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Conservation News ~ 26 August 2022

8/26/2022

State butterfly gains endangered species status in West Virginia
Endangered sea turtles found on Louisiana islands for first time in 75 years
New species of long-fingered bat discovered in India, Sri Lanka
New species of bent-toed gecko found at Agasthyamalai
The Biden administration aims to make nature a measurable part of the U.S. economy
"Manchin-Linked Company Could Reap Millions From Climate Law"
"Mining Companies Strike Gold With New Climate Law"
"Judge Revives Block On Biden Leasing Pause"
Carbon Capture Plays an Outsized Role in IRA's Emissions Reductions
"Biden Proposes Restoring Chemical Safety Standards Weakened By Trump"
Top Business Lobby Promised Climate Action – But Worked To Block Efforts
"Feds Announce $310 Million In Funding To Combat ‘Megadrought’"
"Yangtze Shrinks as China's Drought Disrupts Industry"
"Fast-Warming, Ailing Mediterranean Sea May Be A Sign Of Things To Come"
"Returning Sea Otters To Oregon Could Revive Kelp Forests"
Rare Nevada Fish Advances Toward Endangered Species Protection
Wildlife officials say Endangered Species Act petition for Sonoran chub lacks science for listing
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland celebrates new conservation area in Montana
China issues national drought alert
Torrential rain in New Zealand
"Democrats Designed the Climate Law to Be a Game Changer. Here’s How."
"At Least One Dead After Dallas Area Hit By 1-In-1,000-Year Flood"
"The TVA Is Dumping A Mountain Of Coal Ash In Black South Memphis"
State Climate Action Could Be Supercharged By The Inflation Reduction Act
"Polio Has Been Found In The U.S. Here’s What To Know."
"US Protections for Idaho Salmon, Steelhead Are Here To Stay"
Study Shows Warming Oceans Could Bring Spike in Seabed Methane Emissions
"Germany: No Single Cause For Massive Oder River Fish Die-Off"
"The Top 10 Emitting Power Plants In America"
"Jordan River, Jesus' Baptism Site, Is Today Barely a Trickle"
As many as one in six U.S. tree species is threatened with extinction
Study: Most marine species at risk with continued emissions
"FERC Grants Four-Year Extension for MVP Project"
"Five 1,000-Year Rain Events Have Struck The U.S. In Five Weeks. Why?"
Climate Law Could Cut Emissions Costs Up To $1.9 Trillion: OMB
"Interior IG Finds Senior BLM Official Violated Ethics Rules"
"Why It’s Taken Decades To Clean Up Waste From A Troubled Mine In B.C.
Experts Debunk Viral Post Claiming 1,100 Scientists Deny Climate Emergency
"Toyota Backs Down In Fight Against California Car Emission Rules"
Australia's Rabbit Invasion Traced To Importation Of 24 Animals in 1859
"Robot Boat Maps Pacific Underwater Volcano"
"On Chile Rivers, Native Spirituality And Development Clash"
The California Fish and Wildlife Commission agreed to temporarily protect the Inyo rock daisy
New Species Of Shrew-Like Mouse Could Save Endangered Philippine Eagles
"California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars"
"Greens Ask EPA To Ban New Natural Gas Heating"
"Methane Hunters: What Explains the Surge in the Potent Greenhouse Gas?"
Ex-Interior Secretary Zinke Lied To Investigators In Casino Case, IG Finds
Kentuckians Left Homeless by Floods Sue Coal Company Over Alleged Negligence
"Dry Pastures Force Texas Ranchers To Slaughter Ever More Cows
"Egyptian NGOs Complain Of Being Shut Out Of COP27 Climate Summit"
UK and US Banks Among Biggest Backers Of Russian ‘Carbon Bombs’ - Data
"As Many As One In Six U.S. Tree Species Is Threatened With Extinction"
"Bird Flu Kills 700 Black Vultures At Animal Sanctuary"
California moves toward phasing out sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035
Towns May Grow Millions More Trees with $1.5B for Urban Forestry
Rare Nevada Fish to Get Full Review for Possible US Listing
The Subantarctic Rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica), a new bird species on the southernmost islands of the Americas
"California E.V. Mandate Finds a Receptive Auto Industry"
"Dangerous Heat Predicted To Hit 3 Times More Often In Future"
DOI Grants $560 Million In 24 States To Plug 10,000+ Orphaned Wells
Earthjustice Is Suing EPA Over Coal Ash Dumps, Which Pollute Groundwater
Fracking Billionaires, Ben Shapiro, and PragerU Built Climate Denial Empire
"Climate Change: Russia Burns Off Gas As Europe's Energy Bills Rocket"
WH Moves To Make All Federally Funded Research Public For Free By 2026
Google Changed Emission Calculations, Making Air Travel Look Cleaner
"Zaporizhzhia: World Narrowly Avoided Radiation Accident: Zelensky"
"Alaska’s Snow Crabs Have Disappeared. Where They Went Is A Mystery."
The dugong that inspired mermaid tales declared extinct in China
Dinosaur tracks revealed in Texas as severe drought dries up river
Mr. Goodbar now traveling with single female near Gila Forest
Student scientists win $5m from Elon Musk’s carbon capture XPrize
$70 million nuclear fusion machine is turned on in the UK
Forever chemicals destroyed by simple new method
Scientists evolve a fungus to battle deadly honey bee parasite
Many in the US doubt their individual impact on fighting climate change

