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Conservation News ~ 13 May 2022

5/13/2022

Native Peoples Harvested Huge Amounts of Seafood Without Harming Ecosystems
To curb the climate crisis, transforming forestry is key, UN says
Unknown box jellyfish species spotted in Cronulla
Amazon deforestation surges in April
Fisher groups are the marine militia in Indonesia’s war on illegal fishing
For more fish and healthier coral in Bali, focus on communities and connectivity: Study
‘They died from the spill: The animals that couldn’t escape Peru’s oil slick
“Indigenous people are fighting to protect a natural equilibrium”: Q&A with Patricia Gualinga
DRC logging contracts suspended as audit uncovers serious violations
To gauge impact of nitrogen pollution, Sri Lanka project looks to lichens
Climate limit of 1.5C close to being broken, scientists warn
New Species Discovered In Toxic Cave By Denver Researcher
Lessons from panda conservation could help Asia’s other, overlooked, bears
Wildlife Diversity At Risk: 23 Species Declared Extinct in 2021
"Earth Given 50-50 Chance Of Hitting Key Warming Mark By 2026"
"Gas Prices Jump To Fresh Record Highs"
"Religious Leaders Urge Banks To Stop Financing Drivers Of Climate Change"
"Haul Of Atlantic Cod, Once Abundant, Reaches New Low"
"A Fight Over America’s Energy Future Erupts on the Canadian Border"
"In Focus: Migration And Climate Change"
"These Mushrooms Borrowed the Same Deadly Toxin From a Mysterious Source"
"America’s Love Affair With The Lawn Is Getting Messy"
"Wildfires Rage in Siberia, Killing at Least 10"
"In Journalism, ‘Objective’ Is A Good Word With A Noble History. But ..."
"Strong Winds Batter New Mexico, Complicating Wildfire Fight"
La. Solon Pushes Bills Benefiting Oil & Gas Industry — And Her Husband
"Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Hits Record For Month Of April"
"DOE Updates Water Heater Rule For First Time In Two Decades"
After A Century, Lead Still Poisons Thousands Of Midwestern Kids
"Pentagon Halts Burning Of ‘Forever Chemicals’"
Wis. County Sues Makers Of Fire Foam Over Airport PFAS Contamination
Report: Fashion Industry Sustainability Claims Mask ‘Greenwashing’
"The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life"
Extinction Obituary For The Quiet And Beautiful Hawaiian Po’ouli
Brazil Using Rock Powder to Fight Fertilizer Shortages and Climate Change
WCS CEO to depart conservation group for the Bezos Earth Fund
Newly described plant is latest fruit of Sri Lankan botanists’ collaboration
Himalayan musk deer talk to each other through poop, but poachers are also listening
Scheme to stop ‘conflict minerals’ fails to end child labor in DRC, report says
Indonesia’s revocation of palm oil, mining permits marred by ‘maladministration’
Thai gold mine blamed for sickening local villagers is set to reopen
Boom and bust on Lake Victoria: Q&A with author Mark Weston
Bull run: South Africa marks latest rhino relocation to boost populations
What’s popping? Humpbacks off South Africa, new acoustic study finds
Can celebrities and social media influencers really ‘rewrite extinction’?
Human disturbance is pitting wolverines against an unlikely competitor: Coyotes
Oil Giants Sell Dirty Wells to Buyers With Looser Climate Goals: Study
"Oil and Gas Industry Tries to Hold Public Schools Hostage"
Emails: RCMP Changed Its Story About Arresting Journalists In B.C. Raid
"U.N. Seeks $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker"
"California Urban Water Use Rose 19% In March Despite Worsening Drought"
A New Trump-Tied PAC Enters War Against Biden’s Conservation Goals
More Than 100 Vultures Found Dead Near Maryland Dam From Avian Flu
"U.S. Attorneys to Step Onto Environmental Justice’s Front Lines"
‘Forever Chemicals’ May Have Polluted 20M Acres of US Cropland: Study
"Scientists Study Secrets Of Starling Murmurations"
Missing the emissions for the trees: Biomass burning booms in East Asia
Food for all: Q&A with Michel Pimbert of the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience
In oil palm-dominated Malaysia, agroforestry orchards are oases of bird life: Study
Podcast: She’s here! Rare Sumatran rhino calf born at rhino sanctuary
Biologist fighting plastic pollution to save sea turtles wins ‘Green Oscar’
Deforestation-neutral mining? Madagascar study shows it can be done, but it’s complicated
Indonesia cancels fisheries infrastructure projects in Maluku region amid lack of funds
"US Boarding School Investigative Report Released"
"House Democrats Seek Criminal Charges Against Bernhardt"
"Coming This Summer: Spiking Electricity Bills Plus Blackouts"
House Democrats Advance Bill To Require New USPS Delivery Vehicle Review
"U.S. Firefighters In Final Push For Healthcare As Wildfires Surge"
"U.S. Gasoline Prices Hit A High, But The Oil Market May Signal Relief"
"Wildfires In Russia: Will War In Ukraine Limit Firefighting Response?"
"Exxon Doubles Down On ‘Advanced Recycling’ Claims That Yield Few Results"
"Salt Scourge: The Dual Threat of Warming and Rising Salinity"
"Big Meat Is Gobbling Up Fake Meat Companies"
Europe’s largest floating solar farm is ready to come online in Portugal
A New Species of Plant has Been Discovered at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay
"Biden Marks The Approaching Milestone Of 1 Million U.S. COVID-19 Deaths"
"Biden Pulls 3 Offshore Oil Lease Sales, Curbing New Drilling This Year"
"House Panel Will Investigate USPS Plan To Purchase 8.6 Mpg Trucks"
US Oil Refineries Spewing Cancer-Causing Benzene Into Communities: Report
"Jackson’s Sewer Dumped 44.7 Million Gallons Of Waste Into The Environment"
"U.S. Asbestos Imports Surge Despite Crackdown"
"Calif. Coastal Commission Rejects Plan For Poseidon Desalination Plant"
"Meat Industry Hyped ‘Baseless’ Shortage To Keep Plants Open Amid Covid"
"States Weigh ‘Everywhere Chemicals’ Bans to Exceed Federal Rules"
"Vegas Mob Lore Floats To The Surface Along With Bodies At Lake Mead"
Forever chemicals may have polluted 20m acres of US cropland
Endangered Hawaiian monk seal population highest in decades

