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Conservation News ~ 3 September 2021

9/3/2021

Good news for Willamette River Chinook salmon and winter steelhead
Sustainable livelihood offers a lifeline to Philippines’ dying rice terraces
WA puts hawk from Tri-Cities area on endangered list. Wind turbines partly to blame
Edinburgh Zoo welcomes three new endangered horses native to Mongolia
Ohio deer test positive for virus that causes COVID-19
Fires rage in Bolivia’s Chiquitania region
'A lucky accident:' How a new species of millipede was named after a Floyd County artist - WSLS
3 endangered tigers found dead in Indonesia conservation area
What makes mapping and monitoring zero-deforestation commitments effective?
L.A.-sized tract of primary forest went up in flames in DRC province in 2020
With their land on the line, Indigenous Brazilians gather for landmark ruling
With Myanmar’s press muzzled, experts warn of surge in environmental crimes
What sets crab-eating raccoons apart from other carnivores? | Candid Animal Cam
Independent monitoring suggests sharp jump in Amazon rainforest destruction
Drug trafficking and illegal logging threaten Indigenous communities in Peru
The women on the front lines of safeguarding the Amazon
Ida Smashes Louisiana, Bringing Record Winds, Storm Surge, Blackout
"Trump EPA Ignored Scientists’ Warnings On Miss. Project: Docs"
"Group’s Allegations of Destroying Records Spur EPA Investigation"
91% Of Pa. Schools That Tested Water Found Lead. Only 9% Removed It
"Environmental Group Outbids Rancher For Idaho Grazing Lease"
"California’s Plan to Make New Buildings Greener Will Also Raise Costs"
Floating Turbines Could Open Up Vast Ocean Tracts For Wind Power
"Line 3 Protesters Arrested At Minnesota Capitol"
Minn. Cops Shared Intelligence on Protest Organizers With Pipeline Company
"1,500 Murder Hornets Murdered in Washington State"
Climate change threatens traditional extractive communities in the Amazon
Find my elephant: The conservation apps revolutionizing how rangers work
Enhancing biodiversity through the belly: Agroecology comes alive in Chile
Grain production depends on ending deforestation, studies show
Next to India’s capital, a village looks to the past for its forest’s future
For male chimps looking to mate, an entourage is the way to go, study finds
Conservation needs more women, says Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak
Rare Arizona Plant Threatened by Rosemont Copper Mine Receives Endangered Species ...
"Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Rule Governing Water Pollution"
"Hurricane Ida Forces Three Damaged Hospitals To Evacuate Patients"
"How Climate Change Helped Make Hurricane Ida One Of Louisiana’s Worst"
"Biden Opens New Federal Office for Climate Change, Health and Equity"
EPA Falsifying Risk Assessments For Dangerous Chemicals: Whistleblowers
"40 Million People Rely on the Colorado River. It’s Drying Up Fast."
"Wildfire Evacuees Flood Lake Tahoe Roads In Rush To Flee"
"Some Ask Why Salmon Creek Dam Safety Documents Are Kept Secret"
"US Climate Envoy In Japan To Push Efforts To Cut Emissions"
"Birds Of Prey Face Global Decline From Habitat Loss, Poison"
Cost of wetlands: Free. Storm damage they prevent: $38 million per estuary.
Mangrove restoration done right has clear economic, ecological benefits
Building the Campaign for Nature: Q&A with Brian O’Donnell
Low genetic diversity is part of rhinos’ long-term history, study says
Captive breeding of Sumatran rhinos: Where the program stands today
Mountain lion killed after mauling 5-year-old in Santa Monica Mountains
Reports Of Environmental Problems Caused By Ida Begin To Trickle In
"A New Breed of Crisis: War and Warming Collide in Afghanistan"
World Finally Stops Using Leaded Gasoline. Algeria Used Last Stockpile
Up To Half Of World’s Wild Tree Species May Be At Risk Of Extinction
Judge Rebuffs Red States' Challenge To Biden's 'Social Costs' Of Carbon
"Killer Heat Forces Cities to Adapt Now or Suffer"
"Lobster Fishing Will Face Restrictions To Try To Save Whales"
National Parks Are Overcrowded. Some Think ‘Selfie Stations’ Will Help
"Snail Darter, Tiny And Notorious, Is No Longer Endangered"
California Builds A ‘Noah’s Ark’ To Protect Wildlife From Extinction
Endangered species called the snail darter is saved from extinction
Rare California red fox added to endangered species list in ongoing extinction crisis
New species of lizard discovered in area once controlled by terrorists and drug cartels in Peru
"At Least 8 Dead as Ida Swamps New York City Area"
"Ida's Devastation Shocks, Fuel Shortages Hinder Recovery"
"Lack of Power Hinders Assessment of Toxic Pollution Caused by Ida"
"In Focus: Wildfires And Climate Change"
Global South Climate Reps Doubt COP26 Participation Over Vaccine Delay
"How Biden’s Team Rushed To Dump A Trump-Era PFAS Assessment"
"UN: Weather Disasters Soar In Numbers, Cost, But Deaths Fall"
Exposure To Air Pollution Below Legal Limits Linked To Premature Deaths
Drought And Climate Change Spur Roundups of U.S. Wild Horses
"The Race To Rescue Florida’s Diseased Corals"
Amazon fires have affected almost all the region's endangered species
Australian wildlife including koalas on list of endangered species
Researchers discover new species of gecko within Goa University campus
Science spots three new species of hand-standing spotted skunks
NASA’s MISR Instrument Sees California Wildfire Smoke Plumes From Space
NASA, International Panel Provide a New Window on Rising Seas
NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland Mission Leaves for Its Last Field Trip
Maine’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ marks a big win for some scientists
New map identifies risks, and potential sanctuaries, for Brazil’s diving duck
New coating could help seeds survive in drought conditions
Scientists describe new tree frog in push to catalog Indonesia’s amphibians
Italian firms flout EU rules to trade in illegal Myanmar timber, report says
Conservation after coronavirus: We need to diversify and innovate (commentary)
Will ‘ropeless’ fishing gear be seaworthy in time to save endangered whales?
Nigeria seeks transnational help to disrupt a still-brisk pangolin trade
There is no climate solution without China and America, says Li Shuo
New study offers latest proof that Brazilian Amazon is now a net CO2 source
Baby Shark Born in All-Female Tank Could Be The First 'Virgin Birth' For Its Species
Defenders of Wildlife offers a definition of conservation
Scientists describe new tree frog in push to catalog Indonesia's amphibians
New research estimates that 30% of the world’s tree species face extinction
EPA might water down its cleanup standards for Seattle’s only river
4 year old girl discovers rare stingless bee in California
US judge vacates Trump water rule on environmental grounds
New strobilanthes plant in Sri Lanka
Argentina becomes the first country in the world to ban salmon farming
Leaked report of the IPCC reveals that the growth model of capitalism is unsustainable
California wolf pack spotted alive amid destruction of Dixie fires
"43 Die as Deadliest Storm Since Sandy Devastates the Northeast"
"St. John Residents Plead For Housing Aid Ahead Of Joe Biden's Visit"
"Feds Responding To Reports Of Oil, Chemical Spills After Ida"
"Offshore Drilling Ban and Mining Curbs Edge Closer to Passage"
"Climate Change Will Hit Racial Minorities Harder, Analysis Finds"
NYC's Subway Flooding Not Fluke, But Reality For Cities In Warming World
"Pennsylvania’s Carbon Plan Clears Last Regulatory Hurdle"
Climate-Driven Extreme Heat Threatens $500 Bln In New U.S. Costs By 2050
"Climate Change Is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns"
In California, the World’s Largest Battery Storage System Gets Even Larger

