The story of Brazil’s forgotten environmental disaster
World Faces Disastrous 2.7C Heating On Current Climate Plans, UN Warns
"White House Sets Climate Spending At Up To $555 Billion"
Biden FWS Moves To Undo Two Trump-Era Endangered Species Act Rollbacks
"Amplify Energy Cashed Out Cleanup Fund While Racking Up Violations"
"Gulf Arab States, Squeezed By Climate Change, Still Tout Oil"
"Majority in US Concerned About Climate: AP-NORC/EPIC Poll"
Australia Pledges ‘Net Zero’ by 2050. Plan Makes That Hard to Believe
Big Oil Hearing To Kick Off Probe Into Climate Disinformation: Lawmaker
"White House To Release Climate Strategy Ahead Of Glasgow"
"Italy Hosts A Climate-Focused G20 As Geopolitics Shift"
Indigenous leaders to push for land tenure rights as climate solution at COP26
Indigenous Papuans won their forest back from a palm oil firm, but still lack land title
Cooking with the sun: Entrepreneurs help launch Mexico’s solar revolution
Deprived of their forests, Uganda’s Batwa adapt their sustainable practices
Biden administration plans roll backs of Trump-era Endangered Species Act rules
Discovery of a new species of fish thanks to sounds
Marine Biologists Identify New Species of Beaked Whale
Big Oil Uses Newsletter Ads to Spread Misinformation Ahead of Hearing
Putin Pledges Carbon Neutrality By 2060 -- Claims Forests Will Do Job
‘Not a Solution Itself’: India Questions Net Zero Targets Ahead of Cop26
"Release of EPA Methane Rules Expected This Week"
"EPA Taps 10 Environmental Justice Panel Members to Advise Agency"
Trudeau Picks Ex-Greenpeace Activist As Climate Chief, Angering Oil Patch
Indigenous Leaders Push Land Tenure Rights As Climate Solution At COP26
Human Rights Group To Investigate Uranium Contamination On Navajo Nation
Wildfires, Cutting, Heating Turn 10 Unesco Forests Into Carbon Sources
"Are We on the Verge of Chatting With Whales?"
Indonesian farmers resisting an iron mine run up against a sultan
Indigenous guides warn of repercussions if we don’t fix our relationship with nature
Ugandan activists’ arrest slammed as threat to space for rights defenders
Indonesia’s ‘green’ electricity plan undermines its climate vows, activists say
A new 100-page report raises alarm over Chevron’s impact on planet
What makes a ‘refugee’? It could be a life-or-death question in the climate crisis
Philippine wetland oil riches untouched by war now up for grabs in peacetime
In Zimbabwe, an irrigation project threatens a tribe’s land and trees
Podcast: Indigenous bioacoustics listens to the land for conservation and tradition
Inga tree points to way out of slash-and-burn for Central American farmers
Endangered birds experience 'virgin birth,' a first for the species
"Climate Change Became the Largest Part of Biden Spending Bill"
"Dems, Oil Execs Clash At Hearing: ‘They Are Obviously Lying’"
"China’s New Climate Pledge Changes Little, in Bad Omen for Global Talks"
Brazil's Greenhouse Emissions Rose 9.5% In 2020 With Amazon Deforestation
"Forced Relocation Left Native Americans More Exposed to Climate Threats"
Enviros Petition EPA To Rescind Factory Farms’ “Free Pass To Pollute”
"EPA Unveils Strategy For Reducing Lead Exposure"
"What a $2B Texas Project Says About U.S. Quest For CO2-Free Grid"
"What Is COP26 and Why Is It Important?"
‘We Can’t Live Like This’: Climate Shocks Rain On Honduras’s Poorest

Conservation News ~ 22 October 2021

10/22/2021

As seizures of poached giant clams rise, links to ivory trade surface
Guatemala tightens cattle ranching rules, but can they stop deforestation?
Forest biomass-burning supply chain is producing major carbon emissions: Studies
Tanzanian gold miners ten times more likely to die from road injuries, study finds
30×30 is not a one-size-fits-all biodiversity target (commentary)
Malaysia’s Indigenous Penan block roads to stop logging in Borneo
Key Biden Climate Plan Likely to Be Cut Because of Manchin Opposition
120,000+ US Sites Feared To Handle Harmful PFAS ‘Forever’ Chemicals
"The United States Has More Abandoned Wells Than We Thought"
"G-20 Climate Talks Stall Ahead of Rome Leaders’ Summit"
"La Niña Is Back. Here’s What That Means."