Conservation News ~ 6 May 2022

5/6/2022

"Firefighters Battling New Mexico Blaze Brace For Wind"
"EPA Staff Backs Status Quo On Ozone Limits In Blow To Enviros"
"Why Americans Became More Vulnerable to Oil Price Spikes"
"Buffeted by Weather, a Historic Black Town Strives To Endure"
"Rescuing The Massive Swamp U,S, Depends On But Has Mostly Forgotten"
New Iron Curtain Eroding Norway's Hard-Won Ties With Russia On Arctic
"Rob Bilott On His 20-Year Fight Against Forever Chemicals"
"EPA Proposes Scaling Back Weedkiller Tied To Cancer"
Calif. Accuses Exxon Deceiving Public, Push ‘Myth’ Of Plastics Recycling
"The Tick That Makes People Allergic To Red Meat Is in D.C."
In Mexico, a divine bird inspires a community’s sustainable forestry efforts
Q&A with Whitley Award winner Sonam Tashi Lama
Why are Florida manatees showing up in Cuba and Mexico?
‘Enough is enough’: California subpoenas ExxonMobil over plastic pollution
Scaling Palauan tradition to regional fisheries: Q&A with Noah Idechong
Conservation costs are rarely reported, making it difficult to prioritize funding
Rare birth of Asiatic cheetah cubs in Iran
200 New Freshwater Fish Species Discovered
Tropical mammals under rising chemical pollution pressure, study warns
Land restoration requires immediate action and Indigenous land rights, says U.N. report
With protections restored, tribal council charts new path for Bears Ears
A seagrass restoration project to preserve the past may also protect the future
"Biden Administration Begins $3 Billion Plan for Electric Car Batteries"
"Progressives Seize On Quarterly Oil Profits To Call For Windfall Tax"
"A Longer Life For Diablo Canyon? Newsom Touts Nuke Extension"
Florida Black Woman Fights Polluting Landfills Made From Sand Pits
Gas Giants Ghostwrote Letters Of Support From Elected Officials
"Texas Stumbles In Its Effort To Punish Green Financial Firms"
"Pandemic, War, Politics Hamper Global Push For Climate Action"
"Extreme Heat Kills At Least 25 In India's Maharashtra State"
"Biden’s Environmental Civil Rights Effort Wrestles With Caseload"
"Is That an Outlaw Lawn? Las Vegas Has a New Approach to Saving Water"
Scientists Discover Method to Break Down Plastic in Days, Not Centuries
Prey-go-neesh (California condors) will soon fly over Northern California’s iconic Redwoods for the first time in more than a century - the Yurok Tribe and Redwood National and State Parks will facilitate the release of the first two California condors to take flight in the center of the bird’s former range since 1892.
"Historic Drought Forces Feds to Withhold Water From States"
"U.S. Plastic Recycling Rate Drops To Close To 5% - Report"
"Get Ready for Another Energy Price Spike: High Electric Bills"
"EPA Announces $40M To Help Restore Chesapeake Bay"
"Brazil Dams: 1 Million Live Close To Danger"
Forgotten Toxic Dump Site Raises New Worries For This L.A. Neighborhood
"Scientists Believe Beavers Can Build Resilience In Northwest Waterways"
Calif. Bill Could Require 'Blue Carbon' To Offset Coastal Development
"Condors Soar Again Over Northern California Coastal Redwoods"
"Why We Need Slow Solutions to Solve Our Water Problems"
A Butterfly That Frequents Southwest Colorado Could Be Put On The Endangered Species List
Researchers discover new species of salamander from Gulf Coastal plains hotspot
India to set up 30,000 MW offshore wind power, 50,000 MW of solar capacity
Surge in deforestation as Brazil pushes to pave a forgotten Amazon road
Indonesia to probe scale of tax-dodging illegal oil palm plantations
Indigenous group fights cattle onslaught, defends uncontacted relatives in the Gran Chaco
Partnering with farmers is key to land restoration success (commentary)
Sri Lanka’s environmentalists brace for economic meltdown’s toll on nature
Saving the near-extinct estuarine pipefish means protecting estuary health
To secure a future for wildlife, look to their distant past, study says
Senate Panel Approves Kigali Amendment in Bipartisan Vote
"E.U.’s Russian Oil Ban Could Reduce Global Emissions"
"Stanford Gets $1.1 Billion for New Climate School From John Doerr"
"EPA Recommends Army Corps Not Reissue PolyMet Permit"
"Supreme Court Leak Strikes Fear Among Environmental Lawyers"
"In the Wake of Coup, Gold Mining Boom Is Ravaging Myanmar"
Floods Threaten N. Dakota Dam, Border Area
"What Are Millets And Can They Help Create Global Food Security?"
"Arctic Inupiaq Leaders Take Aim At Biden Oil Policy"
"Jamestown: America's First English Settlement Now Endangered"
One in Five Reptiles Worldwide Are Threatened With Extinction
California drought: Officials worry there's not enough water to get through summer without cuts
Swapping 20% of beef for microbial protein 'could halve deforestation'
California Coastal Conservancy unanimously approved The Trust for Public Land's acquisition grant to support the permanent preservation of the Banning Ranch property
New species of Isodon discovered in Indian Eastern Himalaya
"AP Analysis Finds Growing Number Of Poor, High-Hazard Dams"
"Report Says Michigan 2020 Dam Failures Were 'Preventable'"
"Many Rural Towns Have Neglected Drinking Water Systems for Decades"
"Biden Admin Unveils Long-Awaited EJ Strategy"
"Ukraine’s Battlefield Is Haunted by Putin’s Chemical Weapons Legacy"
"Who Will Profit From Saving Scotland’s Bogs?"
"Bird Flu Takes Unheard-Of Toll On Bald Eagles, Other Birds"
Massive Amount Of Water Discovered Below Antarctic Ice Sheet
"EPA Accelerates Asbestos Crackdown"
Scientists: Endangered Porpoise Not Doomed — If Humans Stop Killing Them
Santa Cruz is getting a $5.4 million wildlife tunnel crossing next year
Scientists discover greener route to widely used industrial material
After more than a century, California Condors soar over redwoods once again
The Devil’s Hole pupfish has paddled back from the brink in a hellish desert domain
There aren’t enough batteries in the world to power our huge cars
New frog species discovered in Australia and it’s already endangered
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
Citizen participation: a key achievement at the first COP to the Escazú Agreement
“We are on the front line”: Q&A with Indigenous land defender Adiela Jineth Mera Paz
Indonesian government lagging independent effort to recognize Indigenous lands
A new index measures the human impacts on Amazon waters
Ecuador promises more openness of fisheries information under new initiative
Amid war, Ukrainians are tracking Russia’s crimes against the environment
Putin’s financial interest in Brazil’s Amazon highways (commentary)
Podcast: Wonder on wings: The fierce nature and enduring beauty of birds
Community-led coral restoration project is rare hit amid slew of misses in Indonesia