Conservation News ~ 19 August 2022

8/19/2022

Scientists name newly discovered species of limu after island conservation leader
Plant spotted three years ago identified as new species
"House Passes Sweeping Climate, Tax and Health Care Package"
Warming Doubles Risk Of Catastrophic California ‘Megaflood’ - Researchers
"Hot Nights: US in July Sets New Record For Overnight Warmth"
Newsom Wants To Keep Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Open
Vulnerable Vanuatu Launches Ambitious Climate Plan
Trump Loyalist Challenging Liz Cheney Is An Anti-Conservation Zealot
"Federal Court Reinstates Ban On New Coal Sales On Public Land"
Poland Says Oder Tests So Far Not Showing Poison As Cause Of Fish Die-Off
10 Years After Austin Tice Vanished In Syria, His Family Fights On For Him
"When Fireflies Await a Night That Never Comes"
Biden To Sign Massive Climate And Health Care Legislation Tuesday
"Tensions Grow Over Lack Of A Water Deal For The Shrinking Colorado River"
"Former Grenada Minister Tapped As Next U.N. Climate Chief"
"Billions Would Die From Starvation In Nuclear War: Research"
Army Corps Opens Lengthy Environmental Review Of Line 5 Tunnel For Comment
"Rise In Extreme Heat Will Hit Minority Communities Hardest"
As Drought Drives Elephants Closer To People, Consequences Can Be Deadly
"U.S. States Urge Postal Service To Halt Gas Vehicle Purchases"
Why Scientists Have Pumped A Potent Greenhouse Gas Into Public Streams
"Death Valley’s Invasive Donkeys Have Become Cat Food"
Endangered insects and spiders being sold illegally on eBay and Amazon, study shows
Fishing ship sinks, spilling massive amount of diesel fuel near endangered orcas in Washington state
High school students describe two new species of scorpions
Seven new bee species discovered in Iowa for the first time
Arizona Loses One-Fifth Of Its Colorado R. Allocation Under New Fed Plan
"Biden Signs Massive Climate And Health Care Legislation"
"Shadowy Oil and Gas Interests Are Deciding Texas' Energy Fate"
An "Extreme Heat Belt" Will Soon Emerge In The U.S., Study Warns
"White House Climate Official Sanctioned By Prestigious Science Body"
"Hundreds Of Thousands Drop Flood Insurance As Rates Rise"
"Kicking Oil Companies Out Of School"
"Oil Majors' Climate Visions 'Inconsistent' With Paris Targets"
"Attacks On Canadian Media Reveal Dark Red Cracks In Our Democracy"
"New Zealand River's Personhood Status Offers Hope To Māori"
"Court Clears Path For Biden Oil And Gas Leasing Pause"
"Major Cities Blighted By Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution, Research Finds"
"Forest Fires Are Getting Worse, 20 Years Of Data Confirm"
"European Food Companies Break Their Plastics Promises"
Endangered Sea Turtles Found On La. Island Could Help Its Restoration
"Rebirth of San Francisco’s Salt Marshes"
"Is the Jaguarundi Extinct in the United States?"
Ants Can Be Better Than Pesticides For Growing Healthy Crops: Study
"Dodge Will Retire Charger And Challenger, Its Muscle Car Mainstays"
New Hawk Moths Are Some of the Smallest Ever Found
"Climate Bill’s Unlikely Beneficiary: US Oil And Gas Industry"
Chevron Jumps Into Texas' News Desert With Stories About Puppies and Oil
Grijalva, Porter Threaten Subpoena Over Firm’s Work With Fossil Companies
"EPA Finds New Risks With Dicamba Weedkiller"
"‘No Winners’ Seen if States Launch Water War Amid Megadrought"
"Scientists Boost Crop Performance by Engineering a Better Leaf"
"Forever Chemicals No More? PFAS Are Destroyed With New Technique"
Canada Oil Sands Sector Aims To Release Treated Tailings Water Into River
"BLM Reconsiders Trump-Era Midnight Orders Opening Alaska Lands"
"Columbia River's Salmon Are at the Core of Ancient Religion"
Scientists find way to extract lithium from sweater
Judge reinstates Obama-era coal leasing moratorium on federal lands
Critically endangered sea turtles lay eggs on Texas beach
Nuclear fusion breakthrough confirmed- California team achieved ignition
Europe’s rivers run dry as scientists warn drought could be worst in 500 years
Lasers could cut lifespan of nuclear waste from ‘a million years’ to 30 minutes