"Bitcoin-Mining Power Plant Raises Ire Of Environmentalists"
Industry Resists Decommissioning Decades-Old California Offshore Oil Rigs
Drought Brings Rough Year For U.S. Hydropower. Is It a Long-Term Shift?
"Flood Insurance Rates Are Spiking For Many, To Account For Climate Risk"
Florida Mulls The Unthinkable: Feeding Starving Manatees In The Wild
Beyond tree planting: When to let forests restore themselves
Drones are a knife in the gunfight against poaching. But they’re leveling up
Changes to global fisheries subsidies could level the playing field for traditional coastline communities
Oil company at center of Orange County spill received millions in federal relief
She reclaims toxic waste dumps, and she just won a major landscape architecture award
"Biden Administration Moves To Curtail Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"Senate Hearing On Sams To Head National Parks Set For Oct. 19"
Amid Massive Roundup Cancer Suits, Migrant Farmworkers Are Left Out
"Environmentalists Secure Water Rights For Great Salt Lake"
"Senate Democrats Release 9 Spending Bills"
"US Formally Removes Colorado River Fish’s Endangered Status"
"Satellites Reveal The Secrets Of Water-Guzzling Farms In California"
"How Industrial Chicken Production Is Breeding The Next Pandemic"
"Factbox - COP26 in Glasgow: Who Is Going And Who Is Not?"
"Russia Allows Methane Leaks At Planet’s Peril"
In Guinea, an illegal $6b gold ‘bonanza’ threatens endangered chimpanzees
Project maps soundscape of northern Adriatic and impact on marine life
Light exhibits at Indonesian botanic garden spark commercialization concerns
Mangrove photo contest winners reveal majesty of these coastal forests
Regulators can no longer rubber-stamp expansion of the oil and gas industry
Five critically endangered monkeys shot dead in Vietnam
"Biden Focuses On Climate, Families In Trimmed $2T Plan"
"Parade Of Powerful Storms To Bring Welcome Rain And Snow To California"
Net Zero Announcement: UK Sets Out Plans To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
"Dammit, Coal’s Back"
"99.9% Of Scientists Agree Climate Emergency Caused By Humans"
"Climate Report: Africa’s Rare Glaciers Soon To Disappear"
'Brown Recovery' Ends Hope Pandemic Stimulus Would Drive Climate Spending
"Diesel Trucks Are Causing Environmental Injustice Across US Cities"
WaPo Crossed Line with Climate Stories Featuring Excerpt-Style Exxon "Ads"
Canada's Peatlands Can Fight Natural Disasters And The Climate Crisis.
Supporting more holistic approaches to conservation: an interview with Kai Carter
With Bachman’s warbler and others added to the ‘extinct’ list, we must support biodiversity agreements (commentary)
Green groups call for scrapping of $300m loan offer for Borneo road project
In harm’s way: Our actions put people and wildlife at risk of disease
U.S.’s Best Hope For Real Climate Policy Is Fizzling. What Happens Now?
Document Leak Reveals Nations Lobbying To Change Key Climate Report
"How Chemical Companies Avoid Paying for Pollution"
"Feds Hit Brakes — Again — On Mining Near Boundary Waters"
"Reports: Health Problems Tied To Global Warming On The Rise"
People Exposed to PFAS Criticize EPA Action Plan as Too Little, Too Late
Wildfire Smoke Harms More People In The Eastern U.S. Than West: Study
"In Harm’s Way: Our Actions Put People And Wildlife At Risk Of Disease"
"See How the Dixie Fire Created Its Own Weather"
"Salmon Need Trees"
Paraguay failed to stop soy farms from poisoning Indigenous land, UN says
Plantation giant Socfin accused of dodging taxes in Africa
Deforestation notches up along logging roads on PNG’s New Britain Island
California OKs new protections for leatherback sea turtles

Conservation News ~ 15 October 2021

10/15/2021

9 in 10 cars now being sold in Norway are electric or hybrid
Deep seabed mining is risky. If something goes wrong, who will pay for it?