Conservation News ~29 April 2022

4/29/2022

"Greenwashing 101: How To Decipher Corporate Claims About Climate"
"For Earth Day, Houston Public Media Is Promoting... Chevron?"
Over 137 Million Americans Live In Areas With Poor Air Quality: Report
"Obama: Disinformation Is Killing People"
"EPA Floats Emissions Cuts For Gas Plants"
"Groups Push Congress To Pass Climate Package Before Memorial Day"
"Study: Low-Producing Oil Wells Cause 50% Of Methane Emissions"
"Biden Order Aims To Protect Old-Growth Forests From Wildfire"
Op-Ed: "We Have the Technology to Stop Superspreading Without Masks"
"Ten New Environmental Books Offering Inspiration, Insight and Ideas"
Critically endangered Sumatran tigers lose 3 to animal traps
New Hemsleya species discovered in central China
UH Researchers Discover New Wasp Species
For the first time in 4 years, a litter of red wolf pups were born in the wild
Beyond CO2, tropical forests a ‘cool’ solution to climate crisis, study finds
Indigenous knowledge and science team up to triple a caribou herd
Pilot program tries to get U.S. aquariums to raise their own fish, not catch them
The world’s dams: Doing major harm but a manageable problem?
Warming could nip Southeast Asian forests’ mass flowering in the bud, study finds
Carnivore sightings highlight richness of Nepal’s Trans-Himalayan region
In Burundi, one-time combatants who razed forests now raise seedlings
"Fires Hit Southwest, New Mexico's Season 'Dangerously Early'"
"Protesters Amass at White House, Demanding Action on Climate"
"4 Issues To Watch As Dems Eye Reconciliation Return"
"Alaskan Locals Call Haaland Visit On Izembek Road A Success"
"Highly Contagious Marine Epidemic Rips Through Caribbean’s Coral Reefs"
These Whales Are On The Brink; Now Comes Climate Change And Wind Power
Calif. Bans Fracking Wastewater For Irrigation, But Allow Drilling Water
Seed Savers Revive Rare Varieties Of Collard Greens
"Olmsted’s Enduring Gift"
"The End of the Great River"
Funding, titling project for Indigenous-led organizations launched
With ban on palm oil exports, Indonesia reaps condemnation and praise
Iwan Dento, ‘hero’ of South Sulawesi’s karst mountains
Coal miner Bayan sues Indonesian investment chief over loss of land
Troubled waters: A massive salmon farm off the coast of Maine is stalled
Côte d’Ivoire’s chimp habitats are shrinking, but there’s hope in their numbers
Brazil bill seeks to redraw Amazon borders in favor of agribusiness
Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul mobilizes to reduce wildlife massacre on its roads
Analysis: Myanmar’s gemstone riches bring poverty and environmental destruction
Shining a light on Sri Lanka’s little-studied pangolins: Q&A with Priyan Perera
President Biden signs order aimed at protecting old-growth forests across U.S.
Data show decline in Indonesian fish stocks amid push for higher productivity
To get people thinking about seagrass, Seychelles coins new Creole words
Just outside Mexico City, community-run forests provide eco services, livelihoods
Study: Farmland birds in Nepal, India in dire need of conservation action
Forestry industry facing 'perfect storm' of skyrocketing demand, dire staff shortages, sawmill boss says
3 critically endangered Sumatran tigers found dead in a single day in traps
Baby Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in Anlong Kampi conservation area
"China Promotes Coal In Setback For Efforts To Cut Emissions"
"Ford Juices Production Of Lightning F-150 Electric Truck"
"White House Finalizes Help For Burn Pit Veterans"
"Birth Of Six Endangered Red Wolves Has Their Advocates Howling For Joy"
"Record Heat Has Gripped India Since March. It’s About To Get Worse."
Critics Blast Calif. Poseidon Desalination Plan As Crucial Vote Looms
"Twitter Bans Ads That Contradict Science On Climate Change"
Could Turning An Invasive Fish Into A ‘Super-Male’ Save A Native Species?
"Finland Is On The Brink Of A Nuclear Power ‘Game Changer’"
"Beyond Ecology: The Trees At The Heart Of Our Culture"
California breaks ground on largest wildlife crossing in the world
David Theobald Receives Distinguished Landscape Practitioner Award
Unseen crisis: Threatened gut microbiome also offers hope for world
In Mexico, a race to save the last wetlands of San Cristóbal de las Casas
With record $5.3B in pledges, GEF aims for more flexible environmental funding
Asia’s troubled trees need better conservation to reach restoration goals: Study
Unprecedented water restrictions as LA and Ventura counties declare water emergency
Rare Southern Nevada Wildflower, Bee One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protections
Six new species of tiny frog discovered in Mexico
Abu Dhabi discovers new species of eagle ray
"Two Million Children At Risk Of Starvation In Horn Of Africa: U.N.
"Russia Halts Gas Flows To Poland, Bulgaria"
Too Many New Coal-Fired Plants Planned For 1.5C Climate Goal: Report
Dam Accounting: Taking Stock of Methane Emissions From Reservoirs
‘We Want It Back To What It Was’: The US Village Blighted By Toxic Waste
Incandescent Light Bulbs Being Phased Out To Save Energy
"50bn Tonnes Of Sand And Gravel Extracted Each Year, Finds UN Study"
"A Quiet Revolution: Southwest Cities Learn to Thrive Amid Drought"
"Biden Admin Shrinks Area Eligible For Drilling At Arctic Reserve"
"DOE Unveils $500M Loan For Massive ‘Clean Hydrogen’ Project"
Wildlife don’t recognize borders, nor does climate change. Conservation should keep up
2021 tropical forest loss figures put zero-deforestation goal by 2030 out of reach
Illegal miners bring sexual violence and disease to Indigenous reserve in Brazil
Cradle of transformation: The Mediterranean and climate change
Contorted energy politics of the Ukraine crisis (commentary)
Study finds high prevalence of gut parasites in Nepal’s rhinos
Where satellites come up short, drones can fill in a picture of our oceans
Teaching climate issues through gameplay gains a following in Brazil
Freshwater planetary boundary “considerably” transgressed: New research
Podcast: Community empowerment and forest conservation grow from the galip nut in Papua New Guinea
For Sri Lanka’s crows, following the trash is all part of the hustle
"Biden Administration Allows Additional Natural Gas Exports"
"U.S. Identifies Possible Wind Power Areas Off Oregon, Atlantic Coasts"
"UN Report Says Humanity Has Altered 70 Percent of the Earth’s Land"
Drought Imposes Watering Restrictions on Southern California
"From King Cobras to Geckos, 20 Percent of Reptiles Risk Extinction"
"Weary Of Many Disasters? UN Says Worse To Come"
"China Detects First Human Case Of H3N8 Bird Flu Strain"
"Canada Lynx Protections Deal Sealed By US, Environmentalists
"Conservation Dollars Funding CAFOs Instead of Soil Health"
"Ships Asked To Reduce Speed Off San Francisco Coast To Protect Whales"
B.C. increasing forestry revenue-sharing with First Nations
Early snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada causes snowpack to fall to seven-year low
UN says up to 40% of world's land now degraded
New species of frog smaller than a 1p coin discovered in Mexican forest
Hydrogen-powered ferry prepares to launch in San Francisco Bay
California is investigating Big Oil for allegedly misleading the public on recycling
"16 States, D.C., Climate Activists Sue USPS To Block Truck Purchase"
Warming Risks Most Cataclysmic Extinction Of Marine Life In 250M Years
"Solar Industry ‘Frozen’ as Biden Administration Investigates China"
California AG Subpoenas Exxon For Details On Role In Plastic Pollution
"Chemical Industry Fights U.S. Government Move To Ban Asbestos"
"Trash or Recycling? Why Plastic Keeps Us Guessing."
"Canada’s Attempt To Phase Out Open-Pen Salmon Farms Faces Setback"
"‘Relentless’ Destruction Of Rainforest Continuing Despite Cop26 Pledge"
Invasive African Clawed Frogs Threaten Native Species In Washington
"Swiping Right On Climate Love: Dating Apps And Environmental Advocacy"
Court setback doesn’t sway Indonesian villagers fighting a mining firm
Reframing trophy hunting’s socio-economic benefits in Namibia (commentary)
To stop plastic pollution, we must stop plastic production, scientists say
Better deep-bore wells aim to stop Indonesia’s groundwater waste
Boats behaving badly: New report analyzes China’s own fisheries data
As animal seed dispersers go the way of the dodo, forest plants are at risk
All 4 building blocks of DNA have been found in meteorites
Volcano-dwelling mice confirmed as world’s highest-living mammals
US egg factory roasts alive 5.3 million chickens in avian flu cull – then fires almost every worker
Climate activist, Wynn Alan Bruce, dies after setting himself on fire outside of US Supreme Court
Squamish nuns complete decade-long clean electricity project on Pilchuck Creek
Wildlife agency turning invasive water hyacinth into organic fertilizer
For the first time in 4 years, a litter of red wolf pups was born in the wild
CDFW releases four orphaned bears to the wild
Australia’s biggest wind and solar hybrid plant begins production
Dr. Drew Lanham win American Birding Association lifetime achievement award
Ancient human playground found inside sloth footprints

Conservation News ~ 21 April 2022

4/21/2022

Oceans conference comes up with $16b in pledges to safeguard marine health
Forest loss shows stopgap decrees failing to protect Brazil’s Isolated Indigenous
Outcry in Malaysia as failure to replant forests sparks ‘cover-up’ accusation
International funding nowhere near enough for Indonesia to cut emissions: Study
Colombian Indigenous community waits in poverty as courts weigh ownership of ancestral land
Are conservation trust funds part of the answer for ongoing land protection? (commentary)
Sharing a marine reserve with fishers: Q&A with Belize Fisheries’ Adriel Castañeda
Monkeys, porcupines team up to destroy crops, Nepal’s farmers say
Death of last river dolphin in Laos rings alarm bells for Mekong population
Sri Lanka grapples with the problem of its fishers plundering waters abroad
From traditional practice to top climate solution, agroecology gets growing attention
Of rats and bats: Hundreds of mammal species still unidentified, study says
Tiger politics and tiger conservation: Where the stakeholders are going wrong (commentary)
In landslide-prone Colombia, forests can serve as an inexpensive shield
Climate pledges could limit warming to 2C. What’s needed is action, study says
Podcast: Who owns the companies destroying rainforests in the heart of New Guinea?
Small farmers take a stand for one of Dakar’s last urban woodlands
"Biden Plans to Open More Public Land to Drilling"
"Scott Pruitt, Former EPA Leader, Files for Oklahoma Senate Run"
"Proposal To Restore Sovereignty To Tribes In Maine Advances"
Black, Latino Communities Have Higher Level Of Oil Drilling, Pollution
Fight Brewing Over Calif. Ballot Measure To Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Green Infrastructure Helps Cities With Climate Change. Do We Need More?
"Climate Toll On Arctic Bases: Sunken Runways, Damaged Roads"
Wind Power Overtook Coal, Nuclear For First Time in U.S. on March 29
"Companies, Not FDA, Approve Most Chemicals In Food"
To Fight Climate Despair, Christian Ecologist Says Science Isn’t Enough
Six arrested after climate activists scale oil tanker in central London
80 critically endangered spotted tree frogs to be released into Kosciuszko national park, Australia
New shrimp species discovered in Andaman sea
Biologists are discovering a new species every day in Norway
Wildflower believed to be extinct for 40 years spotted in Ecuador
Lawsuit Leads To Critical Habitats For Endangered Species In The Pacific
Scientists discover 17 new millipede species, one named after Taylor Swift
Amid extinctions, forest corridors aim to save rare birds in Brazil’s northeast
In media coverage of wildlife crime, ‘feedback loops’ entrench biases: Study
Robot revolution: A new real-time accounting system for ocean carbon
Plan to carve up Indonesian Papua rings alarm over fate of people and forests
Colorado R. Tops 10 Most Endangered Rivers In America
"Biden To Tout Climate Policies For Earth Day"
"People Of Color More Likely To Be Harmed By Pesticides, Study Finds"
Conference Comes Up With $16 Billion In Pledges To Safeguard Ocean Health
Natural Gas Prices Are Soaring. What Does It Mean For Climate?
"‘Frontline’ Review: Why The Climate Changed But We Didn’t"
"US Wildlife Officials Aim To Address Illegal Wolf Killings"
As Drought Hammers Mono Lake, Thirsty L.A. Must Look Elsewhere For Water
"Supreme Court Denies Claim To Portion Of Yakama Lands"
Blue Corn And Melons: The Seed Keepers Reviving Ancient, Resilient Crops
‘No’ to corporate-driven tourism development in Komodo National Park (commentary)
Indonesian trade official, palm oil execs charged in cooking oil crisis
Sluggish growth of renewables threatens Bangladesh’s clean-energy goals
In Brazil’s northeast, family farmers are guardians of creole seeds
Antarctic Sea Ice Hit Lowest Level Since Satellite Observations Began, Study Finds
South Africa declares national emergency as flood toll crosses 440
"Biden Restores Climate to Landmark Environmental Law, Reversing Trump"
"Biden Launches $6Bn Effort To Save America’s Distressed Nuclear Plants"
Deep Sea Gold Rush Raises Questions About Protection Authority
"Supreme Court Denies Penobscot Indian Nation Appeal"
"New CDC Team: A ‘Weather Service’ To Forecast What’s Next In Pandemic"
"Environmentalists Target Mountains of Fertilizer Waste"
Zombie Kentucky Strip Mines Produce Safety, Environmental Violations
"Climate-Change Risks Get the Attention of Real Estate Investors"
"California Leads Effort To Let Rivers Roam, Lower Flood Risk"
"Parks Coalition Presses Biden To Establish 6 New Protected Monuments"
Legal Action Defends Endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher
Birth of endangered Hawaiian monk seal caught on camera
Biden restores climate safeguards in key environmental law, reversing Trump
Remarkable new species of deep-sea crown jelly discovered in depths of Monterey Bay
Canadian miners get high-level lobbying boost for Brazilian Amazon projects
Trees and soil at the forest’s edge store more carbon than we thought, studies reveal
New report pieces together toll of environmental damage in Venezuela in 2021
Amateur naturalists deserve more support and fewer barriers (commentary)
Funding for women-led conservation remains tiny, but that’s changing fast
Road projects threaten integrity of Uganda’s mountain gorilla stronghold
Mine pits expose the holes in Indonesia’s plan to relocate its capital
Tropical trees’ growth and CO2 intake hit by more extreme dry seasons
"Rapidly Moving Wildfire In Arizona Destroys Dozens Of Structures"
"Climate Change, Big Agriculture Combine To Threaten Insects"
South Asia Toxic Air: Vehicle Exhaust, Farm Burning and In-Home Cooking
"BLM On Pace To Exceed 25K-Megawatt Renewable Energy Goal"
"Report: Oregon Has $5.3B Invested In Fossil Fuel Companies"
"Energy Shift Creates Opening For ‘World’s Largest Batteries’"
"Why Are Nature-Based Solutions on Climate Being Overlooked?"
"Can Portland Be a Climate Leader Without Reducing Driving?"
"Housing Crisis Propels High Death Toll in South Africa Floods"
"How Climate Change Is Reshaping The World"
Gigantic floating fossil fuel gas station now runs on electric power
THDC, Rajasthan sign agreement to develop 10,000 MW solar projects
Scientists achieve record energy efficiency for thin solar panels
NASA shows off spacecraft visiting $10 quintillion asteroid
ANL completes a sailing on low emission biofuel in Oceania
New technology to effectively remove 99% of carbon dioxide from air
New York clears $4.5 billion plan to bring hydropower to Big Apple