Conservation News ~ 27 August 2021

8/27/2021

EPA Scrutinizes Neonicotinoids' Effects on Endangered Species
House Democrats to Provide $100 Million for Critically Endangered Species in Reconciliation Bill
New Mexico Gov joins Biden's 30x30 environment goal
New species of snout beetles discovered in Mount Hamiguitan in Davao Oriental
Study Shows American Dog Ticks in Western U.S. Are a Separate Species
Calls mount for Indonesian ban on new palm oil plantations to be extended
Kenya port and ship-breaking projects threaten livelihoods and environment
Keeling Curve Prize awarded to solar cooking and other climate change-reducing projects
Illegal mining in Colombia’s Amazon threatens Indigenous communities
Franklin's bumble bee added to endangered species registry
Biden Administration Denies Wolves Protection Under the Endangered Species Act
Researcher helps collect key data to establish 9 new protected areas in Peru
Six New Coffee Species Discovered In Madagascar
Small mammals desperately need attention — now we know where to focus
Brazil punching below its weight in getting forest products to the world
Highway cutting through Heart of Borneo poised to be ‘very, very bad’
Deforestation surge continues amid deepening uncertainty in Myanmar
A bouquet of discovery: Three new orchid species described from Ecuador
Not just for humans — scientists turn to vaccines to save endangered species
Half of burned forests across Latin America don’t survive, study finds
Stranded dugong in Indonesia reportedly cut up for traditional medicine
Indonesian pulpwood firms told to protect peat are doing the opposite: Report
They safeguarded nature, but now Malaysia’s Mah Meri face eviction for an eco-resort
End of deforestation tracker for Brazil’s Cerrado an ‘incalculable loss’
New species of Cascade frog discovered from Arunachal Pradesh, named after Adi tribe
"Russian Climate Plan Sees Rising Emissions Countered by Forests"
"EPA Scrutinizes Neonicotinoids' Effects on Endangered Species"
Many Measures Of Earth’s Health Are At Worst Levels On Record: NOAA
"LED Streetlights Decimating Moth Numbers In England"
"Trump Adviser Involved In Vineyard Wind Opposition"
"Dems’ Reconciliation Plans: ANWR Drilling Halt, Lease Overhaul"
"Oil Producers Push Democrats To Preserve Key Drilling Deduction"
"Populations In High-Risk Climate Areas Grow: Redfin"
"How Government Decisions Left Tennessee Exposed to Deadly Flooding"
"Rights Of Nature' Cases Could Bolster Treaty Guarantees"
"Russian Climate Plan Sees Rising Emissions Countered by Forests"
"EPA Scrutinizes Neonicotinoids' Effects on Endangered Species"
Many Measures Of Earth’s Health Are At Worst Levels On Record: NOAA
"LED Streetlights Decimating Moth Numbers In England"
"Trump Adviser Involved In Vineyard Wind Opposition"
"Dems’ Reconciliation Plans: ANWR Drilling Halt, Lease Overhaul"
"Oil Producers Push Democrats To Preserve Key Drilling Deduction"
"Populations In High-Risk Climate Areas Grow: Redfin"
"How Government Decisions Left Tennessee Exposed to Deadly Flooding"
"Rights Of Nature' Cases Could Bolster Treaty Guarantees"
Formaldehyde Causes Leukemia: EPA Assessment Suppressed Under Trump
Texas Allocates Funds For Reducing Air Emissions to Widening Highways
Carbon From UK’s 'Blue' Hydrogen Bid Still To Equal 1M Petrol Cars
"Environmental Groups Sue Over Post-Wildfire Roadside Logging Plans"
Not Just Humans — Scientists Turn To Vaccines To Save Endangered Species
"Climate Crisis Made Deadly German Floods ‘Up To 9 Times More Likely’"
"Heat Kills. This Underfunded Program Could Help."
"Megadrought to Pit Fish Lives Against Human Needs in U.S. West"
"Wildfire Smoke: An Emerging Threat to West Coast Wines"
"13 New Books About Pollution — and How to Fight It"
"22 Dead, Many Missing After 17 Inches Of Rain In Tennessee"
Democrats Spar This Week Over $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan
"Biden Backs End To Wolf Protections But Hunting Worries Grow"
In Fire Scorched California, Town Aims To Buy At-Risk Properties
What Will Happen To Millions Of Retired Electric Car Batteries?
"Denser Cities Could Be A Climate Boon – But Nimbyism Stands In The Way"
"The Methane Hunters"
Rain Fell On The Peak Of Greenland Ice Sheet For First Time In History"
"Wilderness Closed: BWCA Cleared Of Visitors Amid Increased Fire Danger"
"Trump's Border Wall Torn Apart by Arizona Monsoon Rains"
"House Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan for Vast Expansion of Safety Net"
"Why 3.6M Pounds Of Nuclear Waste Is Buried On A Popular California Beach"
"EPA Rebuffed Warnings Its Auto Emissions Plan Was Too Weak"
"DOE Urged to Weigh Environmental Inequity From U.S. Ethane Boom"
"Agriculture Officials Really Want Those Spotted Lanternflies Gone"
"Global Electric Power Demand Returns To Pre-Pandemic Levels"
"Biden Aims To Remove All Lead Pipes. Will EPA Follow Suit?"
"These Maps Tell the Story of Two Americas: One Parched, One Soaked"
"Recommendations Target US Oil, Gas Leasing Across The West"
"On the Move With Mongolia’s Nomadic Reindeer Herders"
Offshore Floating Solar Technology Receives World’s First Class AiP
South Korea to grant legal status to animals to tackle abuse, abandonment
Mother tiger and her cubs found dead in Sumatra
Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine
Second family of wolverines discovered at Mount Rainier
Researchers spot a ‘golden bear’ while studying endangered spectacled bears in Peru
Wild belugas open their family to a little lost narwhal
UN launches the first artificial intelligence tool for rapid natural capital accounting
Federal judge throws out US approval of ConocoPhilips Alaska oil project
The youngest orca at SeaWorld San Diego just died suddenly
Mammals dream about the world they are entering even before birth
Shasta, for the first time in recorded history, has no snowpack
Huge oil spill in Trinidad and Tobago covered up by oil company
Rain fell on the peak of Greenland’s ice sheet for the first time in recorded history
Global billionaires bet on Greenland raw minerals
Fully recyclable paper cups? They exist, but you won’t find them at Starbucks
Mother tiger and her cubs found dead in Sumatran forest
A ‘sleeping beauty’ awakens to join Sri Lanka’s list of endemic plants
Study shows how sustainable livelihood programs for Indonesian fishers can succeed
Farmers regreen Kenya’s drylands with agroforestry and an app
As COP15 approaches, ’30 by 30’ becomes a conservation battleground
Dam builder denies responsibility as logjam chokes river in Malaysian Borneo
Loss of forests turns up the heat, literally, on giant anteaters
It’s time to scrutinize who’s in the room when conservation decisions are made, says Laly Lichtenfeld
‘Carving up my country’: Land clearing reignites fracking debate in Western Australia
On board Ghana’s trawlers, claims of human rights abuses and illegal fishing
To count Sumatran rhinos in the wild, look for their poop, study says
Nature takes a beating after chemical explosion in South Africa civil unrest