Empowering Indigenous youths with tradition and tech: Q&A with Dawn Martin-Hill
High risk, low pay for DRC rangers entrusted to guard a gorilla sanctuary
The great Koh Kong land rush: Areas stripped of protection by Cambodian gov’t being bought up
Experts see no way back for NZ firm blocked from trying to mine the seabed
New Species of Primrose Family Found in Cangyuan, Yunnan
Australian museum uncovers new shell species
UN declares access to a clean environment a human right
New species of sea slug can regenerate entire body - even after losing its head
Amazon's "Mystery Plant" finally confirmed as a new species
New frog species named after late amphibian curator at Detroit Zoo
President Biden reinstates fishing limits in a Gulf of Maine conservation area
Facebook to block illegal sales of protected Amazon rainforest lands
FOREST Act bill would hold global suppliers accountable for illegal deforestation
Hidden camera footage exposes bribery for palm oil in Papua New Guinea
Vermont removes bald eagle from its endangered species list after years of restoration
Lawsuit Launched After California Oil Spill to Protect Whales, Other Endangered Animals
Major Climate Action at Stake in Fight Over Twin Pending Bills
UN Urges Nations To Spend More On Species Protection As New Talks Begin
"Gas Prices, Europe's Energy Crunch Threaten Biden Climate Push"
"Chicago EPA Office To Be Led By Evanston Politician Debra Shore"
"EPA Grants Petitions to Stem Climate Pollutants in Future Rules"
"Impact Of Forest Thinning On Wildfires Creates Divisions"
Biden DOE Announces Goal Of 5 Million Homes Powered By Community Solar
"In Secret Tapes, Palm Oil Execs Disclose Corruption, Brutality"
Top UN Panel Votes to Recognize Human Right to a Clean Environment
"Beyond Coal: End To Deforestation Sought At COP26 Climate Summit"
Solar Desalination device will provide clean water to 400,000 Kenyans
Oil slicks an algae blooms marring Venezuala’s largest lake are visible from space
These farmers want to salt the earth – and grow crops in it
China’s population projected to fall by half within 30 years
Indonesian activists build museum of 10,000 items of plastic waste
Large fleet of Chinese fishing vessels encroaches on South American waters at Galapagos Islands
For some Indigenous, COVID presents possibility of cultural extinction, says Myrna Cunningham
Brazil farming co-op carves a sustainable path through agribusiness stronghold
Mixed signals from Gabon officials to villagers fighting to save a forest
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, celebrating Earth’s unsung environmental stewards
In a sea of oil palms, even monitor lizards need islands of natural forest
Paper giants’ expansion plans raise fears of greater deforestation in Indonesia
Fires leave trail of dead wildlife, scorched land in Bolivia’s protected areas
Brazil reports increase in Amazon logging
Feds kill 8 wolf pups from pack tracked for years by Idaho high school students
"More Than 30 Countries Join U.S. Pledge to Slash Methane Emissions"
"Madagascar Prays For Rain As U.N. Warns Of 'Climate Change Famine'"
"Indigenous Leaders Call For Stronger Rights As UN Nature Summit Begins"
New California Law Bans Gasoline-Powered Lawn Mowers, Leaf Blowers
"Mass Floods Hit China’s Coal Hub, Threatening Power Supplies"
"Climate Action At COP26 Could Save Millions Of Lives, WHO Says"
Indigenous Activists Demonstrate on Climate In Front of White House
"Can the World’s Most Polluting Heavy Industries Decarbonize?"
