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Conservation News ~ 18 Nov 2022

11/18/2022

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  • 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
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Conservation News ~ 11 November 2022

11/11/2022

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  • "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
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Conservation News ~ 4 November 2022

11/4/2022

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  • 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
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