Conservation News ~ 15 April 2022

4/15/2022

Endangered species among $32m haul of stuffed animals seized in Spain
Six new wētā species found in New Zealand, as their habitat slowly disappears
Extinction Rebellion stages mass protest in central London
Amazon deforestation dips slightly in March, but remains high
Sustainable fashion: Biomaterial revolution replacing fur and skins
Big Apple birding is set to take flight: Here’s how to get started this Spring
‘A huge mistake’: Concerns rise as deep-sea mining negotiations progress
Bat rediscovered in Rwandan forest after 40 years
Environmental Officials Celebrate Delisting Of Cumberland Sandwort As Endangered Species
"EPA Launches Civil Rights Inquiry Into Louisiana Agencies"
"How Texas' Energy Woes Are Derailing Life In This Houston Neighborhood"
"2 Bald Eagles In Vermont Found Infected With Avian Influenza"
Biomass Power Plant In Rural N.C. Ignites Environmental Justice Concerns
Behind Trudeau Government’s OK of Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Development
Big Oil Companies Are Using Wartime Profits To Enrich Investors: Report
"A ‘New Era of Air Pollution’ in the Tropics Could Have a Huge Toll"
"Dutch Watchdog Rules KLM’s ‘Carbon Zero’ Ad Is Misleading"
"Iraqis Clean Up River As First Green Projects Take Root"
"Why ‘Eco-Conscious’ Fashion Brands Can Continue To Increase Emissions"
Global biodiversity is in crisis, but how bad is it? It’s complicated
Ecuador’s Pastaza province, Indigenous groups collaborate on forest conservation
‘Nature has priority’: Rewilding map showcases nature-led restoration
Poll: Most Americans say prioritize the environment over economic growth - The Week
Three new species of 'moss animals' (bryozoa) discovered in Southern Islands | The Straits Times
Cherry Blossom New Species Found In Manipur, Named After Scientist
New RNA virus species: Over 5,500 in world oceans, study finds
In Iowa Trip, Biden Will Announce That E15 Gas To Be Sold This Summer
"Majorities in US Back Climate Change Proposals: Gallup"
"White House Launches $1B Program To Boost Conservation Goal"
"Rural Arizonans Might Gain Protection of Their Groundwater This Year
"Brightmark, Georgia County Cancel $680 Million Plastic-To-Fuel Project"
"Farms, Fish On Dry California-Oregon Border See Scant Water"
"Company Proposes Largest Offshore Wind Farm On West Coast"
"Ukraine Conflict Hurts Russian Science, As West Pulls Funding"
"Energy Company To Pay Up To $35 Million After Turbines Killed Eagles"
"Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection"
Two New Beetle Species Identified at NEON Field Site in Hawai'i
Most biodiversity hotspots lack formal protection in Borneo and Sumatra
In Gabon, a community’s plea against logging paves the way for a new reserve
"Biden Will Allow Summertime Sales Of Higher-Ethanol Gas"
Newsom's Wildfire-Prevention Program Hasn't Completed a Single Project
"Backed-Up Pipes, Stinky Yards: Climate Change Is Wrecking Septic Tanks"
"New Sanctions Deal Fatal Blow to Russia's Arctic LNG"
"Pouring It On: Climate Change Made 2020 Hurricanes Rainier"
"California Utility To Pay $55 Million For Massive Wildfires"
"Global Warming Drove a Deadly Burst of Indian Ocean Tropical Storms"
"A ‘Silent Victim’: How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War"
Back From The Dead? Elusive Ivory-Bill Woodpecker Not Extinct: Researchers
"An Ocean Of Noise: How Sonic Pollution Is Hurting Marine Life"
"California Reveals Its Plan to Phase Out New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035"
"U.S. Warns Newly Discovered Malware Could Sabotage Energy Plants"
"Environmental Justice Leaders Fault White House's Race-Neutral Approach"
Wind Whips Destructive Wildfires In New Mexico, Colorado
Calif. Joshua Tree Not Threatened, Regulators Say, Signalling Development
"Amid Hopes and Fears, a Plastics Boom in Appalachia Is On Hold"
‘Historic’: Global Climate Plans Can Now Keep Heating Below 2C: Study
Researchers Link Silica Dust Directly To Severe Black Lung Disease
"Battle Over Carbon Capture As Tool To Fight Climate Change"
"Fossil Fuels v. Our Future: Young Montanans Wage Historic Climate Fight"
For the first time, wind power eclipsed both coal and nuclear in the U.S.
B.C. group cuts 30-metre wide hole in jetty, opens path for salmon not seen in 100 years
White House Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy Planning To Step Down: Sources
"Expanding Drought Leaves Western US Scrambling For Water"
"East And Horn Of Africa Prep For Worst Drought In Decades"
"Canada Ignored Warnings Of Virus Infecting Farmed And Wild Salmon"
"EPA: Breathing Formaldehyde Causes Cancer"
Analysis-Biden Plan To Aid Europe With LNG Poses Risk To US Climate Goals
"Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over State Air Pollution Plans"
"Is Your Electric Utility Blocking Climate Action?"
"Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change"
"America’s Favorite Truck Is About to Test Tesla’s Dominance"
Temblor Legless Lizard Gets Closer to California Endangered Species Protection
Scientists convert pure energy into matter and antimatter, creating new physics
Cool horsehoe bat seen again after 40 years
California Coastal Commission approves closure of sea lion rookery during pupping season
Early human habitats linked to past climate shifts

