Blog Archives - TAYLOR PARKER

Conservation News ~ 28 October 2022

10/28/2022

Irish tree-planting will hit just 25% of Government targets, says forestry industry
The ghost orchid may get protection under the Endangered Species Act
B.C. breeding program takes 'monumental step' by releasing 3 endangered owls into the wild
Eureka moment for UK: First 'ecosystem engineer,' baby bison born after thousands of years
Ugandan Ivory Trafficker Gets Life Term In Landmark Ruling
A dozen animals rescued from defunct Maryland zoo by San Diego's only accredited big cat
China cracks down on 170,000 cases of environment-related fraud since 2015
Lost rainforest could be revived across 20% of Great Britain
"Egypt COP27 Climate Summit Activists Concerned Voices Will Be Curtailed"
"Western Powers Rebuke Russia’s ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claims Against Ukraine"
"U.S. EPA Begins Work To Set Up $27 Billion Green Bank"
"More Than Half of Bird Species in the U.S. Are in Decline"
"Arrest Of Forest Service Employee Sparks Tension In Rural Oregon"
"Heat Waves In U.S. Rivers Are On The Rise. Here’s Why That’s A Problem"
"‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Water Systems Serving Millions: GAO"
"There’s Something in the Water in Virginia. Before You Say ‘Yuck,’ Wait."
"Can Floating Turbines Harvest The World's Wind?"
"Interior, NOAA Ink Right Whale And Offshore Wind Strategy"
Hidden 'Oasis of Life' Discovered Deep Under The Ocean in The Maldives
Several beautiful new bird species found on remote Indonesian islands
"‘He’s A Believer’: Will Sunak Rebuild Green Agenda Torn Up By Truss?"
None of 380 Million Tons Of Plastic Made Per Year Is Truly Recyclable
"Cyclone Lashes Bangladesh Killing Nine, Flooding Low-Lying Areas"
Emissions From China-Funded Overseas Coal Plants Equal To Whole Of Spain
"Deforestation Slowed Last Year — But Not Enough To Meet Climate Goals"
"‘It’s Like A Death:’ What It’s Like To Leave One Flood-Prone Community"
"EPA Details Plan to Improve Long-Criticized New Chemical Reviews"
"Cow-Harming ‘Forever Chemicals’ Strain USDA’s Relief Resources"
"Western Wildfires Are Making Far Away Storms More Dangerous"
"Coming Soon to a Food Label Near You: ‘Bee-Friendly’ Certifications"
Emperor Penguins Are Protected Under the Endangered Species Act
California Proposes PG&E Pay $155 Million Penalty for 2020 Fire
"Oil Companies Helping Fund Republican Takeover Plans"
Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks Likelier
Climate Change Threatens Emperor Penguins With Extinction: USFWS
Private Equity Buying Aging Oil, Gas and Coal Assets As Fossil Firms Divest
"From E. Coli to Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Floodwaters Are a Health Nightmare"
"Rich Countries Keep Funding Our Demise"
"U.S. Groups Urge Kerry To Back Climate Compensation Fund"
"Forest Service Backs Arrested ‘Burn Boss’"
"Opponents Of US Carbon Pipeline Draw Lessons From Prior Pipeline Fights"
"Future Of Pipelines, Black School Hinge On Court NEPA Fight"
EU targets deadly air pollution, pushes for cleaner water
New species of rat discovered by ACU professor
"Climate-Warming Methane Emissions Rising Faster Than Ever, Study Says"
"Garland Formally Bars Justice Dept. From Seizing Reporters’ Records"
"Semafor's Infuriating Climate Misinformation"
"A Profound Change Is Coming To American School Buses"
"Rishi Sunak Will Keep Ban On Fracking In UK, No 10 Confirms"
Illegal Fishing Spurs Billions In Losses For Developing Countries: Study
As Drought Raises, Millions Of Californians Struggle To Pay For Water
"Analysis: Africa’s Unreported Extreme Weather In 2022 And Climate Change"
"We Investigated Brazil's Ethanol Sector And Uncovered Slavery"
"Bar-Tailed Godwit Sets World Record With 13,560Km Continuous Flight"
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology closes major gap in our ability to measure the state of nature
Recognising diverse knowledge systems is essential for effective climate change policy
Novel concepts and alternatives to turn plastic waste into useful products – resources for a circular economy
IUCN partners with Kenya Private Sector Alliance, the Rock Group, and the European Union to host the annual Circular Economy Conference ahead of COP 27
IUCN and Huawei Launch Tech4Nature Publication to Showcase Best Practices in Technology-based Nature Conservation
Local community engagement in conservation management
IUCN Leaders Forum closes with call to measure progress towards nature-positive future
New online tool quantifies contributions to global goals for nature
IUCN launches network of regional government members engaged for nature
Wildlife advocates sue to stop unscientific, senseless wolf slaughter in Montana
War in Ukraine Likely to Speed, Not Slow, Shift to Clean Energy: IEA
"Rishi Sunak Criticised For Skipping COP27 Climate Summit"
"Major Green Group On Track To Spend Record $100M In Midterms"E
EV Battery Boom Sees Manufacturers Investing Billions in Midwest Factories
"15 State AG Races To Watch On The Environment"
"Racial Disparities Beset EPA, State Wastewater Funds"
Can Court Compel EPA to Protect Communities of Color From CAFO Pollution?
Whale Injuries From Drift Gillnets Off California Spark Lawsuit Against US
"Why Experts Say You Shouldn't Bag Your Leaves This Fall"
"Horror Writers Reveal Their Environmental Fears"
California tree carnage: A decade of drought and fire killed a third of Sierra Nevada forests
Climate crisis: UN finds 'no credible pathway to 1.5C in place'
World close to 'irreversible' climate breakdown, warn major studies