Research Finds 'Suite Of Chemicals' In Vape Liquids, Some Unsafe
Outcry After Federal Agents Kill 8 Wolf Cubs Adopted By Idaho School
Biden Administration Urged to Triple Listing Budget for Endangered Species
Advocates call for a new human rights-based approach to conservation
‘Pristine wilderness’ without human presence is a flawed construct, study says
Fire and forest loss ignite concern for Brazilian Amazon’s jaguars
Indonesian park officials douse wildfire in Javan leopard habitat
Conservation will only scale when non-conservationists see its value, says James Deutsch
Follow the butterfly: Rediscovery of ‘extinct’ plants highlights Sri Lanka’s new red list
Indonesia urged to improve policies protecting fishing vessel workers
Deforestation threatens tree kangaroo habitat in Papua New Guinea
Inland mangroves reveal a tumultuous climatic past — and hint at our future
Biosurveillance of markets and legal wildlife trade needed to curb pandemic risk: Experts
Fate of Malaysian forests stripped of protection points to conservation stakes
Human influence on tropics predates Anthropocene, holds clues to current crisis
Wildlife releases have a mixed record, and climate change complicates things
Environmental defenders in Nicaragua denounce government crackdown as elections loom
To spot wild-caught birds in pet trade, researchers zoom into isotopic detail
‘Kew Declaration’ unites experts on reforestation, aims at policymakers ahead of COP26
To predict forest loss in protected areas, look at nearby unprotected forest
"US Heating Bills Will Jump As Much As 54% This Winter, Says Government"
Biosurveillance of Wildlife Markets Needed To Curb Pandemic Risk: Experts
"Agencies Warn of Cyber Threats To Water, Wastewater Systems"
Canada's Iqaluit Declares Emergency After Suspected Water Contamination
"Democrats Begin Scrutiny of Abandoned Offshore Oil Equipment"
"EPA Plans to Clean Up Troubled Chemical and Pesticide Programs"
Vanished From 8 States, American Bumblebees Could Face Extinction
"Indigenous Demonstrators Make Statement At Interior"
"Taking Stock of the Energy Storage Boom Happening Right Now"
"A Secretive Hedge Fund Is Gutting Newsrooms"
White House Unveils Plans For Massive Expansion Of Offshore Wind Farms
"Over 100 Nations To Adopt 'Kunming Declaration' To Boost Biodiversity"
Calif. Alisal Fire Has Prompted Evacuations, Road And Amtrak Closures
"Energy Agency Urges Bigger Global Push To Cut Emissions"
Pollution From N.C.’s Poultry Farms Unduly Harms Communities Of Color
"Private Equity Funds, Sensing Profit in Tumult, Are Propping Up Oil"
"Nickel Shortage Spells Trouble For EVs — Report"
Ethylene Oxide: "EPA Eyes Broader Oversight Of Cancer-Causing Gas"
"Solving Bali's Rivers of Trash"
"With a Warming Climate, Coastal Fog Around the World Is Declining"
Majority-Black Mich. City Has Water Problem That Rivals Flint Crisis
"An Empire of Dying Wells"
"Inside the Fight Against the Dixie Fire"
"Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Roads Vulnerable To Flooding — Report"
85 Percent Of World Population Affected By Climate Change, Study Shows
Bolsonaro Accused Of Crimes Against Humanity At ICC For Amazon Record
"Study Finds Tens Of Thousands Of 'Forever Chemical' Sites in US"
"Great Salt Lake’s Demise Spurs Water Emergency For Utah"
"Already This Year, 18 Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters Have Hit U.S.
"As Drought Worsens, California Farmers Are Being Paid Not To Grow Crops"
Researchers find Greenland’s groundwater changes with thinning ice sheet

Conservation News ~ 8 October 2021

10/8/2021

"Crews Race To Limit Damage From Major California Oil Spill"
"Manchin Clashes With Fellow Democrats Over Fossil-Fuel Demands"
Ariz. Drought Ignites Tensions and Threatens Traditions Among the Hopi
Pushed To The Edge, La. Tribe Wonder Where To Go After Ida
Op-Ed: "Migration Will Soon Be The Biggest Climate Challenge Of Our Time"
"An “Attack On American Cities” Is Freezing Climate Action In Its Tracks"
"Great Wall of Lights: China's Sea Power On Darwin's Doorstep"
"Trams, Cable Cars, Electric Ferries: How Cities Are Rethinking Transit"
"Global Natural Gas Crunch Roils Consumers and Industry"
For Bangladesh Climate Migrants, Pandemic Job Cuts Fuel 'Multiple Crises'
Oil Industry Pushback Against Biden Climate Plans