Conservation News ~ 20 August 2021

8/20/2021

Loss of mangroves dims the light on firefly populations in Malaysia
New snake species found in Assam in over 100 yrs, it has a bindi on its neck
Plant native to Ky., Tenn. off endangered list
Scientists Discover New Species of Amazonian Marmoset
New Utah snail species discovered in the Uintas
New species of Orchids discovered from Chamoli district of Uttarakhand
Three new wild balsam species reported from Kerala
"Rescuers Racing In Haiti As Storm Threatens To Follow Earthquake"
Colorado River: "Western States Face First Federal Water Cuts"
"Biden Faces Pivotal Energy Test In Chaco Canyon"
"Global Sizzling: July Was Hottest Month On Record, NOAA Says"
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board Sets Quota Of 300 Wolves For Fall Hunt
Dixie Fire Forces New Evacuations As It Burns For More Than A Month
"Climate Movement Keeping Eye on Biden Fed Chair Nomination"
"FCC Ordered to Explain Cell Phone Radiation Guidelines"
Culture: How Loss Of Animals’ Shared Knowledge Threatens Their Survival
"70% Of D.C.’s Streams Have Disappeared. Where Did They Go?"
China joins the foreign fleets quietly exploiting Madagascar’s waters
Plantations and roads strip away Papua’s forests. They’re just getting started
Indonesian farmers refuse to budge for train line through karst landscape
2015-2016 El Niño caused 2.5 billion trees to die in just 1% of the Amazon
The fairy ring mystery, solved
Three New Orchid Species Discovered in Ecuador
First-Ever Colorado R. Water Shortage To Bring Cuts For Arizona Farmers
"Storm Brings Floods As Haitians Seek Help At Overloaded Hospitals"
100s Of Workers Died From Heat In Past Decade — And It's Getting Worse
Industry Paid Residents To Support Gas Trucks At Public Meetings
"Chlorine Shortage Spurs Unprecedented Requests for EPA Help"
"Wind Forecasts Bring New Worries To California Fire Lines"
DOI To Review Federal Coal Leasing, Appeal Injunction For Oil Leasing Pause
"Air Pollution From Household Products Is Cutting People’s Lives Short"
"Fishers Struggle as Fish Head for the Poles"
"When The Toughest Trees Met The Hottest Fire"
Environmental groups sue Vermont over protection of endangered bats - Burlington Free Press
Maryland Zoo Mourning Death Of Anastasia, An Endangered Lemur - CBS Baltimore
Lawsuit Seeks Protection for Northern California's Clear Lake Hitch - Center for Biological Diversity
A new species of marmoset monkey discovered in Brazil
Indian scientists discover new 'mermaid' plant species in Andaman and Nicobar Islands archipelago
Brazil a wreck on trawling control
Indonesia reports two new Javan rhino calves in the species’ last holdout
X-Press Pearl sinking shines a light on seafood safety in Sri Lanka
In Chile, a prickly coalition tries to bring a salt flat back to life
Scientists, communities battle against Philippine land reclamation project
A bad fire year predicted in Brazil’s Acre state. What’s to be done?
"Fueled By Winds, Largest Wildfire Moves Near California City"
"Explainer: Western Water Projects In Infrastructure Deal"
"‘Defiant’ Interior Unlikely to Lease Oil Soon, Despite Injunction"
National Park Service Mandates Masks In Buildings, Crowded Public Spaces
Oil Companies Quietly Scoring Big Money for Carbon Capture and Storage
"Amid Extreme Weather, a Shift Among Republicans on Climate Change"
S. Calif. Water Officials Declare Supply Alert Amid Worsening Drought
Exxon Guyana Coast Oil Drilling Gamble ‘Poses Major Environmental Risk’
Postcard From Thermal: Surviving the Climate Gap in Coachella Valley
"Laser Fusion Experiment Unleashes an Energetic Burst of Optimism"
Ninfa Carianil, 2021 International Ranger Award Winner
Hong Kong adds wildlife trafficking to organised crime law
As populations grow, how will thirsty cities survive their drier futures?
Scientists look to wheatgrass to save dryland farming and capture carbon
Climate change threatens to squeeze out Indonesia’s medicinal plants
An Ecuadoran town that survived illegal miners now faces a licensed operator
Even as the government bets big on carbon, REDD+ flounders in Madagascar
In Brazil’s Acre, smoke from fires threatens health, could worsen COVID-19
Weak controls fuel surge in wildlife trafficking by air across Latin America
Cambodian dam a ‘disaster’ for local communities, rights group says
Trawling bycatch increases risk of marine life extinction in Brazil
Indigenous Amazonian communities bear the burden of Ecuador’s balsa boom
Three New Species of Primitive Ungulate Ancestors Identified
'Mermaid' species of algae discovered on Andaman and Nicobar islands
E.P.A. to Block Pesticide Tied to Neurological Harm in Children
"Court Blocks a Vast Alaskan Drilling Project, Citing Climate Dangers"
"‘Coming Full Circle’: Native Tapped To Lead National Parks"
Corps To Take Closer Look At Formosa Plant's Impact On Environment
Thousands More Evacuated As California Wildfire Explodes
"Minnesota Issues Plan To Treat Water Marred By 3M Chemicals"
Energy Dept. Proposes Reversal Of Trump-Era Furnace Efficiency Rollback
"Haiti Earthquake Survivors, Stranded By Storm, Search For Shelter"
"Extreme Flooding Leaves 35 Unaccounted For In North Carolina"
"Hurricane Prep Advice In 2021: Get Vaccinated"
In saving the ozone layer, we avoided even more intense global warming
Burning forests to make energy: EU and world wrestle with biomass science
Underwater gardeners restore seagrass meadows to keep oceans healthy
Malaysian timber giant Sampling takes conflict over logging activity to court
USACOE has ordered a full review of Formosa Plastics project
In saving the ozone layer, we avoided even more intense global warming
Burning forests to make energy: EU and world wrestle with biomass science
Underwater gardeners restore seagrass meadows to keep oceans healthy
Major UN biodiversity summit delayed for third time due to pandemic
Officials declare first-ever water shortage at Lake Mead
Grizzly bear DNA maps onto indigenous language families
Cherokee Nation becomes first American tribe to send heirloom seeds to global seed vault in Norway
US lab stands on threshold of key nuclear fusion goal
Rights of Nature lawsuits hits a sweet spot against Line 3
Feds slash state water draws from Colorado River as drought intensifies
Colorado River – first ever shortage declared amid record US drought
Enbridge spills 10,000 gallons of Line 3 drilling fluid
Greenland has suspended all new oil and gas exploration
Hidden cameras spot New Forest pine marten
Shell to pay $111m over decades-old oil spills in Nigeria
DAPL saboteur Jessica Reznicek sentenced to 8 years
Thumb-size bat makes record-breaking flight, gets killed by a house cat
World’s richest 1% richest cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%
"Attack of the Superweeds"
"Hydrogen Could Fuel U.S. Energy Transition. But Is It Safe?"
"Texas Is Letting Shell, Exxon, and Other Oil Producers Break the Rules"
"A Billion Children At ‘Extreme Risk’ From Climate Impacts – UNICEF"
"10th Circuit Rules Kansas 'Ag-Gag' Law Unconstitutional"
Interior Dept. To Scrutinize Climate Impact Of Coal Sales From US Lands
Mapping a Course to Shrink the Heat Gap Between New York Neighborhoods
Pandemic Delay To UN Nature Summit Spurs Calls For Stronger Global Deal
"Drought-Weakened Bee Colonies Shrink U.S. Honey Crop, Threaten Almonds"
Born To Be Wild: India’s First Captive-Bred Endangered Vultures Set Free