Conservation News ~ 21 October 2022

10/21/2022

Reebok and National Geographic launch plant-based sneakers with endangered species designs
Endangered gray wolves are being poisoned in Washington State
New species of microscopic creatures found living in NZ's glaciers
Star of Balkans: Serbians name new beetle species after Djokovic
Toxic new frog species from Ecuador named after Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane
Endangered species found in Central Calif. creek for first time after dam removal
Give legal rights to animals, trees and rivers, say experts
Cameras "Spotted" Black Panther in Costa Rica
Humpback Whale No Longer on the Endangered Species List!
Pink Meanies, A New Species Of Jellyfish With 70-Foot Tentacles, Washing Up In Florida
Legal Victory Speeds Habitat Protection for Endangered Florida Bonneted Bat
Number of butterflies in UK falls to lowest since surveys began
Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in commonly used insecticides in US
Environmental protesters block central London for seventh day
Heatwaves To Make Some Regions Uninhabitable Within Decades: UN, Red Cross
"How Fossil Fuel Firms Use Black Leaders To ‘Deceive’ Their Communities"
"With 2025 Chesapeake Bay Goal Out Of Reach, Region Plans For What’s Next"
Truss Plan To Ban Solar On Farmland Risks £20bn Of Investment, Sector Warns
Mongabay Probe Key As Brazil Court Rules On Palm Oil Pesticide Contamination
Shutting An Agency Managing Sprawl Might Have Put More People In Ian's Way
"Drive for Climate Compensation Grows After Pakistan’s Floods"
"Half Of Voters Say Climate Change Is Important In Midterms, Poll Finds"
"England’s Summer Heat Waves Linked To Record Excess Deaths Among Elderly"
"'Steam Loops' Under Many Cities Could Be A Climate Change Solution"
"Nations Agree to Curb Emissions From Flying by 2050"
Gray Whale Numbers Along West Coast Down Nearly 40% Since 2016
"Next on the Supreme Court Docket: Farm Animal Welfare"
"EPA Is 'Falling Behind' On Power Plant Rules, Report Says"
"How California’s Bullet Train Went Off the Rails"
"Biden's New Arctic Strategy Foresees Competition With Russia, China"
"Flush With Cash, EPA Could Toughen Methane Rules"
Newsom Calls Special Session To Consider Windfall Tax On Oil Companies
Developers Loom As Boy Scouts Sell Land to Compensate Assault Victims
"Town Employee Quietly Lowered Fluoride In Water For Years"
Six Gray Wolves in Washington Were Fatally Poisoned
U.S. Fish and Wildlife decides against Endangered Species Act protections for gopher tortoise in Florida
New Species of Marsdenia Discovered from Myanmar
"Supreme Court Wrestles With Case on Pigs, Cruelty and Commerce"
Alaska Cancels Bering Sea King, Snow Crab Seasons Over Population Collapse
"Biden, On Western Swing, To Declare National Monument In Colorado"
"Study Finds Climate Change Is Bringing More Intense Rains To U.S."
"As Rio Grande Shrinks, El Paso Plans for Uncertain Water Future"
CSB Explosion Probe Says EPA Should Scrutinize Deadly Hydroflouric Acid
"Delayed Formaldehyde Critique by Science Advisers Set to Begin"
"Oil Industry Moves to Overturn Historic California Drilling Protection Law"