Conservation News ~ 8 April 2022

4/8/2022

Reaching the Paris Agreement without protecting Indigenous lands is “impossible”, says report
Climate crisis forecasts a fragile future for wildflowers and pollinators
For a beekeeping couple in Costa Rica, pesticides are killing the buzz
How many orangutans does $1 billion save? Depends how you spend it, study finds
Congo Government Publishes Scathing Report on Logging Industry
Lawsuit Launched to Stop Destruction of Endangered California Tiger Salamander Habitat
New species of psychedelic mushroom believed to live in Kakadu National Park
'Astounding': Record-breaking number of orcas spotted off B.C.
"New UN Climate Report To Tackle Reining In Emissions"
"Fire And Rain: West To Get More One-Two Extreme Climate Hits"
"In the Ocean, It’s Snowing Microplastics"
Calif. Drought: Sierra Snowpack Falls To One Of Lowest Levels In 70 Years
"New Vehicles Must Average 40 Mpg By 2026, Up From 28 Mpg"
"Washington Creates First Sea Grass And Kelp Sanctuary Off Everett"
"'Forgotten People': Sundarbans' Climate Refugees Forced To Move Again"
Inside The Leadership Battle At The Nation’s Biggest Environmental Group
Market With A Mission: Non-Profit Grocery Stores Help Heal ‘Food Deserts’
"Wild Sounds: The Loss of Sonic Diversity and Why It Matters"
New Begonia francisabuidii plant species in Albay named after late biologist
Seagrass joins other marine life in accumulating sunscreen compounds
For Indonesians, palm oil is everywhere but on supermarket shelves
PNG suspends new carbon deals, scrambles to write rules for the schemes
They outlived the dinosaurs, but Brazil’s araucaria trees might not survive humans
‘A risky business’: Online illegal wildlife trade continues to soar in Myanmar
US Fish and Wildlife Gives Rare Nevada Toad Emergency Endangered Species Protection
Tiny new species of chocolate frog with tapir-like nose is discovered
Peptides on stardust may have provided a shortcut to life
The first country in the world has given legal rights to individual wild animals
NASA makes first-of-its-kind detection of reduced human CO2 emissions
NASA’s Hubble telescope has photographed evidence of a Jupiter-like protoplanet
New technique produces hydrogen from banana peels within a few milliseconds
"Stopping Climate Change Is Doable, but Time Is Short, U.N. Panel Warns"
Sold As A Dream For Black Home Buyers, Development Was A Toxic Nightmare
Opinion: "It’s Time for Journalists to Talk Climate Change Solutions"
"WHO Says 99% Of World’s Population Breathes Poor-Quality Air"
"How to Read a Food Label: A Healthy Skeptic’s Guide to the Buzzwords"
"It's Feared A Vital Lake In Oregon Could Run Dry Within A Generation"
"Biden Admin Announces $500M For Energy Efficiency In Public Schools"
Chile May Replace Pinochet-Era Framework With an ‘Ecological Constitution’
"Record-Setting Cold Snap Hits Europe, Stunning Spring Crops"
"The Planet Inside"
Shell of a comeback: New app, awareness campaigns bring hope for hawksbill turtles
Photography, nature, truth and war: Q&A with top photographer Ami Vitale
GM fish engineered to glow in the dark are found in Brazil creeks
"EPA Rule Would Finally Ban Asbestos, Carcinogen Still In Use"
"House Dems Tell USPS To Pump The Brakes On Gas-Guzzling Truck Contract"
Food, Farming, Forestry Must Change To Curb Global Warming, U.N. Says
"Native American Tribe Reacquires Hundreds Of Acres in Virginia"
"Gallup Finds Worries Abut Environment Have Grown Since Trump"
Climate Change Risks Trillions To Federal Budget, White House Says
"Declared Extinct, the Yaghan Rise in the Land of Fire"
"UN: 18 Nations Have Gone Green On Climate, Raked In Green"
"With Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, Arctic Science Crumbles"
"‘Superblooms of Fungus’: Climate Change Is Making Valley Fever Worse"
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes "Endangered" Listing for Northern Long-Eared Bat
Indonesia’s Riau province declares state of emergency ahead of fire season
‘Resilient’ leatherback turtles can survive fishing rope entanglements. Mostly
Climate change causes a run on banks, for crop genes (commentary)
Protecting water by conserving forests puts communities in Mexico to the test
Palm oil firm that cleared Papuan forest after losing its permit is still at it
The amazing — and unknown — diversity of insects living in the Amazon canopy
‘Sharing the air’ proves a challenge for new Nepal airport in bird paradise
IPCC report calls for ‘immediate and deep’ carbon cuts to slow climate change
All coked up: The global environmental impacts of cocaine
Mushrooms communicate with each other using up to 50 ‘words’, scientist claims
New species of spider uncovered by SDSU biologists
"Supreme Court Revives Trump-Era Environmental Regulation"
Blamed For High Gas Prices, Oil Execs Defend Themselves At House Hearing
"Storms Batter Aging Power Grid As Climate Disasters Spread"
A First: Researchers Find Microplastics Deep In Lungs Of Living People
"US To Boost Water Supplies Hit By Climate Change"
"Zoos Hiding Birds As Avian Flu Spreads In North America"
"New Power Plant Rule Awaits Supreme Court Ruling, EPA Chief Says"
"Trade Secret Protection Strategy for Chemicals to Get EPA Revamp"
"How The War In Ukraine Could Speed Up Europe's Climate Plans"
"The Razor's Edge of A Warming World"
"NOAA: Potent Heat-Trapping Methane Increases At Record Pace"
"Forecasters Predict Above-Average 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season"
"Bringing Back Fire: How Burning Can Help Restore Eastern Lands"
"Pollution Shields for Faulty Plants Need Better Fix, Groups Say"
"US Agency To Review Oil, Gas Leases Near Chaco in New Mexico"
"Island-Wide Blackout Sweeps Puerto Rico After Power Plant Fire"
"Interior To Reverse Key Indian Affairs Policy In Place Since 1975"
"Facebook Takes Down Brazil Environmental Disinformation Network"
"Here’s What The Ban On Russian Coal Could Mean For Europe"
"These Birds Aren’t Lost. They’re Adapting."
'Vast majority' of California's Sierra snowpack could be gone by mid-to-late April
More than half of activists killed in 2021 were land, environment defenders
Nature Journal: Appalachian swallowtail butterfly is a new species
Scientists Say 50,000 Spider Species Have Now Been Discovered
Rangers in DRC gorilla park abused Indigenous villagers, report says
Export of elephants to UAE drags Namibia wildlife policy into the spotlight
Bonobos torn from the wild make their return, with a helping hand
Indonesians, too reliant on palm oil, should go back to their roots (commentary)
After failure, reflection: effective conservation requires regular assessments (commentary)
Stranded coal barge spills cargo, disrupts fishery in Indonesian waters
Razing of Indigenous hamlet highlights Nepal’s conservation challenge
More than half of activists killed in 2021 were land, environment defenders
Countries that sanctioned Myanmar’s junta are still buying their timber: Report
Podcast: Afield at last, researchers head out for a new season
How much does air travel warm the planet? New study gives a figure
Solar panels that can generate electricity at night have been developed at Stanford
Two adorable Giant Galapagos tortoises are born at a British Zoo for the first time
NASA finds new way to monitor underground water loss
Luminous plankton light up New Zealand shores