"Senate Confirms Biden’s Pick to Lead the Bureau of Land Management"
Some Utilities Support, and Others Doubt, Dem Clean Electricity Proposal
"UN Rules That Steven Donziger House Arrest Violates International Laws"
BC Anti-Logging Protesters Win As Judge Denies Firm’s Injunction Bid
"California Regulators Warn Of Dry Reservoirs, Restrictions"
"Deportations Of Haitians Spark Concerns Over Environmental Refugees"
Biden DOI Sets November Date For Gulf Lease Sale Canceled In February
The High Price Of Living Near The Shore Is About To Go Through The Roof
Cowabunga: "Scientists Drove A Robotic Surfboard Into Hurricane Sam"
Oil spills plague Venezuelan coast, but cleanup efforts are lacking: Report
Look beyond carbon credits to put a price on nature’s services, experts say
How can philanthropy be more effective in environmental grant making? (commentary)
For companies eyeing net-zero carbon emissions, ‘no clue how to get there’
‘Antithetical to science’: When deep-sea research meets mining interests
Illegal logging threatens rare Cameroonian hardwood with extinction
Researchers discover 12 new species of geckos in Western Ghats
New species of swamp eel discovered in Mumbai
A gendered approach to the illegal wildlife trade could engender an anti-trafficking revolution (commentary)
For Brazil’s persecuted Krenak people, justice arrives half a century later
For Adams Cassinga, fighting wildlife trafficking in DRC is a life mission
"Three Scientists Win Nobel for Work on Climate Breakthroughs"
"14% Of World’s Coral Lost In Less Than A Decade, Study Shows"
"Did Ship’s Anchor Cause California Oil Spill? Maybe"
"Urban Heat Is Getting More Dangerous"
"Oil Spills Plague Venezuelan Coast, But Cleanup Efforts Are Lacking"
Rare Flower Found At Site Of Planned Lithium Mine May Be Endangered
"Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Plans To Raze Old-Growth Forest"
5 Midwest Governors Agree To Create Network To Charge Electric Vehicles
Month After Ida's Landfall, Louisianians Decry 'Third World' Conditions
"How Do Thousands Prepare for a Climate Summit? With Difficulty."
"Mapping California’s Oil Spill: Aging Pipes Line the Coast"
"Germany's Center-Right Woos Greens for Possible Coalition"
Burning Wood (Biomass) Is Promoted As A Carbon Neutral Fuel. But Is It?
Historical Emissions Reveal Responsibility Of Big Polluting Nations
"Bayer Wins First Roundup Trial as Jury Rejects Cancer Claim"
"Fossil Fuel Firms Feel The Heat Over Push For Advertising Ban"
"The Ship That Became a Bomb"
"The Greenland Connection"
"UN Weather Agency Says World Ill-Prepared For ‘Looming Water Crisis’"
"Fire Brain": "What It's Like to Photograph the West's Biggest Wildfires"
Florida lawmaker pushing to put manatees back on endangered species list
Three new species of freshwater goby fish found in Japan and the Philippines
‘Acts of poaching and other crimes’: Cameroon plans a new road in Lobéké National Park
Two threatened whale groups had a mini baby boom, but not because of lockdown
Indonesia investigates alleged abuse of Sumatran tigers at city zoo
Loss of oil palm permits leaves Papuan villages uncertain and fearful
In Peruvian Andes, ancient crops hold promise for a climate-blighted future
A bridge of trees reunites gibbons separated by a railway line in India
Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for October 2021
On islands that inspired theory of evolution, deforestation cuts uneven path
Simple method for converting carbon dioxide into useful compounds
Judge halts Southern Oregon logging project
Research in climate modeling and complex systems wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Extreme heat exposure in cities tripled in less than 35 years, study finds
Brazil leads Amazon in forest loss this year, Indigenous and protected areas hold out
Southern patas monkeys face extinction in a decade without intervention
Brazil court upholds ban on missionaries trying to contact isolated Indigenous
Are nature-based solutions the silver bullet for social & environmental crises?
Gorilla baby boom sparks hope in DRC, but threats to great apes persist
In Half-Earth Project, a full-on bid to get countries to protect biodiversity
"White House Outlines Plan To Overhaul Trump NEPA Rules"
"A ‘Historic Event’: First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O."
