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I generally focus on conservation issues effecting biodiversity, land use/abuse, research, and job opportunities that I have come across. Most of the opportunities come from the Opps page and you can click on the button below to take you there.
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Conservation News ~ 14 January 2023

7/14/2023

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  • US forestry fund backed by major Japanese corporations begins operations
  • Feds again eye Endangered Species Act listing for dunes sagebrush lizard
  • New species of parachute gecko recorded in Mizoram
  • Five new insect species discovered in China's Wuyishan National Park
  • New species of inverted tulip discovered
  • Biden Administration Proposes Stronger Endangered Species Act Rules
  • UN says climate change 'out of control' after likely hottest week on record
  • New species of palm found to flower and fruit underground
  • Bison That Became Extinct in the Middle Ages Born in Europe
  • "U.S. Truckmakers Reach Deal To Phase Out Polluting Diesel Big Rigs"
  • "Protect This Place: The Montana River Threatened By a Shuttered Pulp Mill"
  • "It’s Toxic Slime Time on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee"
  • Deer Park Chemical Fire In 2019 Could Have Been Prevented, CSB Finds
  • British Mill Company's Pollution Draws Scrutiny In Mississippi. Less In La.
  • "It’s Deadline Day for Deep-Sea Mining"
  • "New Mexico Trail Clash Echoes Culture War Across US West"
  • "Energy Groups Object to Conservation as Use of Public Lands"
  • "Against All Odds, The Rare Devils Hole Pupfish Keeps On Swimming"
  • "Solar Storm To Make Northern Lights Visible In 17 US States"
  • "Flash Floods Rage In Vermont, New York; 50 Rescued By Swift Boat"
  • "Heat Stress Deaths Show Europe Isn’t Ready For Climate Change"
  • "U.S. Carbon Emissions Fall For First Time In Biden Era"
  • "EPA: Cleaning Product Chemical Poses Cancer Threats"
  • U.S. Banned Use of Brain-Harming Pesticide on Food -- But Slowed a Global Ban
  • Alabama Black Belt Case Tests Whether Sanitation Is a Civil Right
  • "Tracing Mining’s Threat to U.S. Waters"
  • A Racist Past And Hotter Future Testing Western Water Like Never Before
  • "Biden Admin Announces $650 Million To Plug Orphaned Gas And Oil Wells"
  • Oregon Town Buys Surrounding Forests to Confront Climate-Driven Wildfires
  • Vermont Floods Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change
  • "Florida In Hot Water As Ocean Temperatures Rise Along With The Humidity"
  • "Extreme Heat Is Pushing The U.S. Toward A Grim New Fossil Fuel Milestone"
  • Crawford Lake Shows Humans Started A New Chapter In Geologic Time: Scientists
  • "'A Wake Up Call': The World Needs to Prepare for Massive Crop Failure"
  • "Crunch Talks Due On Deep-Sea Mining Controversy"
  • "In The Northern Rockies, Grizzly Bears Are On The Move"
  • "Heat Down Below Is Making the Ground Shift Under Chicago"
  • "Why Is Climate Denial Still Thriving Online?"
  • Cities Make Made Plans For Extreme Heat. Are They Enough In A Warming World?
  • New species of fairy shrimp discovered in China
  • Meet the 486-legged millipede found in an L.A. area park
  • Southwest's Enduring Heat Wave Is Expected To Intensify Over The Weekend
  • "Republicans Assail Kerry’s Climate Strategy as He Prepares for China Talks"
  • "Leaks Can Make Natural Gas as Bad for the Climate as Coal, a Study Says"
  • WHO Lists Sweetener Aspartame As Possible Cancer Cause. Some Say It’s Safe
  • Houston To Relocate People Living Near Polluted Union Pacific Rail Yard
  • EPA Finalizes Rule Furthering 40 Percent Phasedown Of Planet-Warming HFCs
  • Oil And Gas Responsible For $77 Billion In Annual Us Health Damages: Study
  • Industry Wants New Pipeline on Navajo Land Scarred by Decades of Drilling
  • "European Union Approves Ambitious Nature Restoration Law"
  • "Cement Warms The Planet. This Green Version Just Got A Key Nod Of Approval."
  • Vermont Floods Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change
  • "Florida In Hot Water As Ocean Temperatures Rise Along With The Humidity"
  • "Extreme Heat Is Pushing The U.S. Toward A Grim New Fossil Fuel Milestone"
  • Crawford Lake Shows Humans Started A New Chapter In Geologic Time: Scientists
  • "'A Wake Up Call': The World Needs to Prepare for Massive Crop Failure"
  • "Crunch Talks Due On Deep-Sea Mining Controversy"
  • "In The Northern Rockies, Grizzly Bears Are On The Move"
  • "Heat Down Below Is Making the Ground Shift Under Chicago"
  • "Why Is Climate Denial Still Thriving Online?"
  • Cities Make Made Plans For Extreme Heat. Are They Enough In A Warming World?
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Conservation News ~ 7 July 2023