Conservation News ~ 13 August 2021

8/13/2021

Cutting Carbon Pollution Quickly Would Save About 74 Million Lives, Study Finds
Fracking Dumped Millions Of Gallons Of Waste Into The Gulf, According To Report
African wild dogs return to southern Malawi for the first time in 20 years
In Sierra Leone, two colorful land crabs rediscovered, two new species found
Old and new solutions pave way to net-zero emissions farming, studies show
New report provides road map for expanding chestnut agroforestry in the U.S.
Arboreal camera traps add ‘tons of value’ to forest canopy research
One of South America’s most abundant felids: Geoffroy’s cat
Endangered Orcas' West Coast Habitat Receives New Federal Protection
In Sierra Leone, two colorful land crabs rediscovered, two new species found
Iran's Ex-Environment Chief Says Khuzestan Wetlands Dried For Oil
40 amphibians, 30 reptiles discovered in Silent Valley, India
After Months Of Work, Senators Unveil $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
"China, India Miss UN Deadline To Update Emissions Targets"
"EPA Outlines Plan To Expand Wetland Protections"
"Athletes Battle Tokyo Summer As Staff Suffer Heat Illness"
Brain Drain Among Federal Scientists Bogs Down Biden Climate Ambitions
Climate Groups Plan Make-or-Break Blitz Over Congressional Recess
"Fighting Fire With Fire"
"Sewage Equity? In Alabama, Trust Is As Important As Pipes."
"Washington's Orca Whale Pods Receive New Federal Habitat Protection"
New Report Provides Map For Expanding Chestnut Agroforestry In The U.S.
DU researcher discovers new species of frogs, names it after former VC
"Interior Kicks Off New Review of ANWR Drilling"
"Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Wouldn’t Remove All Lead Pipes"
Dems Seek $500 Billion in Climate Damages From Big Polluting Companies
"The Fight to Change US Building Codes"
"Melting Ice Imperils 98% Of Emperor Penguin Colonies By 2100"
"Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone 10 Times Bigger Than Lake Pontchartrain"
"Energy Department Targets Trump Rollbacks On Appliance Efficiency"
"Seven-Figure Ad Campaign Urges GOP To Support Infrastructure Bill"
"This Year’s Summer Of Climate Extremes Hits Wealthier Places"
"Bubonic Plague In Chipmunks Forces Closure Of Top Lake Tahoe Sites"
Climate In Infrastructure Bill: A Substantial Investment In Resilience
EPA Announces New Members Of Science Board After Firing Trump Appointees
Scientists Find New, More Dangerous Climate Threat in Thawing Permafrost
"Wanted: EPA Carbon Rule That Can Survive In Court"
"With Time Ticking Down, Hope Is Waning for a Climate Deal"
"A Carbon Calculation: How Many Deaths Do Emissions Cause?"
"How FERC’s Environmental Justice Push Might Backfire"
"BLM Plans Emergency Wild Horse Gathers Amid Extreme Drought"
Louisiana Trying To Save Island Used By Jean Lafitte
Rising Seas Could Kill The Oldest Tree In Eastern US
Emperor Penguins Proposed for Listing Under Endangered Species Act
One of rarest animals in America, Sierra Nevada red fox, named newest endangered species
Great Barrier Reef: New species of coral discovered
A world of hurt: 2021 climate disasters raise alarm over food security
Mennonites said to deforest ancestral Indigenous land in Colombia
For Malagasy trapped in poverty, threatened lemurs and fossas are fair game
In the Borneo canopy, life thrives in surprising ways, camera-trap study shows
Indonesia assessing fish stock health to improve sustainable planning
Lack of ID cards bars Indigenous Indonesians from much-needed vaccines
333 people rescued from slavery in Brazil mines since 2008, exclusive report shows
More than 250 major fires detected in the Amazon this year, despite Brazil’s ban
Rare pygmy chameleon, lost to science, found in dwindling Malawi forest
Address risky human activities now or face new pandemics, scientists warn
Bottom trawling damage revealed: 128 new species end up as by-catch
2 Sumatran tigers recovering from COVID-19 at Jakarta zoo
Ending Amazon deforestation a top priority on Colombian minister’s D.C. visit
Acquittal of Indonesian villagers protesting pollution marks rare win against SLAPP
Sharing solutions: How a digital toolkit is strengthening Indigenous voices
New study says changes in clouds will add to global warming, not curb it
New study finds that minority of animals host majority of zoonotic viruses
Indonesia’s coal phaseout is just more business as usual, report says
Coastal Indonesian village adapts to life amid rising tidal floodwaters
For sea snakes, underwater sex is a washout more often than not
Endangered bee spotted in Ames for first time in 3 years
Native clover species being dropped from endangered list
Environmental impact of bottled water 'up to 3500 times greater than tap water'
New aroid species found in Myanmar
Nigeria seizes scales from 15,000 dead pangolins
Biden Calls For Half Of New Cars To Be Electric Or Plug-In Hybrids By 2030
Leaked Audio Shows Pressure to Overrule Scientists in “Hair-on-Fire” Cases
Facebook Let Fossil-Fuel Industry Push Climate Misinformation: Report
"Climate Change Could Shut Down A Vital Ocean Current, Study Finds"
"Farm Pesticides Killing More Bees - Study"
Address Risky Human Activities Now Or Face New Pandemics: Scientists
DC Plans To Add More Industrial Pollution To Black Community
Abandoned Oil Gear Blocks Sand Needed To Rebuild Louisiana Coast
"Biden Announces Record Amount of Climate Resilience Funding"
"Life On The Houston Fifth Ward’s Plume"
98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts
'Magnificent and unique': New beetle species named after Sir David Attenborough
"A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us"
Senate Nears Final Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill This Week
"Dixie Fire Explodes To Largest Blaze In US, 3rd Largest In Calif. Ever
"Study Reveals Effects Of Extreme Heat On Tens Of Millions Of Americans"
"Something Is Killing Gray Whales. Is It A Sign Of Oceans In Peril?"
"Warm Waters Further Threaten Depleted Maine Shrimp Fishery"
Florida Sues Piney Point Over Environmental Disaster, Wants Big Changes
"Exxon Suspended From Carbon Tax Group In Wake Of Leaked Video Scandal"
"Drought Hits South American River, Threatening Vast Ecosystem"
"Barry the Owl, Beloved by NYC Birders, Dies in Central Park Collision"
Maleos bounce back in Sulawesi after villagers resolve to protect their eggs
Humans’ role in climate warming ‘unequivocal,’ IPCC report shows
Protecting undesignated forests seen as key to slowing Amazon deforestation
"Senate Dems Unveil $3.5 Trillion Budget For Social, Climate Efforts"
"UN Climate Report Expected to Drive U.S. Regulation, Litigation"
"Senate Poised to Pass Infrastructure Deal, Then Turn to Dem Budget"
Minnesota Blocks Release of Records About Surveilling Pipeline Opponents
"Carmakers’ EV Pledge Gives Burned Environmentalists Deja Vu"
Biden FWS Renews Permit Allowing Oil Companies To Disturb Polar Bears
"Biden Plans ‘Comprehensive’ Assault on Planet-Warming Methane"
Worst Polluting Countries Must Make Drastic Carbon Cuts: COP26 Chief"
"Appeals Court Rejects Bayer’s Bid To Overturn Roundup Trial Loss"
"The Lost Canyon Under Lake Powell"
Senate Passes $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Funding Climate Programs
"Senate Approves Bipartisan, $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill"
"United States of Wildfire"
Big Oil Spent $10 Million On Facebook Ads Last Year — To Sell What?
"Is California’s ‘Hydrogen Highway’ A Road To Nowhere?"
"Soil And Its Promise As A Climate Solution: A Primer"
"FDA Raises Alarm Over PFAS-Tainted Food Containers"
"EPA Ordered To Update Rules On Oil Spill-Fighting Chemicals"
"Biden Officials Push To Hike Lightbulb Efficiency After Trump Reversal"
From Raft in the Grand Canyon, West’s Shifting Water Woes Come Into View
Shoe-leather science helps quadruple protected area in Peruvian Amazon
Soil and its promise as a climate solution: A primer
Planned dam in Philippine national park catches flak from activists, officials
Seed dispersal is just as important as pollination (commentary)
Reforestation holds promise for Europe’s increasingly drier summers
Meet the kitten-sized, clown-faced monkey that’s leaping toward extinction
New artificial intelligence tool helps forecast Amazon deforestation
Black Death aside, we know surprisingly little about rodents and disease
Following pandas, Tibetan antelopes off endangered species list in China as population surpasses
US Wildlife Officials Punt on Foreign Species Protections, Again
Astonishing Frog-Legged Beetle Fossil Is New Species Named "Attenborough's Beauty"
Here are 5 new species of Australian trapdoor spider. It took scientists a century to tell them apart
New spider species named after Mitchell's 'Spiderman'
Indigenous Brazilians fear surge in violence as ‘land-grab bill’ nears passage
Mexico devises revolutionary method to reverse semiarid land degradation
Platform presents unpublished data on Brazilian biodiversity
UNESCO calls for closure of road running through World Heritage park in Papua
On the Colombian plains, a leader stands up for her people against land theft
New species of “killer tobacco” found at Australian truck stop
Seagrass-grazing dugongs and green sea turtles supercharge the seeds they eat
In Indonesia, an unassuming brown bird is proof of turbo-charged evolution
Podcast: What can seashells tell us about the health of the oceans?
Seychelles magpie robin becomes world’s first ‘digital species’
Biden-backed ‘blue’ hydrogen may pollute more than coal
Drought limits the ability for an endangered fish to reach adulthood
Planting forests may cool the planet more than thought
A critical ocean system may be heading for collapse due to climate change
Researchers discover rare, endangered serow
The IUCN RedList numbers of species increased134,425 with more than 37,400 threatened with extinction
Washington state county is first in US to ban new fossil fuel infrastructure
Giraffes have highly complex social lives akin to elephants
1 Billion genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the US
A hammerhead shark baby boom near Florida hints at a historic nursery
Federal government considers Kern County ‘legless’ lizard for endangered species protection
Two of California’s three wolf packs confirmed to have pups
US adds 16,000 square miles to protect orcas
Oregon officials gun down two wolf pups from helicopter to protect cows
New report provides road map for expanding chestnut agroforestry in the US
This sponge fossil may be the earliest record of animal life
In Greenland, enough ice melted on a single day to cover Florida in two inches of water
Victory for Willamette River Chinook salmon and winter steelhead
China scientists discover giant viruses in the deepest place on Earth
Two rare white orcas are spotted off the coast of Japan
Earth’s interior is swallowing up more carbon than thought
"Portland Residents Suffer In Sweltering Pacific Northwest Heat Wave"
IPCC Understated the Need to Cut Emissions From Methane: Experts
"Group Cites Chemical Concerns At Military Sites Near Bay"
Dixie Fire Destroyed Small California Town. Its Residents Remain In Limbo
"Storm Fred Causes Power Outages In Dominican Republic, Heads To Florida"
For Many, Hydrogen Is the Fuel of the Future. New Research Raises Doubts
"Manufacturers Make PFAS-Free Food Packaging Recipe Available To All"
"The Hard Part: Committee Priorities For Reconciliation"
"Lawsuit: US Withholding Wildfire Fuel Break Information"
"The Long, Slow Drowning of the New Jersey Shore"
Two Major Heat Waves Roast Lower 48; 175 Million Americans Under Alerts
"Tropical Depression Fred Could Make 'Comeback' Prior To Striking US"
Sicily Soars To 120 Degrees, Nears Europe All-Time Heat Record
"Huge California Fire Grows; Montana Blaze Threatens Towns"
"Biden Asked OPEC To Pump More Oil. Is That Climate Denial?"
US Climate Official Says Australia’s Climate Targets Are ‘Not Sufficient’
US Says Syria’s Assad Has Power To Free Journalist Austin Tice
"The Black Reporter Who Exposed a Lie About the Atom Bomb"
"How to Sell ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fossil Fuel That Doesn’t Exist"
Climate Change Is a ‘Hammer Hitting Us on the Head,’ -- Developing Nations
In Sri Lanka, biologists and divers build a Facebook for sea turtles
Amazon forest loss hits second highest level since 2008
Advocates raise alarm over proposal to reopen DRC forests to loggers
‘Shared earth’ conservation promises to prioritize nature and people
The Kichwa woman fighting drug traffickers and loggers in the Peruvian Amazon
The most widespread pig species on Earth: wild boar | Candid Animal Cam
Swarm technology: Researchers experiment with drones to battle crop pests
Geopolitical standoff in South China Sea leads to environmental fallout
In Peru, a corrupt land-titling scheme sees forests sold off as farms
Color-changing robo-chameleon showcases promising camouflage tech
To save salt marshes, researchers deploy a wide arsenal of techniques