"DOJ Investigating Trump’s Car Emissions Probe"
"City In Michigan Urged To Use Bottled Water Due To Lead Risk"
"Fossil Fuel Industry Gets Subsidies Of $11M A Minute, IMF Finds"
"Greenpeace Calls For End To Carbon Offsets"
"Pandemic Complicates Preparations for COP26 Climate Summit"
New Protections For California Aquifers Are Reshaping Central Valley
"Canada Invokes 1977 Treaty With US As Dispute Over Pipeline Intensifies"
"Google Maps Rolls Out ‘Eco-Friendly’ Routes"
Two New Species of Venomous Snakes Discovered
Timmermans vs. Bolsonaro: Will the EU get deforestation off our dinner plates?
From Shanghai Knights to gecko life: The Jackie Chan gecko among 12 new Indian species
In Bali, prominent official faces backlash over illegal pet gibbon
Tracking white-bellied pangolins in Nigeria, the new global trafficking hub
Women on storm-hit Philippine island lead Indigenous effort to restore mangroves
Biden To Expand Bears Ears, Other National Monuments, Reversing Trump
"6 Aspects of American Life Threatened by Climate Change"
Google Bans Ads With False Claims About Climate Change
"Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov Win Nobel Peace Prize"
"Moment Of Truth For Grid Expansion: Who Pays?"
"Corps of Engineers Considers Nature-Based Flood Control"
"As the Climate Bakes, Turkey Faces a Future Without Water"
"Navajo Leaders Seek Hearing On Oil And Gas Drilling Dispute"
"What Is COP26 and Why Is It Important?"
"Climate Scientists Created a SWAT Team for Weather Disasters"
With a Nearly Foot-Long Proboscis, This New Moth Species Holds Record for Longest Insect Tongue
Crude oil spills from Galveston Bay, Tx refinery
Fossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds
The Nobel in Physics is awarded to three climate change scientists
Giant, catastrophic oil spill in California ranks as one of the worst in decades
Senate confirms Tracy Stone-Manning as Bureau of Land Management in party-line vote
Northern California’s newest wolf pack welcomes first litter of 7 pups
Lawyer Steven Donziger gets six-month sentence for contempt in Chevron battle
Federal judge overturns sale of Colorado public lands for fracking
USFWS formally reinstates the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Crows are capable of conscious thought
House passes important new protections for whales
A $1 million fine didn’t stop US Steel from contaminating Lake Michigan
WHO slashes recommended limits for air pollution, which kills 7 million people per year
Judge recommends tribe be allowed to hunt gray whales off Washington State
Vast area of Scottish Highlands to be rewilded in ambitious 30-year project

Conservation News ~ 1 October 2021

10/1/2021

"Biden, Congress Face Big Week For Agenda, Government Funding"
COP26 Climate Talks Won't Fulfil Aims Of Paris Agreement, Leaders Warn
"The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to Skyrocket"
Children Face More Climate Disasters Than Their Grandparents: Research
Defense Bill Would Require 'Forever Chemical' Testing At Military Sites
Young Climate Activists Join Greta Thunberg For Major Strikes Worldwide
"PG&E Charged With Manslaughter For Sparking California Wildfire"
"Biden Appoints 6 to Arctic Research Commission"
"Tribe Wins Major Step Toward Resuming Whaling Off Washington"
"See the Dozens of Offshore Oil Spills Caused by Hurricane Ida"
New Zealand developer denies key role in giant palm oil project in Indonesia
Black-footed ferrets riding out COVID-19 with a vaccine and a lot of TLC
Rare Florida butterfly bounces back, offers lesson for saving other critters
UOG student discovers new algae species in Micronesia
In Colombia, legal mining proves a win-win for environment, traditional communities
Bezos, Bloomberg among donors committing $5b to protect biodiversity
Overfishing threatens to wipe out bowmouth guitarfish in Indonesia, study says
Links to coal mining add to Indonesian palm oil sector’s risk for buyers
Snapshot of hatchlings raises hopes for Siamese crocs in northeast Cambodia
Causes for celebration, and concern, on World Gorilla Day
Philippine-UK comic anthology looks to incite action on climate change
Congo’s bongos are in danger, and curbs on trophy hunting could save them
For World Gorilla Day 2021, a conservation success story
