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Conservation News ~ 30 April 2021

4/30/2021

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

Conservation News ~ 23 April 2021

4/23/2021

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

Conservation News ~ 16 April 2021

4/16/2021

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

Conservation News ~ 9 April 2021

4/9/2021

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

Conservation News ~ 2 April 2021

4/2/2021

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