Conservation News ~ 1 April 2022

4/1/2022

"Egypt: Soaring Wheat Prices Turn Food Security Into A Priority"
"How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions"
"Ice Shelf Collapses In Previously Stable East Antarctica"
"Fiery Emails Show EPA Turmoil Over Pet Collars Tied To Deaths"
"Large Fires Becoming Even Larger, More Widespread"
As Biden Promises U.S. LNG Exports, Gulf Coast Enviros Say Whoa
Chemical Spill At Compton Plastics Factory Triggers Odor Complaints
"Maryland Moves To Take Over Troubled Baltimore Sewage Treatment Plant"
"1,000-Year-Old Oaks Used To Create 'Super Forest'"
"Scientists Figure Out How Vampire Bats Got A Taste For Blood"
Biden, E.U. Announce Push To Reduce Europe’s Reliance On Russian Energy
"US Pipeline Agency Pulls Back Plan To Assess Climate Impacts"
"The World’s Forests Do More Than Just Store Carbon, New Research Finds"
"Nunavut Capital Struggles To Fix Water System"
"Revealed: The Dangerous Chemicals In Your Food Wrappers"
"Pressure Grows For Deal To Save Nature At Crunch Talks In Geneva"
"EPA Moves To End Asbestos Cleanup Along Montana Railroad"
"Banks Undermine Their 'Net Zero' Pledges Through Lobbying - Report"
"Explainer: Why South Gets More Killer Tornadoes At Night"
"Officials: Florida Manatees Eat ‘Every Scrap’ In Food Trial"
USDAs Wildlife Services Killed More Than 400 000 Native Wildlife in 2021
Researchers detect new species of jumping spider in Rajasthan's Thar Desert
‘Giving up’: Amazon is losing its resilience under human pressure, study shows
Coalition against online wildlife trafficking shares little evidence of success (analysis)
The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching — once again — and over a larger area
On a Honduran island, a community effort grows to protect its precious reefs
Australia's carbon credit scheme 'largely a sham', says whistleblower who tried to rein it in
Wolverine fish and blind eel among 212 new freshwater species
Deforestation on the rise as poverty soars in Nigeria
Northern Long-Eared Bat Proposed as Endangered Species
"EPA Would See Highest Funding Ever Under Biden Budget Plan"
"Misinformation Is Derailing Renewable Energy Projects Across The U.S."
"Commerce Inquiry Imperils Solar Industry, Advocates Say"
"Ukraine’s Pipelines Are Still Carrying Russian Gas To Europe"
"War Shakes Europe Path To Energy Independence, Climate Goals"
"Turning Cities Into Sponges to Save Lives and Property"
"FirstEnergy Utility Gave To Pro-Trump Dark Money Group"
"As Climate Fears Mount, Some in U.S. Are Deciding to Relocate"
"Heavy Rains In Australia Trigger Fresh Round Of Flood Evacuations"
"Infectious Fungus Wreaks Havoc on Crazy Ants—and Scientists Are Thrilled"
Largest American Wind Farm ever Built all-at-Once Opens in Oklahoma, Saves Customers $1 Billion over Fossil fuels
Federal emissions reduction plan still undercounts forestry, environmentalists say
Coastal California Sunflower Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success
That dead whale on the beach? Let it be, study says. Or at least don’t blow it up
Food security framing increases relevance of biodiversity negotiations to less industrialized nations (commentary)
WWF casts a wide net to save dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef
Rare mammals caught on camera highlight value of Annamite Mountains
Online trade in rare silvery pigeon is cause for concern, researchers say
Indonesia’s gasification plans could be costly for budget and environment
Making room in the Atlantic Forest for the largest primate in the Americas
The ocean is a cacophony of fish talk, study shows. We just can’t hear it
Dams on Brazil’s Jamanxim River: The advancing assault on the environment and Indigenous peoples in the Tapajós basin (commentary)
Opium production down as communities in Mexico’s Golden Triangle turn to forestry
Indonesian bill turns coal-derived fuels clean by ignoring true scale of emissions
EU response to palm oil is opportunity, not threat (commentary)
Madagascar’s insistence on using seized rosewood rattles conservationists
In Benin, the line between conservation and counterinsurgency blurs
As the Horn of Africa heats up, the risks of insecurity are rising (commentary)
‘Marine conservation talks must include human rights’: Q&A with biologist Vivienne Solís Rivera
It’s a girl: Super rare Sumatran rhino born in captive-breeding center
FSC-certified Moorim Paper linked to massive forest clearing in Indonesia’s Papua
Opium production down as communities in Mexico's Golden Triangle turn to forestry
Rare birth of Sumatran rhino brings hope for endangered species
"Biden Expected To Announce Massive Release Of Oil Reserves"
"Biden To Use Defense Production Act For U.S. Critical-Minerals Supply"
"Historic Restructuring Of Flood Insurance Begins Tomorrow"
"Major Automakers Back Tough US Vehicle Emissions Rules In Court Battle"
"Md. Poised To Enact Sweeping Energy, Climate Plan"
Taxpayers Spend Billions on Crop Insurance on Frequently Flooded Land
"Canada Lays Out C$9.1 Bln Roadmap To Meet 2030 Climate Targets"
EPA Report Describes Toxic Work Environment in New Chemicals Division
"Maine Politicians Ask For Time To Comply With Whale Rules"
Europe Has Designs On Making 'Fast Fashion' Industry More Sustainable
"Biden Seeks Major Spending Jump For Global Climate Efforts"
"Biden Renews Push For Environmental Justice Boss at EPA"
"How 2 Industries Stymied Justice for Young Lead Paint Victims"
"BLM Would Undergo A Major Hiring Spree Under Biden Budget"
"Oil Executives Snub House Committee, Will Appear at Another"
Iowans Push For Limits On Eminent Domain For Carbon Capture Pipelines
US Poised To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Battle Diseases
"Greenpeace, Crypto Billionaire Lobby to Change Bitcoin Code"
Salmon Travel Deep Into Pacific. As It Warms, Many ‘Don’t Come Back.’
Bobcats With Taste for Python Eggs May Guard Florida’s Swamp
Traditional knowledge guides protection of planetary health in Finland
Wild bison, taking over Europe and North America, will once again roam England
Saving Nigeria’s gorillas was also meant to help communities. It hasn’t (analysis).
At Donner Summit, snowpack measures at 47% of average
"Biden Admin To Roll Out New Fuel Efficiency Rule Today"
"E.P.A. Decides Against Limiting Perchlorate in Drinking Water"
"House Panel To Grill USPS On Plan To Buy Gas-Guzzling Trucks"
"EPA Resurrects Plan To Drop Air Pollution Liability Shield"
"New Gloal Nature Pact Hangs In Balance As 'World Burns'"
"White House Turns To Air Quality In Latest Effort To Thwart Coronavirus"
"White House Advisers Denounce Race Exclusion From Equity Tool"
"UN Chief Names Panel To Probe Companies’ Climate Efforts"
"US Taps $420M To Boost Water Supplies Hit By Climate Change"
"Hope for Coral Reefs"
Deserts breathe water vapor
California groundbreaking set for largest wildlife crossing
Shocking mass die-off in Antarctica – From 100,000 Antarctic Petrels to Zero Birds
Secret Great White Shark social club discovered off Mexican coast
Potato farmers conquer a devastating worm
500% boom in numbers of eggs laid by breeding Green Sea Turtles
Wolverine fish and blind eel among 212 new freshwater species
Super rare Sumatran rhino born in captive-breeding center
New genetic tricks for boosting crop yield take clues from ancient farmers
Microplastics found in human bloodstream for first time
Biden’s environment and energy agencies would see funding boost under proposed budget
The fourth Peruvian indigenous leader is assassinated in a week

Conservation News ~ 24 March 2022

3/24/2022

Endangered green turtles are bouncing back in the Seychelles
Scientists Discover New Marine Microbe Species that Could Help Combat Climate Change
Poor waste management turns dump sites into death traps for Sri Lanka’s elephants
Indigenous communities in Ecuador struggle with the aftermath of another oil spill
World’s biggest tropical crop bank opens in Colombia, taking food research high tech
Probe finds palm oil firm illegally clearing forest in Sumatra wildlife haven
‘We have a full pharmacopoeia of plants’: Q&A with Māori researcher Nicola Macdonald
Road project threatens to derail Nepal’s conservation gains, study says
A New Shrub Species- ‘Castela Senticosa’ Discovered by Researchers
Chile's new President Boric signs Escazu environmental treaty
Two new species of see-through frog named in Ecuador
"Biden Supreme Court Nominee Faces Big Climate Questions"
70 Degrees Warmer Than Normal In Antarctica: Scientists Are Flabbergasted
"Rain Finally In Forecast For Texas Areas Scorched By Fires"
"EPA Union Urges Agency To Scrap Trump-Era Plan To Relocate Houston Lab"
"UN Chief: Don’t Let Russia Crisis Fuel Climate Destruction"
"Germany Opens Door to Qatar Natural Gas in Pivot From Russia"
"There’s a Messaging Battle Right Now Over America’s Energy Future"
"EPA Helms White House Indoor Air Plan To Help Fight Covid-19"
Report Looks At Water Quality 50 Years After The Clean Water Act Passed
"Don Young Leaves Outsize Natural Resources Legacy"
2021 Amazon deforestation map shows devastating impact of ranching, agriculture
‘Studying a ghost’: In Cape Town, urban caracals give researchers lots to ponder
Rare Sand Dune-Dwelling Plant in Oregon, California Proposed for Endangered Species
"‘Watershed Moment.’ SEC Proposed Landmark Climate Rules"
"How War in the World’s Breadbasket “Changes Everything”"
4th Round of UN Talks Fail To Finalize A Treaty To Manage The High Seas
"‘Evolving Intelligence’ Puts U.S. Energy Industry On High Alert"
"A Chumash Tribe And Conservationists Fight Offshore Wind Turbines"
"Top Democrats Probe USPS Fleet Contractor"
Black, Low-Income Areas in Fla. Still Haven’t Recovered From Michael
Calif. Plan Would Give $100M To Indigenous Leaders To Buy Ancestral Lands
Dr. Oz Supports Fracking As Candidate, But Raised Concern As Celeb
"Ice Skating at a Rink Is Fun. Gliding Through a Forest? Glorious."
Northern long-eared bat, ravaged by a deadly fungus, proposed for endangered species listing
New local millipede species discovered, named after conservationist
"No Country Met WHO Air Quality Standards In 2021, Survey Shows"
"EPA Panel Backs Tighter Soot Standards"
DNR: More Groundwater Damaged By Line 3 Pipeline Aquifer Ruptures
"Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Radiation Monitoring System Not Working"
Tornado Touches Down In New Orleans, Killing One And Damaging Houses
Lethal Disease Has Nearly Wiped Out Northern Long-Eared Bats
"Chair of U.N. Biodiversity Talks Expects Agreement On Key Target"
"Multiyear Ice Thinner Than Thought As Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Winter Max"
"EPA Warns Of Permitting Hurdle For Troubled Refinery"
"Egypt Erects Sand Barriers As Rising Sea Swallows The Nile Delta"
From land mines to lifelines, Lebanon’s Shouf is a rare restoration success story
Bird-counting app kindles interest in Nepal’s rich avian life
Stamping out savanna fires doesn’t bolster carbon sink by much, study finds
Ships sunk in nuclear tests host diverse corals, study says. But do we need them?
Indigenous communities transform a Mexican desert landscape into forest
Deforestation for palm oil falls in Southeast Asia, but is it a trend or a blip?
Multiyear ice thinner than thought as Arctic sea ice reaches winter max: Studies
In Brazil, a forest community fights to remain on its traditional land
Donors must rethink Africa’s flagging Green Revolution, new evaluation shows (commentary)
Chemical recycling: ‘Green’ plastics solution makes more pollution: Report
Cambodian project aims to revive flagging fish populations in Tonle Sap Lake
‘Right moon for fishing’: Study finds gravitational impacts on plants, animals
In Rio de Janeiro, a forest slowly returns to life, one species at a time
Brazil’s ecosystem of crime in the Amazon (commentary)
Pharmaceutical water pollution detected deep in the Brazilian Amazon
Fourth round of U.N. talks fail to finalize a treaty to manage the high seas
Researchers turn to drones for that big-picture view of the forest canopy
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) assumed full management of the Bison Range, formerly known as the National Bison Range
Germany backs phasing out combustion engine cars by 2035
In Indonesia’s Spice Islands, some farmers are going back to organic
Feds Propose Endangered Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat
"Biden And Europeans To Announce Major Plan To Redirect Gas To Europe"
"UN Sets 5-Year Goal To Broaden Climate Early Warning Systems"
Scott Pruitt Called Two Fossil Billionaires While Weighing Senate Run
"U.S. Fuelmakers On Hook For Vehicle Emissions In New SEC Rule"
"Bitcoin Miners Want to Recast Themselves as Eco-Friendly"
"EPA Eyes New Rule For Gas-Fired Power Plants"
"Calif. Takes First Moves To Limit ‘Erin Brockovich’ Chemical"
"Many BLM Grazing Permits Renewed Without NEPA Review, Group Says"
"The Arctic Revolution That’s Changing Climate Science"
"‘OK Doomer’ and the Climate Advocates Who Say It’s Not Too Late"
Chinese investment in Latin America plagues people and nature: Report
Study links many reported fisheries crimes to just a few repeat offenders
AI model shows how Amazon dams can be made less environmentally damaging
Stronghold for Africa’s rarest falcon discovered in reserve threatened by Mozambique insurgency
Millennia of Indigenous history faces erasure as mining grips Brazil’s Tapajós
Indigenous land rights take center stage in a new global framework for biodiversity conservation (commentary)
Italy builds first offshore wind farm in an effort to move away from Russian gas