Conservation News ~ 30 July 2021

7/30/2021

World’s Largest Solar Farm Costing $2B to Be Built in Indonesia
Texas congressman introduces bill to reform Endangered Species Act
Maui officials discover lone kiwikiu, critically endangered bird assumed dead
Five New Species of Flowering Plants Discovered in Bolivia
Lawsuit Launched to Protect National Conservation Area in Arizona From Destructive Cattle Grazing
Illegal deforestation intensifies along Brazilian highway as agribusiness hopes swell
Groups to Sue Idaho Over Wolf Kill – State Laws Violate Endangered Species Act
Four endangered Piping Plover chicks hatched in Ohio for 1st time in 80 years
Researchers Discover New Mysterious Species Of Shark In Indian Ocean
As The World Burns, Worsening Climate Crisis Impossible To Ignore
"Climate Change: Researchers Begin Discussions On Vital Report"
As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must
Calif. To Cut Off Water To 1000s Of Farmers, As Drought Dries Up Rivers
"US Fishermen Sound Alarm At Plans For Offshore Wind"
Heritage Committee Won't Place Great Barrier Reef On ‘In Danger’ List
"Groups Urge State To Protect Last Wild Atlantic Salmon in US"
Bailout of N. Dakota Coal Plant Faces Backlash from Minnesota Customers
"U.S. Judge Rules Lithium Americas May Excavate Nevada Mine Site"
"Montana’s Famed Trout Under Threat as Drought Intensifies"
New Solar Cell Innovation Provides 1,000 Times More Power
Nearly 1 million km2 of intact forests menaced by extractives, study finds
Record heat waves are a taste of what’s to come under a changing climate
Indonesia’s Gorontalo road runs into forest, swerves environmental checks
‘Stampede’ of legislation threatens accelerated destruction of the Amazon
Does nature have a legal right to exist? Colorado mountain town says yes
Federal wildlife agency will review possible Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in Alaska
"Biden Admin To Curb Toxic Wastewater From Coal Plants With New Rule"
"Lawyer Who Sued Chevron Over Ecuador Pollution Found Guilty Of Contempt"
"‘Record-Shattering’ Heat Becoming Much More Likely, Says Climate Study"
"Explainer: U.N. Summit Seeks To Shape A Food System Fit For The Future"
"The Pearl River Is No Longer Home To Its Namesake Fish"
"Warming Rivers In US West Killing Fish, Imperiling Industry"
"Fairy Creek, The RCMP And A Win For Press Freedom"
"Are Striped Bass Doomed? Some Conservationists Are Worried."
"As Drought Cuts Hay Crop, Cattle Ranchers Face Culling Herds"
"Elephant Island: An Oasis for Fin Whales in an Icy Sea"
Camera trap cameo for Buru Island babirusa last seen 26 years ago
Rare kiwikiu assumed dead found alive in Maui’s Nakula Natural Area Reserve
Millions of seahorses caught as bycatch in Indian shores
Baby turtles! Houston Zoo has first ever hatching of highly endangered turtle species
Microbes in Yellowstone pools add new branch to the tree of life
"Biden Mileage Rule To Exceed Obama Climate Goal"
Review Of Federal Oil, Gas Leasing Program Being Finalized Internally
139 Dems Urge EPA To "Promptly" Let Calif. Set Its Own Auto Standards
Florida Buys $300 Million In Land For The Environment — And Developers
"Can Retrofitting Dams for Hydro Provide a Green Energy Boost?"
8 Republicans Join Dems To Confirm Head of DOJ Environmental Division
"Western Wildfires Are Sending Carbon Offsets Up in Smoke"
"Historic Floods Fuel Misery, Rage In Detroit"
Canadian Miner Looms Large As Nauru Expedites Key Deep-Sea Mining Rules
"‘An Abomination’: The Story Of The Massacre That Killed 216 Wolves"
Hartree Partners to channel $2.8 billion toward new carbon credits
Indonesia reimposes ban on destructive seine and trawl nets in its waters
Cerrado desertification: Savanna could collapse within 30 years, says study
Palm oil grower looks to make amends for past deforestation in Indonesia
For species in the red, IUCN’s new Green Status signals conservation wins
Trafficking for traditional medicine threatens the Philippine porcupine
New index measuring rainforest vulnerability to sound alarm on tipping points
Biden Bid To Turn America’s Auto Fleet Electric Harder Than It Seems
"Climate Crisis Catches Power Companies Unprepared"
Recycling Myth: Big Oil’s Solution For Plastic Waste Littered With Failure
"Bayer To Pull Glyphosate from U.S. Lawn and Garden Markets"
"Forgotten Oil And Gas Wells Linger, Leaking Toxic Chemicals"
As Wildfires Worsen, More California Farms Deemed Too Risky To Insure
Tuesday's Greenland Ice Melt Would Cover Florida In 2 Inches Of Water
Trudeau Adds $5.2 Billion Bailout For Beleaguered Muskrat Falls Hydro Dam
La. Researcher Says She Was Fired For Raising Alarm About Dolphin Deaths
25-foot Lummi Totem Pole Arrives In D.C. After A Journey Across U.S.
"Democrats Call Infrastructure Bill a Down Payment on Climate"
"Coastal Landfills Are No Match for Rising Seas"
"Is This the End of Summer as We’ve Known It?"
Energy Transition Poses Opportunities, Challenges To Organized Labor
New ‘Green Status Of Species’ Will Measure Recovery, Not Decline
Multiple Failures Found After Massive Sewage Spill Into Santa Monica Bay
Wash. State County Is First In US To Ban New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
"Toyota Led on Clean Cars. Now Critics Say It Works to Delay Them."
Desalination Advances In Calif. Despite Opponents Pushing For Alternatives
"U.S. Cities Offer Displaced Black Families The 'Right To Return'"
Rubio, Paul, Cruz Reintroduce the Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2021
Water shortage, fire threat move to the top of Californians' environment concerns
New species of frog named to hail Ghanaian community trying to save its habitat
More tolerant primates have a greater need to communicate vocally, new study shows
A new 'green status of species' will measure the recovery of threatened plants and animals
Maritime teens credited with discovering new species of dragonfly from 300 million years ago
U.S., Argentine investors tied to illegal land deals, deforestation in Brazil
Spanish farmers fight forest fires with agroforestry (and many sheep)
Ethnic communities in Myanmar opposing a coal plant see their fight get harder
Southeast Asia losing tigers as deadline looms to double population by 2022
Podcast: ‘Stubborn optimism’ for elephants fuels Indigenous conservation effort
World’s Largest Solar Farm Costing $2B to Be Built in Indonesia
Texas congressman introduces bill to reform Endangered Species Act
Maui officials discover lone kiwikiu, critically endangered bird assumed dead
Five New Species of Flowering Plants Discovered in Bolivia
Lawsuit Launched to Protect National Conservation Area in Arizona From Destructive Cattle Grazing
Illegal deforestation intensifies along Brazilian highway as agribusiness hopes swell
Groups to Sue Idaho Over Wolf Kill – State Laws Violate Endangered Species Act
Four endangered Piping Plover chicks hatched in Ohio for 1st time in 80 years
Researchers Discover New Mysterious Species Of Shark In Indian Ocean
As The World Burns, Worsening Climate Crisis Impossible To Ignore
"Climate Change: Researchers Begin Discussions On Vital Report"
As China Boomed, It Didn’t Take Climate Change Into Account. Now It Must
Calif. To Cut Off Water To 1000s Of Farmers, As Drought Dries Up Rivers
"US Fishermen Sound Alarm At Plans For Offshore Wind"
Heritage Committee Won't Place Great Barrier Reef On ‘In Danger’ List
"Groups Urge State To Protect Last Wild Atlantic Salmon in US"
Bailout of N. Dakota Coal Plant Faces Backlash from Minnesota Customers
"U.S. Judge Rules Lithium Americas May Excavate Nevada Mine Site"
"Montana’s Famed Trout Under Threat as Drought Intensifies"
New Solar Cell Innovation Provides 1,000 Times More Power
Nearly 1 million km2 of intact forests menaced by extractives, study finds
Record heat waves are a taste of what’s to come under a changing climate
Indonesia’s Gorontalo road runs into forest, swerves environmental checks
‘Stampede’ of legislation threatens accelerated destruction of the Amazon
Does nature have a legal right to exist? Colorado mountain town says yes
Federal wildlife agency will review possible Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in Alaska
"Biden Admin To Curb Toxic Wastewater From Coal Plants With New Rule"
"Lawyer Who Sued Chevron Over Ecuador Pollution Found Guilty Of Contempt"
"‘Record-Shattering’ Heat Becoming Much More Likely, Says Climate Study"
"Explainer: U.N. Summit Seeks To Shape A Food System Fit For The Future"
"The Pearl River Is No Longer Home To Its Namesake Fish"
"Warming Rivers In US West Killing Fish, Imperiling Industry"
"Fairy Creek, The RCMP And A Win For Press Freedom"
"Are Striped Bass Doomed? Some Conservationists Are Worried."
"As Drought Cuts Hay Crop, Cattle Ranchers Face Culling Herds"
"Elephant Island: An Oasis for Fin Whales in an Icy Sea"
Camera trap cameo for Buru Island babirusa last seen 26 years ago
Rare kiwikiu assumed dead found alive in Maui’s Nakula Natural Area Reserve
Millions of seahorses caught as bycatch in Indian shores
Baby turtles! Houston Zoo has first ever hatching of highly endangered turtle species
Microbes in Yellowstone pools add new branch to the tree of life
"Biden Mileage Rule To Exceed Obama Climate Goal"
Review Of Federal Oil, Gas Leasing Program Being Finalized Internally
139 Dems Urge EPA To "Promptly" Let Calif. Set Its Own Auto Standards
Florida Buys $300 Million In Land For The Environment — And Developers
"Can Retrofitting Dams for Hydro Provide a Green Energy Boost?"
8 Republicans Join Dems To Confirm Head of DOJ Environmental Division
"Western Wildfires Are Sending Carbon Offsets Up in Smoke"
"Historic Floods Fuel Misery, Rage In Detroit"
Canadian Miner Looms Large As Nauru Expedites Key Deep-Sea Mining Rules
"‘An Abomination’: The Story Of The Massacre That Killed 216 Wolves"
Hartree Partners to channel $2.8 billion toward new carbon credits
Indonesia reimposes ban on destructive seine and trawl nets in its waters
Cerrado desertification: Savanna could collapse within 30 years, says study
Palm oil grower looks to make amends for past deforestation in Indonesia
For species in the red, IUCN’s new Green Status signals conservation wins
Trafficking for traditional medicine threatens the Philippine porcupine
New index measuring rainforest vulnerability to sound alarm on tipping points
Biden Bid To Turn America’s Auto Fleet Electric Harder Than It Seems
"Climate Crisis Catches Power Companies Unprepared"
Recycling Myth: Big Oil’s Solution For Plastic Waste Littered With Failure
"Bayer To Pull Glyphosate from U.S. Lawn and Garden Markets"
"Forgotten Oil And Gas Wells Linger, Leaking Toxic Chemicals"
As Wildfires Worsen, More California Farms Deemed Too Risky To Insure
Tuesday's Greenland Ice Melt Would Cover Florida In 2 Inches Of Water
Trudeau Adds $5.2 Billion Bailout For Beleaguered Muskrat Falls Hydro Dam
La. Researcher Says She Was Fired For Raising Alarm About Dolphin Deaths
25-foot Lummi Totem Pole Arrives In D.C. After A Journey Across U.S.
"Democrats Call Infrastructure Bill a Down Payment on Climate"
"Coastal Landfills Are No Match for Rising Seas"
"Is This the End of Summer as We’ve Known It?"
Energy Transition Poses Opportunities, Challenges To Organized Labor
New ‘Green Status Of Species’ Will Measure Recovery, Not Decline
Multiple Failures Found After Massive Sewage Spill Into Santa Monica Bay
Wash. State County Is First In US To Ban New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
"Toyota Led on Clean Cars. Now Critics Say It Works to Delay Them."
Desalination Advances In Calif. Despite Opponents Pushing For Alternatives
"U.S. Cities Offer Displaced Black Families The 'Right To Return'"
Rubio, Paul, Cruz Reintroduce the Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2021
Water shortage, fire threat move to the top of Californians' environment concerns
New species of frog named to hail Ghanaian community trying to save its habitat
More tolerant primates have a greater need to communicate vocally, new study shows
A new 'green status of species' will measure the recovery of threatened plants and animals
Maritime teens credited with discovering new species of dragonfly from 300 million years ago
U.S., Argentine investors tied to illegal land deals, deforestation in Brazil
Spanish farmers fight forest fires with agroforestry (and many sheep)
Ethnic communities in Myanmar opposing a coal plant see their fight get harder
Southeast Asia losing tigers as deadline looms to double population by 2022
Podcast: ‘Stubborn optimism’ for elephants fuels Indigenous conservation effort