Conservation News ~ 12 August 2022

8/12/2022

Scientists discover new species of mysterious isopod deep-sea creature
New frog species discovered in Singapore for 1st time in nearly 40 years
Five litters of endangered black-footed ferrets born at Phoenix Zoo
Researchers discover new species inside Texas cavern
Jumbo task as Malawi moves 263 elephants to restock a degraded national park
Senate 51-50 Vote Clinches Long-Delayed Health And Climate Bill
"Manchin’s Donors Include Pipeline Giants That Win in His Climate Deal"
"Bidens To Travel To Kentucky After Catastrophic Flooding"
"Explainer: On China, US and Climate, Action, Not Talk Is Key"
Swamped By Public Outcry, Oregon Withdraws Controversial Wildfire Risk Map
"After Rockets Strike Near Nuclear Plant, Ukraine and Russia Trade Blame"
Tijuana Sewage Spill Shutters Calif. Beach And Shoreline, Yet Again
Mexico Desperate For Water While Drinks Companies Use Billions Of Litres
Five More Arrested In Brazil Over Murders Of Phillips And Pereira
"Peter Dykstra: The Birth of Greenwashing"
Sea turtle nest found on Mississippi beach for first time since 2018
More vaquitas remain alive than population projections initially indicated
Study finds 100% renewables would pay off within 6 years
"Biden Surveys Flood Damage In Kentucky, Pledges More US Help"
"Electric Cars Too Costly for Many, Even With Aid in Climate Bill"
"Study Connects Climate Hazards To 58% Of Infectious Diseases"
"How Young Californians Cope To Beat Climate Anxiety and Doom"
"COVID Sewage Surveillance Labs Join the Hunt for Monkeypox"
"EPA Seeks To Add DINP Plasticizer To Toxics Release Inventory"
Congress Set To Pass Huge Bipartisan Wildlife Conservation Bill
"Billions in Feds’ Spending on Megafire Risks Seen as Misdirected"
"In Dry California, Salty Water Creeps Into Key Waterways"
Romance, Politics, and Ecological Damage: Sable Island’s Wild Horses
Endangered Species Protections Sought for Rare Nevada Butterfly
CSIRO researchers identify 139 new species, including an ant that ‘babysits’ caterpillars
Scientists discover dozens of new species in Pacific
"Almost No One In Ky. Has Flood Insurance, Hindering Recovery"
"EPA Launches Civil Rights Probes Of Texas Regulator"
"National Academies Urge EPA To Study Sunscreen Risks"
"As Temperatures Rise, Industries Fight Heat Safeguards For Workers"
"What the Historic Climate Bill Means for Farmers and the Food System"
Conceding to Manchin, Bill Exempts Most Oil Industry From Methane Fees
EPA OKs Plan To Truck Contamination From One Black Community To Another
"Climate Bill Targets Transmission to Unjam Clean Energy Backlog"
Newly Identified Langya Virus Tracked After China Reports Dozens Of Cases
"A Uranium Ghost Town in the Making"
Local renewable energy employment can fully replace US coal jobs nationwide
Rare hummingbird last seen in 2010 rediscovered in Colombia
New species of deep-sea isopod the size of an iPad discovered in Gulf of Mexico
"Fate Of ‘Sleeping Giant’ East Antarctic Ice Sheet ‘In Our Hands’ – Study"
"Landfills Around The World Release A Lot Of Methane - Study"
British Columbia: "Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Conservationists"
"Blinken Presses Congo Leaders to Slow Oil-and-Gas Push in Rainforests"
"Climate Bill Would Breathe New Life Into Big-City Trees"
"The Biggest Climate Ghouls of the 2022 Midterms"
Driving Out Invasive Species On Islands Has Big Benefits – Study
Chicago Signs $422 Million Deal For Green Energy
"'The Sacrifice Zone': Myanmar Bears Cost Of Green Energy"
"We Went on a Lanternfly-Killing Rampage. They're Still Here"
Concrete using recycled tire rubber promises boost for circular economy
Georgia just broke its state record for the number of sea turtle nests
"House Is Set to Pass Climate, Tax and Health Package"
"Gas Prices Fall Below $4 For 1st Time Since March"
"California Unveils Water Strategy, Planning For Greater Scarcity"
"African Wildlife Parks Face Climate, Infrastructure Threats"
"Signs of BP's Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Persist Over a Decade Later"
Arctic Warming Up To Four Times As Fast As Global Average: Study
Sinema’s Push On Climate Bill Added $4 Billion To Combat Western Drought
"Climate Bill Improves Air Quality Despite Fossil Fuel Benefits"
"France Battles 'Monster' Wildfire As Heatwaves Scorch Europe"
Fossilized Tooth May Help Solve The Mystery Of The Chincoteague Ponies
An injured tiny turtle defecated plastic for 6 days after being rescued by an Australian zoo
Georgia just broke its state record for the number of sea turtle nests
History of DDT ocean dumping off LA coast even worse than expected, EPA finds
SeaWorld’s 20-year-old killer whale Nakai dies
Nature-friendly farming does not reduce productivity