Boston University to end endowment investments in fossil fuels
"Climate Plans In Flux As Democrats Eye Reconciliation Deal"
"Ford Unveils Record $11B Bet On Sprawling EV Factories"
"PennEast Becomes The Latest To Scuttle A Natural Gas Pipeline Project"
21 States Urge EPA To Toughen Vehicle Emissions Rewrite
"Almost Half A Million US Households Lack Indoor Plumbing"
"Landsat-9: 'Satellite Of Record' Launches To Picture Earth"
Race To The Bottom: Disastrous Blindfolded Rush To Mine The Deep Sea
"The ‘Burn Scars’ of Wildfires Threaten the West’s Drinking Water"
"Exxon’s Secret Assist From the World’s Top PR Firm"
"Former TV Host Sues Facebook Over Climate Fact Checks"
$5 M Earmarked for Hawai'i to Combat Climate Change, Restore Forests, Support
Irish Water pleads guilty to contaminating the habitat of endangered mussel species
Lisa Schulte Moore, landscape ecologist, wins Macarthur Genius grant
When North America locked down, birds filled the gap left by people
New studies identify regions under greatest threat, and greatest conservation potential
Forest finance expected to advance under new TREES standard and LEAF Coalition
Build around the forest, not through it, study says of Sumatra trucking road
As tigers dwindle, Indonesia takes aim at poaching ring
New transport infrastructure is opening the Amazon to global commerce
New permits for Brazilian beef exports to US could increase deforestation risk: Report
Birth of Rare Arabian Leopard Cub Marks Significant Milestone in Saving a Critically Endangered Species
A Rare White Stag Roaming the Streets of an English Town Was Shot by Police
Three Yellowstone National Park wolves killed in Montana
New lizard species discovered in Peru
"Gas Blowout Near Los Angeles Leads To Up To $1.8B Settlement"
Report Alleges Conflicts Of Interest Among Texas Oil And Gas Regulators
Canadian Dam Owner Sues Maine Over Effort To Remove 4 Kennebec Dams
Energy Firms See ‘Lithium Valley’ Riches in S. California's Salton Sea
"Nuclear Power: Downward Trend Ahead Of Climate Summit"
DOI Axes Trump Rule That Would Have Made Public Lands Drilling Cheaper
"Carbon Offsets Are Growing Fast, But Climate Benefits Remain Murky"
"US Says Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, 22 Other Species Extinct"
"Dangerous Air: As California Burns, America Breathes Toxic Smoke"
"Ahead Of Winter Hibernation, Alaska Celebrates Fat Bear Week"
USFWS declares Ivory Billed Woodpecker and 22 other species extinct
Mapping threats to land mammals, amphibians and birds: study
Monitoring reveals Indonesia’s ‘legal timber’ scheme riddled with violations
Malaysian hornbill bust reveals live trafficking trend in Southeast Asia
Biden FWS Finalizes Rule Protecting Migratory Birds, Reversing Trump
Kerry Says Climate Talks Must Produce New Level Of Transparency
NC Civil Rights Groups Say Hog Waste ‘Biogas’ Harms Communities of Color
"Enbridge: Line 3 Replacement Complete; Oil Will Flow Friday"
"EPA’s “Scientific Integrity” Program Lacks Teeth, Group Alleges"
Tribes Want ‘Immediate Action’ On Bears Ears National Monument
"USDA Pledges Billions For Climate-Smart Farm Projects, Resilience"
As Oregon Plans To Protect Homes From Wildfire, Homebuilders Push Back
"China’s Power Cuts Shut Down Factories, Fuel Climate Goal Pushback"
"Swimming With Spinner Dolphins to End in Hawai´i Over New NOAA Rule"
WHO, UN Partners Compile 500 Actions to Reduce Health and Environment Risks
New Fish Species Discovered After Years Of Scientific Studies
Malawi court sentences Chinese wildlife trafficking kingpin to 14 years in jail
Children born in 2020 will see spike in climate disasters, study says
Labor rights violations at Brazil coffee farm linked to Starbucks, Nespresso
Beached whale shark in Indonesia reportedly cut up by locals to eat
Oil pipeline on Native lands ramps up as Canada honors its Indigenous people
Podcast: Indigenous rights and the future of biodiversity conservation
For Costa Rica’s Indigenous Bribri women, agroforestry is an act of resistance and resilience
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 7 Alabama endangered species lost to extinction
New species of eel discovered by Maha CM's son
New species of lizard discovered in Peru at an altitude of 4,500 meters