"World Bank Defends Climate Record In Meeting With NGOs"
"With Fall Migration, Bird Flu Flies Back Into Town"
US law protecting endangered species hampered by poor resources
UK fracking and oil drilling good for environment, claims climate minister
A new species of deep-sea fish discovered in the Atacama Trench
"Researchers Report a Staggering Decline in Wildlife"
"Biden Designates Colorado’s Camp Hale As His First National Monument"
US Law Protecting Endangered Species Hampered By Poor Resources: Study
"US Firms Exploiting Trump-Era Loophole Over Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’"
"Greenland Ice Sheet May Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change, Study Finds"
"Greens Hope Biden Doesn’t Undermine Climate Lawsuits"
"Fishermen Hire Bush-Era Official In Challenge To Whale Laws"
"Hydro-Quebec Subsidiary Buys 13 Dams In New England"
"Amid Rising Seas, Atlantic City Has No Plans For Retreat"
"New Zealand Angers Its Farmers By Proposing Taxing Cow Burps"
Two South Florida Snakes Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections
Microplastics found in 75% of fish in New Zealand
EPA Says Louisiana Regulation Of Air Pollution May Violate Civil Rights
"World’s Big Polluters Talk Up Net-Zero With Little to Show"
"California Coastal Commission OKs Desalination Plant in Orange County"
"US Firms Exploiting Trump-Era Loophole Over Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’"
Panama: ‘Flag Of Convenience’ For Illegal Fishing And Anonymity At Sea
British Cycling’s Partnership With Shell: Tip Of The Sportswashing Iceberg
"Weak Florida Planning Law Boosted Ian’s Destructive Power"
"Toxic PFAS Pollution Is Likely At More Than 57,000 US Locations: Report"
"Germany’s New Hunger for Coal Dooms a Tiny Village"
"Why Chimps and Gorillas Form Rainforest Friendships"
"Xi Vows To Prioritise Environment, Protect Nature"
"20 Nations at High Risk From Global Warming Might Halt Debt Payments"
Study Reveals ‘Staggering’ Scale Of Lost Fishing Gear Drifting In Oceans
"See Where Toxic PFAS Have Been Used In Pennsylvania Fracking Wells"
"The Cost To Capture Carbon? More Water And Electricity"
"EPA Loophole Lets 600 Toxic PFAS Chemicals Evade Review, Petition Says"
"Ozone Hole Grows This Year, But Still Shrinking In General"
DC Sues Velsicol For Allegedly Contaminating Local Rivers With Pesticide
"How Big Companies Shed Their Obligations To Clean Up Old Mines"
"Where the Environment Is on the Ballot — And Where It’s Not"
New species of deep-sea fish discovered in Peru-Chile trench
Just Stop Oil activists throw soup at Van Gogh's Sunflowers
"Clean Water Act at 50: Environmental Gains, Challenges Unmet"
"New Climate Czar Signals Shift to Climate Law Implementation"
CDC Officials Describe Intense Pressure, Job Threats From Trump White House
"White House Planning Oil Reserve Release Announcement This Week"
Ruling Could Bring Trials Against Oil Majors Over Louisiana Wetlands Damage
"5 State-Level Races That Could Alter The Energy Transition"
Ports Reveal Big Surge In Harmful Emissions; Officials Blame Covid-19 Logjam
"Official: China Mining More Coal But Increasing Wind, Solar"
