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Conservation News ~ 18 Nov 2022

11/18/2022

EU agrees to increase carbon removals
Indian Ocean Reveals Bizarre Creatures In Two New Australian Marine Parks
Feds to study bringing back endangered grizzly bears in Washington state
Discovery of over a dozen new sponge species
China's water conservation investment exceeding 900 billion yuan in Jan-Oct, a record high
"Biden Casts America as Climate Leader and Promises a ‘Low-Carbon Future’"
"Biden Tightens Planned Methane Curbs on Oil Wells, Flaring"
"The Biggest Election Wins And Losses For America’s Public Lands"
"Study: Extreme Heat Responsible For Hundreds Of Deaths In Texas Prisons"
"How Oil & Gas Funding Distorts Energy Research"
"Former Coal Plant Near Pittsburgh Is Poisoning Groundwater: Report"
"UN Probes Egypt Police Misconduct Claims At Climate Talks"
"Court to Reconsider Trump-Era Decision That Favored Alaska Road Project"
"The Bottom Line on Banks"
How An Island Refused To Let The Legendary Dragon’s Blood Tree Die Out
Chinese customs officers accidentally discover new cockroach species in surprise haul
Molecular identification of a new species of Rhigonema
Cambridge scientists discover new species of tulip in Kyrgyzstan
"U.S. and China Restart Climate Talks"
"COP27 Considers 'Loss And Damage' Fund, But Has Yet To Commit - Draft Text"
Weak GOP Showing in Midterms Blunts Possible Attacks on Biden Climate Agenda
"Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact"
"‘Global Shield’: A Climate Fix Or A Distraction?"
"Manchin FERC Shake-Up May Stymie Biden’s Clean Energy Plans"
US Talks Forest Protection at COP27 -- But Mulls Old-Growth Logging at Home
"UN To Seek Out Methane Emitters With Data From Space"
"World Population Hits 8 Billion, Creating Many Challenges"
Texas' National Butterfly Center Makes Comeback After Right-Wing Attacks
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Interactive Map Showcasing Wildfire Reduction Projects
Endangered jaguar cubs find new home in Argentine national park
Climate activists throw black liquid at Gustav Klimt painting in Vienna
New Species Of Tardigrade Found Clawing Through Sand Dunes In Finland
Hidden Deep Within a Cave – Unique New Bacteria Species Discovered
"A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?"
"New Measure of Climate’s Toll: Disasters Are Now Common Across U.S."
"Insurance Fund For Climate Impacts Announced At UN Talks"
"Oil Pollution In Egypt Threatens One Of World's Few Thriving Coral Reefs"
Enviros Sue Army Corps Of Engineers Over Okefenokee Swamp Protections
"A Proposed Lithium Mine Presents A Climate Versus Environment Conflict"E
Toxic Wildfire Smoke Raises Health Risks Across The Country"
"Wealthy Nations Ink $20B Deal To Move Indonesia Off Coal"
"US Offshore Wind Energy Industry Faces Blowback From Locals"
"Hippos, Sharks Up For Protection At UN Wildlife Conference"
Judge Allows Biden Administration to Delay Restoring Critical Endangered Species Act Protections
"A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?"
"Lula Lays Out A Vision For Brazil And The Planet At COP 27"
"US Regulators To Vote On Largest Dam Demolition In History"
"A New Analysis Shows A “Crisis” Of Male Reproductive Health"
Maine Lobster Losing ‘Sustainable’ Label Over Gear Risk To Whales
"Deforestation Brings Bat-Borne Virus Home to Roost"
"Nigeria Floods 80 Times More Likely With Climate Change"
Study Touting Hydrogen Was Funded By Gas Interests, E-Mails Show
US Coastlines Could See Sea Level Rise Of ONE Foot By 2050: NASA
"Outdoor Afro: Celebrating Black Joy in Nature"
Lesser Prairie Chickens Gain Protection Under U.S. Endangered Species Act
Vermont's 1st comprehensive bee assessment finds 70 new species
"Confusion, Finger-Pointing, Opposing Views At Egypt’s COP27"
"What the Unusual Midterm Elections Mean for Climate Action"
"‘Momentous:’ US Advances Largest Dam Demolition In History"
"EPA Orders Costly Upgrades At Troubled St. Croix Refinery"
"Cleanup Liability Among Concerns About EPA’s Hazardous PFAS Plan"
"Israel And Jordan Agree To Team Up To Save Jordan River"
"Tribe Continues Fight Against Proposed Arizona Copper Mine"
"Iraqi Farmers Driven To Suicide As Drought Steals Livelihoods"
"Feds Grant Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA Protections"
U.S. May Bring Grizzlies Back to Washington's North Cascades