Conservation News ~ 23 July 2021

7/23/2021

Brazil prosecutors seek ban on all gold mining in hard-hit Amazonian region
FSC dumps palm oil giant Korindo amid rights, environmental issues in Papua
‘Laundering machine’: Furniture giant Ikea implicated in logging protected Siberian forests
Scientists turn to eDNA to curtail the freshwater extinction crisis
‘Animal rights will be part of our DNA’: Q&A with Bogotá councilor Andrea Padilla
‘Mismanaged to death’: Mexico opens up sole vaquita habitat to fishing
The only species of bear in South America: the spectacled bear | Candid Animal Cam
Israel-U.A.E. pipeline deal ‘invitation to disaster’ for globally important corals
Nine principles for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (commentary)
Chinese cities are among biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, study finds
Killings, invasions escalate in fight for land in Brazil’s Maranhão state
As Arctic warms, scientists wrestle with its climate ‘tipping point’
Local leaders in Indonesia make forest and peatland protection pledge
For Malaysia’s Indigenous Penan, vaccine doubt is part of historic govt distrust
Brazil’s Amazon is now a carbon source, unprecedented study reveals
Environment activist shot dead outside Nairobi home after death threats
Endangered snakes born at Omaha zoo
As biodiversity slips, Florida Museum of Natural History scientists discover new species of lichen
New alpine moth solves a 180-year-old mystery
"Hot, Gusty Winds Fanning Flames Of Massive U.S. Wildfires"
Deadly Flooding 'Shows the Urgency' of Climate Change, EU Official Says
At Lake Mead, New Coalition Says Status Quo On Colorado River Failing
US City Proves Replacing Lead Water Lines Needn’t Be A Pipe Dream
"‘No One Is Safe’: Extreme Weather Batters the Wealthy World"
"FERC Launches First Transmission Reforms In A Decade"
"Biden To Reverse Trump’s Showerhead Rule"
"Will Russia’s Forests Be an Asset or an Obstacle in Climate Fight?"
Amid Bootleg Fire, Locals Face Climate Realities, Remain Skeptical
Lost Lives, Lost Culture: Forgotten History of Native Boarding Schools
Lawsuit Claims EPA Failed to Consider Herbicide's Effect on Endangered Species
Lawsuit Targets Wildlife Agency for Failing to Protect Habitat for 23 Endangered Micronesian Species
For manta rays, parasitic hitchhikers can be a pain in the rear, study finds
Indonesia eyes less severe fire season, but COVID-19 could turn it deadly
Gabon becomes first African country to get paid for protecting its forests
Hotter and drier: Deforestation and wildfires take a toll on the Amazon
Rising temperatures further threaten already endangered African wild dogs
As humans close in on their habitat, crocodiles in the Philippines snap back
Brazil government faces heat over plan that could underreport forest fires
Javan leopards, the dwindling ‘guardians’ of Java’s forests
Road construction imperils tree kangaroo recovery in PNG
Biden FWS Rolls Back Trump Rule, Cuts Just 2% Of Spotted Owl Protections
Schumer Tees Up Bipartisan Infrastructure Vote After GOPers Urge Delay
Dems Propose a Border Tax Based on Countries’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions
"PG&E Says Its Equipment Possibly Linked To Big Wildfire"
"How Might Fish Farms Be Affecting Lobsters?"
Court Case Challenges RCMP’s Treatment Of Journalists At Fairy Creek
"How a Powerful US Lobby Group Helps Big Oil To Block Climate Action"
"Scorched, Parched and Now Uninsurable: Climate Change Hits Wine Country"
"Climate-Driven Changes in Clouds are Likely to Amplify Global Warming"
"Feral Hogs Pollute the Climate as Much as 1 Million Cars Each Year"
"Deadly Flooding Hits Central China, Affecting Tens Of Millions"
‘Reckless’: G20 States Subsidised Fossil Fuels By $3tn Since 2015: Report
"Climate Change: US Pushes China To Make Faster Carbon Cuts"
"Climate Activists Pan Carbon Capture Plans"
"White House Details Environmental Justice Plans"
"Manchin Sets Vote on BLM Nominee, Expresses Support"
"Western Wildfire Smoke Causes Cross-Country Air Pollution"
"Democrats Lay Out Vision For Civilian Climate Corps"
"The Western Drought Is Worse Than You Think. Here’s Why"
"Justice Department Curtails Seizure Of Reporters’ Phone, Email Records"
Protected areas keep adjacent lands safe, but face losing their own protection
Turning Kenya’s problematic invasive plants into useful bioenergy
Philippines banks on new fisheries management system, but rollout is rocky
For monitoring mammals, eDNA boasts ‘killer feature’ over other methods
SCIENTIST INVENTS TOILET THAT TURNS POOP INTO GREEN ENERGY
Bristol Bay's sockeye run of 63.2 million is the largest on record
China received 8 months of rain in just 5 days
'High-quality semen' from dead Texas ocelot may revive endangered species, experts say
Birth of Chapultepec wolf pups gives boost to breeding program
New chemistry finding could remove micropollutants from environment
"Infrastructure Vote Fails As Senators Try To Salvage Bipartisan Deal"
House Passes Bill Requiring EPA To Regulate PFAS In Drinking Water
House Passes Host Of Bills To Strengthen Cybersecurity After Attacks
"Wildfire Smoke Clouds Sky, Hurts Air Quality On East Coast"
"A Drought So Dire That a Utah Town Pulled the Plug on Growth"
"As Arctic Warms, Scientists Wrestle With Its Climate ‘Tipping Point’"
"The Flint Cover-Up"
"Judge To Rule By July 29 On Request To Block Lithium Americas Mine"
"Northern California Requires Oil Refiners To Slash Air Pollution"
"Mysterious Blue Crab Shortage Spawns Big-Time Sticker Shock"
Harrowing report on plastic pollution says we have 29 years to save the ocean
EU sanctions no ‘silver bullet’ against Myanmar’s illegal timber trade, experts say
Amazon and Cerrado deforestation, warming spark record drought in urban Brazil
Indonesia to send more tuna vessels out into international waters
Planned Brazil-Peru highway threatens one of Earth’s most biodiverse places
As soy frenzy grips Brazil, deforestation closes in on Indigenous lands
Bezos unleased 300 tons of CO2 in the atmosphere for 11 minute trip
Subway passengers trapped waist-high in floodwaters as Chinese river banks burst
Seabirds nest in new spots on Fanre Islands as Covid keeps people away
Norway’s prime minister says Oslo remains committed to oil and gas
To fight overpopulation, India may pay people to get sterilized
Israel seeks to tax disposables to reduce plastic use
World’s feral pigs produce as much CO2 as 1.1m cars each year
Deep-sea microbes are invisible to our immune systems
Mice plague eastern Australia in record numbers
Santos abandons drilling intentions in the Great Australian Bight
UK looks to extend ivory ban to hippos and other animals
1st female grizzly in 40 years collared in Washington state
Greenland suspends oil exploration because of climate change
Biden’s Public Lands Nominee Advances With Key Senate Vote
"G20 Agrees Statement On Environment, Struggles Over Climate Progress"
"Inside Clean Energy: Ohio Shows Hostility to Clean Energy. Again"
"PG&E Will Spend At Least $15 Billion Burying Power Lines"
"Is Our Reliance On Air-Conditioning Warming The Planet?"
Enviros Sue Government Over This Controversial Oil Exploration Method
"Deadly Coral Disease Sweeping Caribbean Linked To Wastewater From Ships"
"Climate Crisis Turns World’s Subways Into Flood Zones"
As Red Tide Grips Tampa Bay, Shrimpers Turn Their Nets Toward Death
Sea Turtles: "The Pandemic Poaching Pandemic"
New Frog Species in Papua