"The Precarious Position of Treaty-less Tribes"
‘Badasses Of The Mountains’: Goats Clash With Sheep As Key Glaciers Melt
Two California Salamanders Proposed for Endangered Species Protections
More than 80% of US waterways contaminated by 'forever chemicals'
Six new spider species discovered from across the country
"PFAS Pollute 83% Of U.S. Waterways"
"Treasury To Insurers: Divulge Your Climate Risks"
"Biden To Release 15M Barrels From Oil Reserve"
"First Lease Sale To Be Held For Offshore Wind On West Coast"
"New Jersey Latest State To Sue Oil Companies Over Climate Misinformation"
"Missouri School To Close After Radioactive Waste Report"
Amount Of Ocean Heat Found To Be Accelerating And Fuelling Extreme Weather
Chemical Hair-Straightening Linked To Uterine Cancer, Study Warns Black Women
"Alaskans Question Fishery Management As Snow Crabs Disappear"
"EV ‘Micromobility’ Would Like Your Respect"
Ghost orchid may get protection under Endangered Species Act
New species of fish documented in Oman
"EPA To Further Slash Emissions From Climate Super-Pollutants"
Secret Files Suggest Chemical Giant Feared Weedkiller’s Link To Parkinson’s
"How A Transformer Shortage Threatens The Grid"
"U.S. EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Mississippi Capital's Water Crisis"
"Vast Marine Protected Area 'Boosts Tuna Stocks'"
Seattle And Portland Have World's Worst Air Quality Due To Wildfire Smoke
"A New Cold War Is Heating Up the Arctic"
"‘Erin Brockovich’ Metal in Tap Water Likely Causes Cancer"
"After 60 Years, ‘Silent Spring’ Is Still Changing the World"
"Ethiopia’s Honey Forest: People And Wildlife Living In Sweet Harmony"
Truss Resigns After Revolt On Fracking As Senior Tories Pledge To Defy Whip
"Florida Sees Rise In Flesh-Eating Bacteria Amid Ian Concerns"
"The U.S. Never Banned Asbestos. These Workers Are Paying the Price."
"Germany To Expand Electric Car Charging Network"
"Global PFAS Guidance Fuels Debate as EPA Tap Water Limits Loom"
"Flooding in Nigeria Has Killed More Than 600 People, The Government Says"
"Some Risks Too Big: Insurers Withdraw From Fossil Projects"
"US Awards $2.8B In Grants For EV Batteries In 12 States"
"Energy Agency: CO2 Emissions Rise In 2022, But More Slowly"
"Sparkling Fish, Murky Methods: The Global Aquarium Trade"
BOEM to hold California offshore auction in December
10 Local Non-Profits Receive Over $200,000 in Grants to Advance Clean Energy Initiatives
Oakland tests electric transit buses for resilience in vehicle-to-building pilot
Major utilities oppose Sunnova’s ‘micro-utility’ microgrid proposal at California PUC
Chula Vista solar microgrid to save school district $70 million
Resilient community microgrid with 10MWh flow battery gets California Energy Commission funding approved
Decarbonization leads to more equable air quality in California
Oil Industry Moves to Overturn Historic California Drilling Protection Law
Bering Sea King and Snow Crab seasons cancelled amid population declines
‘Water Batteries’ could store solar and wind power for when it’s needed
After nearly 200 years, the Tongva community has land in Los Angeles County
World’s largest bee, thought to be extinct, found in Indonesia