Conservation News ~ 11 November 2022

11/11/2022

"Developing Nations Have a Message at Global Climate Talks: Polluters, Pay Up"
"White House Releases Net-Zero Road Map"
Michael Bloomberg Announces New Initiative To Phase Out Coal In 25 Countries
"Countries Made Bold Climate Promises Last Year. How Are They Doing?"
Storm Nicole Poses Wind, Rain, Flood Threats To Florida, Southeast
Corpus Christi Sold Its Water to Exxon, Losing Bet on Desalination
Experts Fear Musk’s Twitter Scandals Signal More Climate Disinformation
Oil Firms Eye Climate Funds to Expand Hydrogen. Will Projects Cut Emissions?
Lead Pipes: Will Wisconsin Steer Funds to Those Who Need It Most?
"Are Trees Talking Underground? For Scientists, It’s In Dispute."
"Developing Countries ‘Will Need $2Tn A Year In Climate Funding By 2030’"
Climate Change Threatening ‘Things Americans Value Most’ -- U.S. Report
"How Belize Cut Its Debt by Fighting Global Warming"
"Will CITES Finally Act To Protect Rosewood This Month? (Commentary)"
"Negotiations To Conserve Antarctic Ocean End In Stalemate On Many Issues"
"High Court To Hear Water Dispute Between Navajo, Government"
"Qatar’s Promise Of ‘Carbon-Neutral’ World Cup Raises Doubts"
"World Faces ‘Terminal’ Loss Of Arctic Sea Ice During Summers, Report Warns"
"EV Mineral Bonanza on Alaska Tribal Land Turns on Disputed Road"
"Park Service Begs Visitors: Please Stop Licking These Psychedelic Toads"
"Midterms Updates: No Signs of ‘Red Wave’ as Race for Congress Remains Tight"
U.S. Has A Plan To Raise Cash For Developing Nations. Some Are Skeptical
Who’s Driving Climate Change? New Data Catalogs 72,000 Polluters and Counting
"After Decades of Resistance, Rich Countries Offer Direct Climate Aid"
"Treaty Against Fossil Fuels Floated at UN Climate Summit"
"UN Experts Urge Stringent Rules To Stop Net Zero Greenwash"
Egypt’s COP27 App Poses ‘High Level’ Threat to Protesters, Experts Say
Enviros Challenge Proposed Plastics ‘Advanced Recycling’ Plant in Pa.
"Cholera's Return To Lebanon Exposes Clean Water Crisis"
"A Planned Restart of a Crab Harvest Pits Conservation Against Industry"
New species of estuarine crab discovered in Cuddalore named after Annamalai University
Open letter: over 350 million family farmers warn that global food security is at risk without more support for climate adaptation at CO27
Nature-based Solutions and the Global Goal on Adaptation: Launch of Friends of EbA Issue Brief for UNFCCC COP27
Loss and Damage, Ecosystem Integrity and Nature-based Solutions: Launch of FEBA - PEDRR Issue Brief for UNFCCC COP27
IUCN supervision mission team meet with key project stakeholders in Solomon Islands
Maldives launches assessments of 39 coral species
2022 IUCN WCEL Nicholas Robinson Award for Excellence in Environmental Law and Policy: Prof. Hans Christian Bugge and WCEL Chair Emeritus Justice Antonio Benjamin
Deadline Approaching: Final Call for Submissions - Gender and Climate Award
Report launch: the first comprehensive regional assessment of protected and conserved areas in the Pacific
Workshop report: Gaining knowledge of Access to Benefit Sharing (ABS) of the Nagoya Protocol is vital for communities working in the transformation of natural resources to natural products.
Sickle Darter Protected as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
New species of shrew shows up in Sunderland
New venomous snakes discovered in Colombia
U.S. Government Decides Against Adding Great Hammerhead Shark To Endangered Species List
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Cattle Grazing in Arizona
Endangered species: More than 130 seals found dead on Caspian beaches
New York Voters Approve $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act
New species of shrew shows up in Sunderland
Mangrove forest loss is slowing toward a halt, new report shows
Nicole Makes Landfall In Florida As Hurricane With Surge, Winds, Flooding
"3 Ways The Midterms Will Transform Energy"
"US To Climate Summit: American Big Steps Won’t Be Repealed"
"Poor Countries Need Climate Funding. These Plans Could Unlock Trillions."
"COP27: Sharp Rise In Fossil Fuel Industry Delegates At Climate Summit"
"After Months of Silence, Chinese and U.S. Climate Envoys Briefly Speak"
"Biden Climate Rules Move Ahead Amid Wait for Final Carbon Metric"
"How Mitsubishi Vacuumed Up Tuna From A Rogue Chinese Fishing Fleet"
"Civil Society Groups Report Surveillance And Intimidation At Cop27"
"New York Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Environmental Bond Act"
Wildlife advocates ask court to immediately halt Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping season
'Spectacular' and bizarre ocean creatures (like stilt-walking fish) found living near deep-sea volcanoes
Marc Milne Co-Authors Article Describing Two New Spider Species
"Biden’s Message on Climate Might Not Be the One the World Wants"
"Carbon Dioxide Emissions Increased in 2022 as Crises Roiled Energy Markets"
"With Lula Back, Can Brazil Turn the Tide on Amazon Destruction?"
"Midterms 2022: A Green Wave on the Horizon?"
"Ryan Zinke Is Headed Back To Congress"
"Fed Up Young Climate Activists: ‘Adults Aren’t Listening’"
"Meet The Republicans Who Could Lead Key House Environmental Committees"
"U.N., Standard Setter ISO Launch Net-Zero Guidelines"
"Fishing Regulator Rejects Lifting Ban on Female Crab Harvest"
"New Wisconsin Wolf Plan Eliminates State Population Goal"
The Trust For Public Land has acquired 1300 acres of oceanfront mountain land above Malibu