Conservation News ~ 5 August 2022

8/5/2022

US drafts new speed limits on shipping to help save endangered whales
'Soon it will be unrecognisable': total climate meltdown cannot be stopped, says expert
New species of cone snail discovered on Aruba
Brazil moves toward paving a road through a preserved Amazon area
U.S. Naval Academy proposal to build new golf course riles environmentalists
"House Passes 48-Bill Wildfire-Protection Package"
"Chemical Recycling Bills Gain Momentum and Opposition in States"
"Green Bank, Environmental Equity Among Climate Deal’s Winners"
"Rich Countries Failed To Meet Their Climate Funding Goal"
"California Not Counting Methane Leaks From Idle Wells"
Fireproofing Your Home Isn't Very Expensive, But Few States Require It
"Heavy Rain Causes Deadly Flooding Across Iran"
"Fires Engulf Western Nebraska Wildlife Area, Sparking Evacuations"
"As Species Recover, Some Threaten Others In More Dire Shape"
"For Climate Migrants in Bangladesh, Town Offers New Life"
Call for hippos to join list of world's most endangered animals
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Is Expanding by 16000 Acres
Researcher discovers a new species of sea bream (Sparidae) from the Red Sea
"Kentucky Floods Kill At Least 37 As More Storms Forecast"
""At Least 14 Potential Heat Deaths In Oregon After Hot Spell""
"Manchin Won a Pledge From Democrats to Finish a Contested Pipeline"
Feds Will Reverse Trump Decision Opening Central Calif. Lands To Drilling
Gas Industry Pumps Money Into Tiny Local Race To Crush Climate Champion
Scientists Say It’s ‘Foolish’ To Not Study Catastrophic Climate Outcomes
"Pollution: 'Forever Chemicals' In Rainwater Exceed Safe Levels"
Whistleblowers Give New Evidence of EPA Failure to Assess Toxic Chemicals
"What Are 'Flash Droughts' and Why Are They So Destructive?"
"The World's Largest Hornet Is Getting a New Name"
Rwanda joins IUCN Green List
Rangers from Nicaragua and Mexico among global award winners
Rangers from Zimbabwe, Kenya and DRC among global award winners
Ranger from Bolivia among global award winners
Brazil's environment chief approved paving Amazon highway against prior IBAMA warnings
Six new species of miniature frog discovered in Mexico
Magnolia species lost to science for 97 years rediscovered in Haiti
Jellyfish filmed by scuba diver off Papua New Guinea could be rare or new species
Researchers find new species of Nemacheilidae fish in Putao, Northern Myanmar
"How the New Climate Bill Would Reduce Emissions"
"EPA Announces Flights To Look For Methane In Permian Basin"
"Ukraine: Situation at Europe's Largest Nuclear Plant 'Out Of Control'"