Conservation News ~7 October 2022

10/7/2022

Maryland's smallest bat's survival threatened
Environment Agency knew sewage was being dumped into rivers years ago, leak reveals
Endangered pupfish population at Devils Hole reaches 19-year-high
Discovery of new microscopic species expands the tree of life
He Finally Located Source of Mysterious Sound–A New Frog Species Named After His Rewilding Quest in Costa Rica
"Hurricane Ian Death Toll Climbs To 83, Officials Defend Response"
Bolsonaro And Lula Will Go To A Runoff To Decide The Leader Of Brazil
"New York to Ban New Gas-Powered Vehicles, Following California's Lead"
"Wetlands Protections at Stake in Supreme Court Arguments Monday"
"Fed Announces Pilot Program On Climate Risk With Six Major Banks"
"Pakistan Disease Outbreaks After Floods Spur Calls For Crisis Plan"
"Carbon Capture Faces Ferocious Pushback In Parts Of Louisiana"
Chemicals Linked To Birth Defects Are Being Dumped In Pittsburgh Rivers
"How Russian Timber Bypasses U.S. Sanctions By Way Of Vietnam"
"Colorado’s State Fish Swims Back From Brink Of Extinction"
"Supreme Court Appears to Back EPA in WOTUS War"
"Free Shipping Isn’t Free for Everyone"
"Lack Of Funding In Focus As Congo Hosts Pre-COP27 Climate Talks"
"Biden To Storm-Hit Puerto Rico: 'All Of America's With You'"
Supreme Court To Hear Case On California Ban On Extreme Confinement Crates
The EV Boom Is About To Begin. Does The US Have The Power To Charge It?
Calif. Suffers Through Driest 3 Years Ever Recorded, With No Relief In Sight
"Memories of the End of the Last Ice Age, from Those Who Were There"
After Fiona, Magdalen Islanders Say They're On 'Front Line' Of Climate Change
"America’s Lost Crops Rewrite the History of Farming"
Australia to set aside at least 30% of its land mass to protect endangered species
Australia lists small wallaby among new endangered species
Ukraine estimates $35 bln in environment damage from Russia invasion
New species of iris discovered in the Langeberg Mountains, South Africa
New species of catfish discovered from Cauvery river
Alabama fish removed from endangered species list after population recovers
Snail Darter Swims Off Endangered List
Moss genome study identifies two new species
"The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme"
"Supreme Court Poised to Scrap US Waters Test, Attorneys Say"
Judge Dismisses Cases Against Flint Water Ex-Officials Per Supreme Court
"COP27: Activists 'Baffled' That Coca-Cola Will Be Sponsor"
"Australia Announces Plan To Halt Extinction Crisis And Save 110 Species"
Imperial Valley Ca. Farmers Awash In Colorado River Water, Even In Drought
"Snail Darter, Focus Of Epic Conservation Fight, Is Recovered"
Top US Flooring Retailers Linked To Brazilian Firm Probed For Corruption
"Meet the Band of TV Animals That’s Talking to Preschoolers About Climate"
"In Alaska's Fat Bear Week Election, There's No Party Like A Salmon Party"
"OPEC+ Makes Big Oil Cut To Boost Prices; Pump Costs May Rise"
"Florida’s Waterways Contaminated Post-Ian, Posing Health Risks"
"‘Forever Chemicals’ In Deer, Fish Challenge Hunters, Tourism"
"World Bank ‘Has Given Nearly $15Bn To Fossil Fuel Projects Since Paris Deal’"
"The Climate Economy Is About to Explode"
"The E.U. Is Preparing For Blackouts This Winter, Amid An Energy Crisis"
"U.S. Acknowledges Child Labor in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain"
"Florida Leaders Rejected Major Climate Laws. Now They’re Seeking Storm Aid."
"Low-Income Communities Learn To Tackle Climate-Fueled Heat"
Hibernating Fat Bears Are Complex. They May Hold Lessons For Human Health.
Alpine Flower in Northern California Proposed for Endangered Species Protection
California Water Agencies Pledge to Conserve Additional Water to Stabilize the Colorado River Basin
"Prolonged Drought Brings Famine, Death and Fear to Somalia"
"Biden Says the U.S. Is Eyeing ‘Alternatives’ to OPEC Oil"
"Climate Change Made Summer Hotter and Drier Worldwide, Study Finds"
California Spends Billions Rebuilding Burned Towns. Should It Quit?
"Disputed Gas Pipeline Seen Surviving Without Congress or Manchin"
US Purchases $290 Million Worth Of Drug For Use In Nuclear Emergencies
"Mexico's Pemex Has No Record Of Reporting Methane Leak From Oilfield"
"After the Storm, the Mold: Warming Is Worsening Another Costly Disaster"
"Sydney Beats 1950 Rainfall Record With 3 Wet Months To Spare"
Mountain Lions Are Eating California Wild Donkeys, Cheering Scientists