Conservation News ~ 18 March 2022

3/18/2022

"As War Rages, a Struggle to Balance Energy Crunch and Climate Crisis"
"Ukraine Reports Seizure Of Major Gas Infrastructure"
In Texas, Biden’s EPA Chief Puts Power Plants On Notice For Pollution
"Georgia Plans To Temporarily Halt Gas Tax As Prices Soar"
UN Ocean Treaty Is ‘Once In A Lifetime’ Chance To Protect The High Seas
"The Field Report: What the Invasion of Ukraine Means for the Food Supply"
"How Oil Companies Rebranded Deceptive Climate Ads As ‘Free Speech’"
"SEC To Consider Historic Rule Requiring Climate Disclosure"
"Alaska North Slope Natural Gas Leak Is Under Investigation"
How Buffalo Bill and a Civil War General Saved Yellowstone National Park
SEA SHEPHERD LAUNCHES AMAZON EXPEDITION
"EPA Expands Reach Of Ozone Regulations"
"US Tsunami Warning System Needs Major Overhaul, Report Says"
"Edible Extinction: Why We Need to Revive Global Food Diversity"
Ontario Politicians Have Dodged York Region Sewage Problem For 13 Years
"A Growing Force In The Climate Movement: Moms"
"Environmental Justice Funds Seen as Just a Start for Advocates"
US Ethanol Industry Banks On Carbon Capture To Solve Emissions Problem
Bird Flu Found in SW Iowa Commercial Flock Of 920,000 Egg-Laying Chickens
"Why Nearly Empty Auto Lots Make This Pump-Price Shock Different"
Tree Planting Is Booming. Here’s How That Could Help, or Harm, the Planet
Stunning deepwater rose-veiled fairy wrasse confirmed as new species
Galapagos tortoises belong to new species
Hundreds of Masai ready to leave conservation area
Record seizures mark Sri Lanka’s rise as a smuggling hub for star tortoises
‘No planet B’: Groups call for $60bn increase in annual biodiversity funding
White House starts key ESA 'critical habitat' review
Sequoia National Park Fully Reopens Giant Forest
In Brazil, Indigenous Ka’apor take their territory’s defense into their own hands
Activists vow to take EU to court to fight its forest biomass policies
Luxury wood market driving extinction of rare ipê trees, report warns
Nepal’s first bird sanctuary takes flight, raising hope for conservation
U of S research seeks to convert agriculture, forestry leftovers into fuel
Amazon deforestation starts 2022 on the fastest pace in 14 years
"Here's Who Stands To Win From High Gas Prices"
"House Dems Seek Probe of USPS Plan For New Mail Truck Fleet"
"Manchin Comes Out Against Fed Nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin"
"Judge Axes Trump-Era Lease Sales To Protect Sage Grouse"
"Iowa's Second 'Ag-Gag' Law Violates 1st Amendment, Federal Court Rules"
"UN Gathering Gears Up For Push To Save Planet’s Biodiversity"
"Brazil Detects Record Amazon Deforestation in Jan. and Feb."
As US Rushes for Energy Minerals, 1872 Law Allows Miners Free Rein
"Court: Duke Can’t Make Customers Pay Coal-Ash Cleanup Costs"
"Adirondack Rail Trail Takes Another Step Closer To Reality"
New Species of Mossy Frog Discovered in Vietnam
New Species of Storm Petrel Identified
SEC Plans To Force Public Companies To Disclose Greenhouse Emissions
"Raskin Withdraws From Fed Nomination After Support Crumbles"
"Somalia's Worst Drought In Four Decades Means Millions Need Aid"
Coal Mining Emits More Methane Than Gas and Oil Wells, New Study Finds
"The U.S. Has Made Big Promises. Where’s The Money?"
"As Drought Deepens, Californians Are Saving Less Water"
"Chicken, Turkey Farmers Struggle To Keep Birds Safe From Flu"
"Groups Sue For Records In Montana Mine Pollution Case"
"Illinois AG Asked To Ensure Proper Cleanup Of Oil Spill"
"The Big Sneeze: Climate Change To Make Pollen Season Nastier"
"Biden’s Greenhouse Gas Climate-Cost Rules Restored, for Now"
"Appeals Court Clears Path For Izembek Road"
"Biden, Democrats Take Aim At Oil Companies For High Prices"
Citing Chevron Tanker, Ukraine Seeks Tougher Restrictions at Russian Ports
"Report: Climate Change Threatens These 29 Michigan Chemical Sites"
"Lake Powell Hits Historic Low, Raising Hydropower Concerns"
"Covid Exposed The Cracks in the US Food System"
"Texas And Other States Want To Punish Fossil Fuel Divestment"
"$75 Million For Residents Whose Homes Were Built On Landfill"
"Why We Still Don’t Yet Know How Bad Climate Migration Will Get"
Welsh solar farm exceeds expectations in powering Swansea hospital
Fate of Indonesian rainforest the size of Belgium hangs in the balance (commentary)
Can a reforestation project stop land grabs? Villagers in the DRC give it a try
New law would tie U.S. conservation funding to human rights protection
Pandemic hit the pause button on the discoveries of new species
Podcast: Tree kangaroos may be key to New Guinea forest conservation
Can we plan for a future without trophy hunting? (commentary)
Behind viral story of bear visiting Nepal hospital lies bigger ailment
Study: Indonesia’s forest-clearing moratorium underdelivered — but so did donors
Analysis: Elite power struggle sees Vietnam abandon coal, but leaves collateral damage
Brazil Congress fast-tracks ‘death package’ bill to mine on Indigenous lands
Climate-positive, high-tech metals are polluting Earth, but solutions await
To fight invaders, Munduruku women wield drone cameras and cellphones
Farmers rediscover benefits of traditional small grains in Zimbabwe
Thai tourism elephants are ‘far better off’ in forests: Q&A with photographer Adam Oswell
Civil conflict in Cameroon puts endangered chimpanzees in the crosshairs
Tropical deforestation emitting far more carbon than previously thought: Study
Sloth, giant armadillo, and fishing cat conservationists win Future for Nature Award 2022
In Puerto Rico, a marathon effort builds to restore mangroves and dunes
NGOs alert U.N. to furtive 2-million-hectare carbon deal in Malaysian Borneo
NZ Department of Conservation rushing to Farewell Spit after report of dozens of pilot whales stranded
Beavers are back in London after 400 years to help rewild capital
Hope for Kenya’s mountain bongos as five released into sanctuary
The New Caledonian storm petrel is a new species
Butterflies are vanishing in the western US, but not for the reasons scientists thought
Gir lost 283 lions in 2 years – Gujarat govt
High pond density benefits the dispersal of aquatic insects in urban areas
Judge rules New York took Mohawk land illegally in the 1800s
"Largest Federal Utility Chooses Gas, Undermining Biden’s Climate Goals"
"Drought in US Is Expected to Persist, and Spread, Through the Spring"
"How the Largest Global Meat and Dairy Companies Evade Climate Scrutiny"
"EU Countries Back Plan For World-First Carbon Border Tariff"
Koch Industries To Stay In Russia, Says Exiting Does ‘More Harm Than Good’
'Sustainable' Funds Are No More Green Than Traditional Products: Study
Great Barrier Reef Hit By Bleaching As UNESCO Weighs "In Danger" Listing
"EPA Slates 12 New Superfund Sites For Cleanup"
"Yemeni City Looks To Ancient Past To Survive Climate Change"
"Can Oysters Save New York City From The Next Big Storm?"
Oregon Department of Forestry Moves Flawed Endangered Species Plan Forward
New Spider Species Uncovered By SDSU Biologist
Oregon Department of Forestry Moves Flawed Endangered Species Plan Forward