Conservation News ~ 16 July 2021

7/16/2021

Colombia brings landmark rulings of importance closer to Indigenous communities
Our World Heritage is deeply tied to rivers and they need protection from dams (commentary)
Amazon deforestation rises modestly in June
Environmental defenders in Ecuador aren’t safe, new report shows
Green peafowl flourish in Thailand’s northern forests, but conflict looms
Marbled murrelet moved to Oregon Endangered Species
"California And Other Parts Of The West Broil And Burn"
EPA Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show
Climate Efforts in Massachusetts Clash With Subsidies For Fossil Fuels
Illegal Pot Invades Calif. Deserts, Brings Violence, Ecological Destruction
Big Oil Keeps A Grip On New Mexico – With The Help Of A Major Lobbyist
"Extreme Heat Cooks Shellfish Alive On Puget Sound Beaches"
"2021 Is Already The Deadliest Year On Record For Florida Manatees"
"Trees: The Critical Infrastructure Low-Income Neighborhoods Lack"
"A Lesson From Hurricane Zeta That Could Save Money Next Time"
"Southern Australian Sharks And Rays Being ‘Cornered’ By Climate Change"
Armed with data and smartphones, Amazon communities boost fight against deforestation
The science of forest biomass: Conflicting studies map the controversy
‘Red-carded’ Australian miner signals intention to play on in Greenland
Study shows how soy, cattle team up to drive deforestation in South America
Indigenous communities in Brazil reinvent grief in the time of COVID
Dugong deaths in Sri Lanka lend urgency to calls for stronger protections
Indonesia bets on biofuels over oil, but EVs could render both moot
"EPA Directs Employees Not to Talk to the Press"
Bat population in Nova Scotia showing signs of recovery
"Wildfires Threaten Homes, Land Across 10 Western States"
"US Drilling Approvals Increase Despite Biden Climate Pledge"
"Climate Scientists Take Swipe At Exxon Mobil, Industry In Leaked Report"
"Hydrogen Is One Answer to Climate Change. Getting It Is the Hard Part."
"UN Sets Out Paris-Style Plan To Cut Extinction Rate By Factor Of 10"
"The Science Of Forest Biomass: Conflicting Studies Map The Controversy"
"EPA says "No" to Mountain Valley Pipeline Water Crossings Permits"
"EPA Considers Restricting 66 Pollutants in Drinking Water"
"Drought Hits the Southwest, and New Mexico’s Canals Run Dry"
Baby beaver born on Exmoor for first time in 400 years
Top brands failing to spot rights abuses on Indonesian oil palm plantations
Indonesian fishers seize dredging boat in protest against offshore tin mining
For Africa’s great apes, even ‘best-case’ climate change will decimate habitat
"Democrats Propose $3.5 Trillion Budget to Advance With Infrastructure Deal"
"Europe Plans Aggressive New Laws to Phase Out Fossil Fuels"
"EPA Scientist To Lead National Climate Review"
"Extreme Heat Chips Away at Effectiveness of Ozone Air Standards"
"No Red Tide Relief In Sight As Dead Fish Overwhelm St. Petersburg"
"Water Crisis Reaches Boiling Point On Oregon-California Line"
"WTO Seeks To Land Big Prize After 20 Years Of Fish Talks"
Denver Children Aren’t Tested Enough For Blood Lead Levels: Officials
"Rare Whooping Cranes Raised For Wild as COVID Rules Relax"
"The Climate-Safe Houses of the Future"
Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs
A road project in Indonesia’s Gorontalo carves a path of graft and grief
Bank risk policies failing to protect Amazon from oil-related threats: Report
Podcast: Reforestation done right, from Haiti to Honduras and Ho Chi Minh City
Building back Miami’s Biscayne Bay: Do natural solutions hold hope?
How to make conservation more effective: Q&A with Nick Salafsky
Global demand for manganese puts Kayapó Indigenous land under pressure
Philippines’ rich bird life is more threatened than we thought, study says
"Climate Activists Hail Dem Budget Spending On Clean Energy"
"EU Unveils Sweeping Climate Change Plan"
"Mexico Abandons Fishing-Free Zone For Endangered Porpoise"
"Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More CO2 Than It Absorbs"
LA Beaches Close After 17m Gallons Of Untreated Sewage Discharged Into Bay
Forest Conservation Case Tests B.C.’s Law To Protect Free Speech
"Report: Appalachian States Face Billions In Mining Cleanup"
"Senate Committee Advances Bipartisan Energy Infrastructure Bill"
"A Delta in Distress"
Heat Could Kill Nearly All Young Salmon In Sacramento River: Officials
"Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More CO2 Than It Absorbs"
Scientists discover the first known algae species with three distinct sexes
China wants to launch asteroid- deflecting rockets to save Earth from Armageddon
Population of Pa’s state insect, the firefly, declining
Invasive algae found in California threatens food sources for ocean animals
Former dam executives found guilty in the killing of Berta Caceres
Hawaii to give away invasive goats ravaging a historical site
Invasive lizard species banned from South Carolina
Protected areas cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater
Local scientists discover rare frog breeding in Santa Monicas
Secretary Haaland recommends restoring Bears Ears
China marks 25% of its territory for environmental protection
Ecosia financial reports from May are in: 1 million euros spent on 1,713,195 trees
New, rare Gray wolf pack spotted in Northern California
Mexico gives up on maintaining fishing-free zone to protect vaquita porpoise
Two Wild Red Wolves Found Dead in North Carolina, Reducing Population to 9 Known Wolves
Biden to Restore Protections for Tongass National Forest in Alaska
Two critically endangered plant species lost over a century found in Yunnan
New snake species found in northwest China's Qinling Mountains
Researchers discover two new species of the rare ant genus Myrmecina in Mizoram and two new jumping spiders
Biden Admin Proposes Sweeping Protections For Alaska’s Tongass Forest
"What The Budget Deal Means For Climate Policy"
Houston Asks EPA to Probe Rail Site Associated With Nearby Cancer Clusters
"Whistleblowers Say ‘Bad Seeds’ Undermine Pipeline Safety"
"New Data On 'Forever Chemicals' Prompts Calls For More Transparency"
Study Predicts Record Flooding In 2030s, Blames Moon Wobble
"'This Is Just Another Low-Paying Job' Say Overtaxed U.S. Firefighters"
Oregon Wildfire Displaces 2,000 Residents As Blazes Flare Across West
"Work Injuries Tied to Heat Are Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds"
"Fire Lookouts: The US Forest Service Lookouts Watching For Fires"