"A Race To Save Fish As Rio Grande Dries, Even In Albuquerque"
"Wind-Whipped Fire Leaves Northern California Hamlet In Ashes"
"A Record Amount Of Seaweed Is Choking Shores In The Caribbean"
Long a Climate Straggler, Australia Advances Major Bill to Cut Emissions
"Drought, Sluggish Mississippi River Make Small Dead Zone"
"UN Warns Two Largest US Water Reservoirs At ‘Dangerously Low Levels’"
Coral Levels In Parts Of Great Barrier Reef Are At Highest In 36 Years
"Senate Passes Long-Sought Bill To Help Veterans Affected By Burn Pits"
"Feds Target US Companies Caught In Lucrative Shark Fin Trade"
"Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil’s Indigenous Land"
"US High Tide Flooding Breaks Records In Multiple Locations"
What You Need To Know About The Push To Mine Ontario’s Ring of Fire
"Automakers Blitz Congress to Fix an EV Tax Credit They Can’t Use"
Over 10 Inches Of Rain Falls In Illinois, Another Exceptional Deluge
Climate-Smart Farming Is a Lot Harder Than Manchin Bill Makes It Sound
Sea Otters Were Hunted To Near-Extinction. Can They Be Reintroduced?
On Hawaiian Mountain, The Fight Over Telescopes Nearing A Peaceful End
Mozambique busts notorious rhino poacher
Grotesque greed – immoral fossil fuel profits must be taxed, says UN Chief
Hawaii receives final coal shipment for its last coal-fired power plant
"Sinema Agrees to Climate and Tax Deal, Clearing the Way for Votes"
Biden HHS Declares Monkeypox Outbreak Public Health Emergency In U.S.
History of DDT Ocean Dumping Off L.A. Even Worse Than Expected, EPA Finds
"Despite Slow Start, NOAA Still Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Season"
"Nuclear Milestone: Feds Greenlight Vogtle To Fuel Up"
"Drought Emergency in Mexico Rekindles Demand for Water Law Reform"
"U.S. Cities Push The Homeless To Live In Tent Camps"
"Communities Near 23 Sterilization Plants Have Increased Cancer Risk: EPA"
Judge Rejects Federal Plans For Fossil Fuel Mining In Powder River Basin
"Appalachian Voices Sues State Over Release Of Carbon Market Document"
Rare hummingbird last seen in 2010 rediscovered in Colombia
'Magnificent' jellyfish found off coast of Papua New Guinea could be new species
'Treasure map' of ants may help experts discover new ant species in India
Arizona Jaguar “El Jefe” reappears in Central Sonora
Scientists find traces of massive ancient rainforests in Antarctica
Georgia nuclear plant gets OK to load fuel at new reactor
Researchers improve catalyst that destroys ‘forever chemicals’ with sunlight
Climate experts experience an odd sensation after Manchin budget deal: optimism