Conservation News ~ 11 March 2022

3/11/2022

DNA From Endangered Sharks Found in Cat and Dog Food
Kenya launches strategy to reverse land, forestry degradation
As rising seas destroy Ghana’s coastal communities, researchers warn against a seawall-only solution
El Salvador declares rare ‘red alert’ amid surge in forest fires
Cold case: Half-hearted prosecution lets ivory traffickers escape in Uganda
Microplastics plus organic pollutants equals 10 times the toxicity, study finds
From humble roots, a restoration plan in Brazil aims for 1.5m hectares of forest
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In Nigeria, a decade of payoffs boosted global wildlife trafficking hub
Palm oil and pulpwood the usual suspects as Papua deforestation persists
Forest enterprise in Mexico attempts to present opportunities for Indigenous communities
New IPCC climate report stresses Indigenous & local land rights 58 times: let’s respond with a concrete tenure plan (commentary)
Honduras bans open-pit mining, citing environmental and public health concerns
Aerosol pollution: Destabilizing Earth’s climate and a threat to health
Banning high-deforestation palm oil has limited impact on saving forests: Study
A more potent CO2 sink than the Amazon, Brazil’s mangroves remain overlooked
Revealed: Timber giant quietly converts Congo logging sites to carbon schemes
Thai authorities demolish resorts in parks, but struggle to prosecute encroachers
"EPA Science Advisers Unanimously Back Tighter Soot Limits"
Activists Deplore the Human and Environmental Toll from Russia's War
Natural Gas Giant Waging Sneaky War On A Minor Colorado Climate Policy
Agribusiness Giants Tried To Thwart EU Cop26 Deforestation Plan
Analysis: Russian Attacks Spur Debate About Nuclear Power As Climate Fix
L.A. Has $556 Million Plan To Capture More Storm Water. Will They Do It?
"UN Report Paints Dire Picture Of The Gulf Of Mexico’s Future"
EPA Chief Tours Failing Sewage Systems In Alabama Black Belt
"An Oil Spill Upends An Ancestral Fishing Tradition"
Climate Change, COVID Loom Over Alaska's 50th Iditarod Sled Dog Race
Scientists discover 100 new species in 'biologically rich' Myanmar
New Species of Green Alga Discovered
"E.P.A. to Tighten Tailpipe Rules for the Biggest Polluters on the Road"
"Pentagon To Shut Down Leaking Fuel Tank Facility In Hawaii"
NC Hurricanes Linked to Gastrointestinal Illness in Marginalized Groups
"Florida Panhandle Wildfires Force Evacuation Of Hundreds Of Homes"
"Carmakers Race to Control Next-Generation Battery Technology"
"Inside FDA’s ‘Forever Chemicals’ Catastrophe"
"Environmental Groups Press California On Electric Car Rules"
Satellites Show Amazon Rainforest Is Hurtling Toward A ‘Tipping Point’
Ukraine War Highlights Vulnerability Of Critical Energy Infrastructure
"Could Ex-President Lula's Return Mean A Green New Deal For Brazil?"
Indonesian fishing boat found with banned trawl net highlights enforcement challenges
Greek conservationists collaborate to protect endemic species in face of climate change
Gold used in Italian wedding rings linked to Amazon deforestation
‘Comical’ bat not seen in 40 years is found again in a Rwandan park
Indonesian program’s promise of food security backfires for local farmers
EVs from Everest? Chinese lithium find in Himalayas raises concerns over water
‘Small-scale fishers have a Ph.D. in the ocean’: Q&A with Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy
Indigenous-led report warns against ‘simplistic take on conservation’
The world says yes to a cradle to grave plastics treaty: Now the work begins
Brazil’s Atlantic Forest gets a chance at a fresh start through restoration
Campaigners against dog meat trade take on one Indonesian city at a time
In destroying the Amazon, big agribusiness is torching its own viability
Fate of mine, plantation concessions revoked by Indonesia to be finalized soon
‘Prospect of existence’: Nameless grasshopper sparks taxonomic debate
Globally acclaimed community forest groups in Nepal say new rules threaten their autonomy
In plan for African wildlife corridors, there’s more than one elephant in the room
An Indigenous basket-weaving tradition keeps a Philippine forest alive
"US Strikes Harder At Putin, Banning All Russian Oil Imports"
"Biden Leans Into Climate Policy To Undercut Putin"
"Lawmakers Release Fiscal 2022 Spending Deal"
Ukraine Warns Of Risk Of Radiation Leak At Occupied Chernobyl Plant
"US Officials Reverse Course On Pesticide’s Harm To Wildlife"
Fears For Bees As US Set To Extend Use Of Toxic Neonicotinoid Pesticides
Biden Taps Expert To Head EPA’s Air Office As It Tackles Climate Rules
"22 U.S. States Back Stringent EPA Vehicle Emissions Rules"
Redlining Means 45 Million Americans Breathe Dirtier Air, 50 Years Later
"The Elephant in the Courtroom"
Photos: On Colombo’s outskirts, an urban birding paradise flourishes
In a national park plagued by encroachers, Indonesia tries a new approach
Study finds major brands selling cat food that contain protected sharks
The isolated tapirs of the Atlantic Forest face an uncertain future
Climate change set to upend global fishery agreements, study warns
'It's astonishing': endangered bat not seen in 40 years found in Rwanda
EPA Restores California’s Authority To Set Its Own Auto Pollution Rules
"Biden Pushes Congress To Help Burn Pit Veterans"
"Shining a Light on Suicide Risk for Wildland Firefighters"
"Half of Americans Exposed to Harmful Levels of Lead as Children"
Fire Unleashed Flood Of Toxic Runoff, Triggering Environmental Disaster
"Chevron Phillips to Pay Millions for Air Pollution in Texas"
"Russia Crisis May Drive A U.S. Natural Gas Surge"
"Omnibus Package Opens Spigots For Water Project Earmarks"
Biden Administration Stops Short of Electric Vehicle Mandates for Trucks
"A 30-Year-Long Fishing Dispute Fizzles Out"
From teak farms to agroforestry: Panama tests reforestation strategies
WWF report calls forests a vital public health solution
Moore Foundation pledges extra $300m to boost conservation of Amazon
Tiger and bear rescue spotlights captive wildlife tourism woes in Thailand
In West and Central Africa, palm oil investors buckle under community pressure
South America hosts nearly half of 9,000 tree species unknown to science
Indonesian ex-minister gets sentence cut for ‘good work’ fueled by corruption
SC Forestry Commission employee charged for a string of suspicious wildfires
Millions suffering in deadly pollution 'sacrifice zones', warns UN expert
Newly discovered rainbow-colored fish lives in the ocean's 'twilight zone'
Researchers discover new plant species in critically imperiled ecosystem
Harvesting energy from the air: metasurface-based antenna turns ambient radio waves into electric power
Tiny mite triggers domino effect in the high Andes
US finally stitches renewable energy seams together
Using nanobots to help clean heavy metals from polluted water
Smithsonian unveils stunning collection of 120 statues honoring women in STEM
China tunnels into sacred Tibetan mountain in Sichuan
Really Really rare seahorse spotted off UK coast