Conservation News ~ 4 November 2022

11/4/2022

Lula Stages Comeback To Beat Far-Right Bolsonaro In Brazil Election
"Biden To Attend COP27 Global Climate Summit"
"Climate Migration: Alaska Village Resists Despite Threats"
"EU Approves Ban On New Combustion-Engine Cars From 2035"
FBI Investigating Toxin-Laced Letter Sent To Green Group In New Mexico
Humans Decimating Wildlife, Report Warns Ahead Of U.N. Biodiversity Talks
"The Nigerian Woman Cleaning Up A Land Soaked In Oil"
"Along A Withered Mississippi, A Mixture Of Frustration, Hope And Awe"
"Oil Companies Rake In Huge Profits Amid Consumer Squeeze"
How Decades of Restoration Reversed Collapse of California’s Mono Lake
One third of Sierra Nevada forest wiped out by drought and fires
Study suggests hundreds of new mammal species are hiding in plain sight
Endangered species: More than 6000 baby turtles are released in Peru
Chinese researchers discover new plant species
Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka is a nominee for the 2023 Indianapolis Prize
International Paint spills banned chemical into conservation area
New owl species found—and it has a haunting screech
New unusual bee species discovered with dog-like snout
Biden Warns of Windfall Tax To Stop Oil Company ‘War Profiteering’
"2/3 of US Money For Fossil Fuel Pours Into Africa Despite Climate Goals"
"Why Is New York Still Building on the Waterfront?"
"Lula Cheered For New Climate Policies After Brazil Election"
A Dolphin, a Porpoise and Two Men Got Bird Flu. That’s a Warning.
He’s an Outspoken Defender of Meat. Industry Funds His Research, Files Show
"3 Governor’s Races Set To Remake Clean Energy"
"A New Tool To Prevent Malaria Shows Promise: Antibody Drugs"
"‘Hubris’: LNG Plant Officials Saw Trouble Days Before Blast"
"Scientists Go To Bat For Halloween’s Iconic, At-Risk Species"
Enormous emissions gap between top 1% and poorest, study highlights
"Rishi Sunak Is Now Going To COP27 Climate Summit"
Brazil Top Court Says Bolsonaro Recognized Election Loss By OKing Transition
Feds Pick Gulf's First Two Zones For Offshore Wind Off Louisiana, Texas
Nearly 1/3 of S. Sierra Forests Killed By Drought And Wildfire In Decade
Not Enough Land To Meet Many Of The World’s Climate Pledges: New Study
"Enormous Emissions Gap Between Top 1% And Poorest, Study Highlights"
"As Climate Change Worsens, U.S. Weighs Which Communities to Save"
"White House Trumpets $13 Billion Move to Reduce Energy Costs"
Toxic Metal Pollution Is 10 Times Worse In Racially Segregated Areas
"Exclusive: Shark Finning Rampant Across Chinese Tuna Firm’s Fleet"
Satellite to Study Earth’s Water Arrives at Launch Site
China's Hubei sees endangered species recover under conservation efforts
Two endangered whooping cranes spotted in Nebraska
"Nations Must Increase Funding to Cope With Climate Shocks, U.N. Warns"
Over 130 Power Plants Won't Clean Up Leaking Toxic Coal Ash Pits and Ponds
"Lack Of Graphite Could Gum Up American EV Market"
Egyptian Regime Criticized As Climate Activist Arrested Before Cop27
Many States Omit Climate Education. These Teachers Are Trying to Slip It In
Big Agriculture Warns Farming Must Change Or Risk ‘Destroying The Planet’
"How Climate Lawsuits Could Sharpen Cop27 Loss And Damage Talks"
"We Should Eat More Plants. Here’s Which Ones Are Best For The Planet."
"The Marine Lab in the Path of Fury"
"The Pinyon Jay’s Plight"
"War Fallout, Aid Demands Overshadow Climate Talks In Egypt"
Few Corporations On Pace To Reach Long-Term Net Zero Emissions Targets
"Egypt Crushes at Home the Climate Action It’s Championing Abroad"
Fossil Fuel Projects, Stalled A Year Ago, Now Making A Comeback
"U.S. EPA To Set Tougher Heavy Duty Emissions Rules In 2023"
"A Warming Siberia, Wracked by Wildfires, Nears a Crucial Threshold"
India's Delhi Wrestles With 'Hazardous' Air Pollution, Primary Schools Shut
"Gaming Google: Oil Firms Use Search Ads To Greenwash, Study Says"
"In Nevada, A Tribe And A Toad Halt A Renewable Power Plant"
"Large Dams May Threaten Survival Of Platypus Populations, Research Finds"
Climate activist glues head to girl with a pearl earing
Methane Super-Emitters mapped by NASA’s new earth space mission
Electric discharge from plants may be changing air quality in ways we didn’t expect