7/7/2023

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  • L.A. mayor ousts Native American DWP commissioner; Indigenous groups outraged
  • Revealed: UK plans to drop flagship £11.6bn climate pledge
  • New octopus species discovered by scientists in rare 'nursery' off Costa Rican coast
  • Two new species of bent-toed gecko discovered in Vietnam        
  • US-German Satellites Show California Water Gains After Record Winter
  • "World Registers Hottest Day Ever Recorded On July 3"
  • DeSantis Signs Bill Authorizing Radioactive Roads For Florida
  • "Elon Musk Tweets False Climate Claim"
  • "Climate-Heating El Niño Has Arrived And Threatens Lives, Declares UN"
  • Advocates Push For Constitutional Guarantees In Face Of Climate Crisis
  • Federal Money Begins Flowing to Lake Erie Climate Projects
  • "Saudi Arabia, Russia Deepen Oil Cuts, Sending Prices Higher"
  • Labor Dept. Proposes Silica Exposure Rule Sought By Appalachian Democrats
  • "Threatened Seabirds Get a Life Raft in Maryland"
  • "As the Sea Rises, Will a Prized National Seashore Wash Away?"
  • "Expect A Hot, Smoky Summer In Much Of America." Better Get Used To It.
  • 5 People Contract Malaria Within U.S. Borders — First Cases In 2 Decades
  • "EPA Closes Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana Pollution"
  • Climate Groups Accept Millions From Charity Linked To Fossil Fuels
  • "Biden Administration Announces $7 Billion Residential Solar Grant Program"
  • New Mexico Regulators Fine Oil Producer $40 Million For Flaring Gas
  • "Texas Heat Wave Invigorates Calls For Worker Heat Protections"
  • "Pressure Builds For FEMA To Declare Deadly Heat Events As Disasters"
  • "Extreme Heat Is Already Straining the Mexican Power Grid"
  • "Microbes Play Leading Role In Soil Carbon Capture, Study Shows"
  • New species of bumpy frog discovered on Venezuela mountain
  • Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops 34% in first half 2023
  • New Species of Frog Found Under a Rock in Venezuela has Copper Eyes
  • Countries Agree To Slash Shipping Emissions, But Not Enough
  • Rush to Build Carbon Pipelines Leaps Ahead of Federal Safety Standards
  • "John Kerry to Visit China to Restart Climate Negotiations"
  • "83,000 Hawaii Homes Dispose Of Sewage In Cesspools"
  • U.N. Watchdog Says Japan Can Release Nuclear Waste Water Into The Ocean
  • As Some US Cities Confront Climate, Their Lobbyists Work For Big Oil
  • "U.S. Animal Industries Pose Disease Risks to People, Report Says"
  • "Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Drops 34% In First Half 2023"
  • "Bison Return to Native American Lands, Revitalizing Sacred Rituals"
  • "Corporate Landscaping Lets Its Hair Down"
  • "Earth Entering ‘Uncharted Territory’ As Heat Records Quickly Shatter"
  • "Almost Half Of U.S. Tap Water Contains ‘Forever Chemicals’"
  • "Commercial-Scale Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Approved"
  • "A Climate Laggard in America’s Industrial Heartland Has a Plan to Change, Fast"
  • Colorado R. Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Tribe Struggles For Share of Water
  • Little Publicized, Methane From Coal Mines Upends Lives of W.Va. Families
  • Grid Operator Must Connect Backlogged Clean Energy Projects: Report
  • Heat Is A Mortal Threat To Farmworkers. How To Protect Them.
  • "Global Shipping Industry Faces Head Winds Over Going Green"
  • "US Targets Environmental Crime in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands"
  • World’s protected lands are safeguarding more carbon than the US emits in a year
  • New glass could cut carbon footprint by nearly hald and is 10x more damage resistant
  • Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles released at West Dennis Beach after months of rehab
  • Scientists find the ‘extinct’ Victorian Earless Dragon not seen since 1969
  • Caribbean seagrasses provide services worth $255 billion annually, including vast carbon storage
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