Conservation News ~ 9 July 2021

7/9/2021

New law urges Louisiana industry to report pollution, keeps records secret
Kerala researchers discover two new wasp species, name them after Attenborough
State buy-back of gill nets helps endangered species in Monterey Bay sanctuary
Striking New Species of Wasp Discovered in Ecuador
"Parts of US Brace For Tropical Storm Elsa's Impact"
"Whistleblowers Claim EPA Altered Risk Reviews For Toxics"
"Under Presssure, Company Cancels Tennessee Pipeline"
"Court Strikes Trump EPA Rule For Full-Year 15% Ethanol Sales"
"Canada Battles More Than 180 Wildfires With Hundreds Dead In Heat Wave"
EPA Pulls Rule Allowing Use Of Radioactive Material In Road Construction
Corporate Studies Asserting Herbicide Safety Show Many Flaws: New Study
"Activists Call For Ocean City Boycott Over Trash Burning"
"Horrifying Massive Oil Pipeline Blaze Sets Gulf Of Mexico On Fire"
"‘A Scourge Of The Earth’: Grasshopper Swarms Overwhelm US West"
A New Species of Thismia Calls Attention for Conservation of Fairy Lanterns
Naming of new ant species from Ecuador breaks with binary gender conventions
In the Brazilian Amazon, a road project drives the threat of deforestation
"Honduran Court Finds Construction Exec Guilty In Activist's Murder"
"Oregon Gov. Says Too Many Lives Lost During Record-Breaking Heat Wave"
New Day for Long-Suffering Neighbors after Huge Phila. Refinery Fire
Oil Firm's Plan To Abandon 1,700 Gulf Wells Risks 'Environmental Disaster'
"Maine’s Blueberry Crop Faces Climate Change Peril"
"New Study Says These Louisiana Swim Spots Are Laden With Bacteria"
‘Abnormally High’ Turtle Deaths After Acid-Laden Ship Sinks Off Sri Lanka
"Study Says Hunting, Poaching Reduce Wisconsin Wolf Numbers"
"Fox’s New Channel Changes the Climate for Weather TV"
"Inside The Pacheedaht Nation’s Stand On Fairy Creek Logging Blockades"
Up To Third Of Wisconsin's Wolves Killed After Removal From Endangered Species List
Meet the 'Zombie Frog,' a new species found in the Amazon
Wildfires turn up the heat on farmers growing Indonesia’s ‘hottest’ pepper
In DRC, community ownership of forests helps guard the Grauer’s gorilla
Playing the long game: ExxonMobil gambles on algae biofuel
Biden administration proposes removing Colorado River fish's endangered status
Canadian Governments Spent $23 Billion Supporting 3 Pipelines Since 2018
"Tribes Say Voting Access Hurt By Us Supreme Court Ruling"
Shrinking For Years, Utah’s Great Salt Lake Now Faces A Drought
"‘Megadrought’ Along Border Strains US-Mexico Water Relations"
"White House Announces New Rules For Labeling Meat 'Product of USA'"
Sporadic Environmental Voters Could Turn Red States Blue
Corpus Christi Black Neighbors Feel Like They Are in a ‘Sacrifice Zone’
"Black And Latinx Hairdressers Exposed To High Levels Of Phthalates"
"Fox’s New Channel Changes the Climate for Weather TV"
"How Bad Are U.S. Wildfires? Even Hawaii Is Battling a Surge."
Critically endangered sturgeons threatened by proposed dams in Caucasus
Federal Agency Proposes Downlisting Hawaiian Stilt From Endangered to Threatened
For Norway salmon farms giving up deforestation-linked soy, Cargill proves a roadblock
Billions in fishing subsidies finance social, ecological harm, report finds
Tiger habitat threatened by Malaysian royals’ mining plans
Activists take Indonesia’s mining law to court, but don’t expect much
Former dam executive found guilty in the killing of Berta Cáceres
Climate Change Drove Western Heat Wave’s Extreme Records: Analysis
"Tribe Becomes Key Water Player With Drought Aid To Arizona"
Billions In Fishing Subsidies Finance Social, Ecological Harm: Report
"Human Activity Influencing Global Rainfall, Study Finds"
"No, A Tanker Full Of Fossil Fuels Isn’t “Carbon Neutral.”"
Haaland Creates Task Force On Interior Law Enforcement After Incidents
"EV Deal Shows 'Lithium Valley' Could Be For Real"
Madagascar Headed Toward Climate Change-Linked Famine It Did Not Create
Chicago’s Climate Future: Battle Between A Great City And A Great Lake
"A Young Naturalist Inspires With Joy, Not Doom"
Downlisting proposed for endangered razorback sucker
UNM researchers discover new species of moth
New plant species discovered from Antarctica named after India
"Tropical Storm Elsa Brings Flooding Threat to New York Area"
"Maine Bans Offshore Wind From State Waters"
"Volkswagen and BMW Fined $1 Billion For Running Emissions Cartel"
"Multiple Large Fires In Western Idaho And Southeast Washington"
"Oyster Rebound Prompts Maryland To Ease Some Harvest Limits"
"Mexico Water Supply Buckles On Worsening Drought, Putting Crops At Risk"
"Once a Rich Desert River, the Gila Struggles to Keep Flowing"
As Arctic Melt Sets Early July Record, Hard Times Ahead For Ice: Studies
Colorado Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags And Polystyrene, Creates Bag Fees
"Climate Change Is Making It Harder for Campers to Beat the Heat"
China Says Giant Pandas Are No Longer an Endangered Species
Colombia deforestation increased 8% last year, environment minister says
Scientists uncover a new diatom species in the Apostle Islands
‘Technical problems’ holding up enforcement of rulings in Indonesian fire and haze cases, official says
As Arctic melt sets early July record, hard times lie ahead for ice: Studies
Seafloor microbes hoover up methane, keeping global warming in check
The Brooklyn Bridge needs a makeover. Is rainforest lumber still in style?
Overcoming community-conservation conflict: Q&A with Dominique Bikaba
The climate crisis will create two classes: those who can flee, and those who cannot
America used fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than it has in three decades
Since the early 2000s, the Moore Foundation has invested more than half a billion dollars into the Amazon
As protestors face felonies, Minneapolis City Council joins opposition to Line 3
More than a billion seashore animals may have been cooked to death in BC heat wave
Almost extinct Saiga antelopes re-emerge in Kazakhstan following conservation efforts
A conservation area receives highest level of legal protection in Ecuador
Beavers set to be release in London as part of urban rewilding
Argentina becomes the first country in the world to ban salmon farming in its waters
Guadalupe fur seals continue to recover as new colony discovered

Conservation News ~ 2 July 2021

7/2/2021

Great news from Nepal! Two enigmatic snow leopards have been successfully collared in Shey Phoksundo National Park
Thousandth dormouse brought back to the wild
"Portland, Oregon, Sets High-Temperature Record And Seattle Comes Close"
"Infrastructure Deal Is Back on Track After Biden’s Assurances"
"Miami Tower Collapse Stokes New Fears Of Rising Seas"
"Senate OKs Bill To Certify Farm Practices Limiting Emissions"
"Congress Votes To Reinstate Methane Rules Loosened By Trump"
"EPA Watchdog Says Trump Appointees Kept Fired Employees On Payroll"
Dispossessed, Again: Climate Change Hits Native Americans Especially Hard
Report Reveals Extent Of Climate Threat To Yellowstone National Park
"Climate Change Threatens Age-Old Indigenous Food Systems, Says UN"
Flesh-Eating Parasites May Be Expanding Their Range As Climate Heats Up
Endangered Species of World's Smallest Hog Released into the Wild in Northeast India
New Spider Species Named After Tukaram Omble, Hero Cop Killed In 26/11 Mumbai Attacks
New species of aquatic mice discovered, cousins of one of the world's rarest mammals
Sri Lanka zoo lion contracts COVID-19 as reports of animal infections rise
Brazil continues to lose an entire generation of Indigenous leaders to COVID-19
A startup deploys black soldier flies in the Philippines’ war on waste
In Colombia, end of war meant start of runaway deforestation, study finds
Development of third Sumatran rhino sanctuary advances to save species
Forest loss in mountains of Southeast Asia accelerates at ‘shocking’ pace
Humans are biggest factor defining elephant ranges across Africa, study finds
Philippine forest turtles stand a ‘good chance’ after first wild release
Sri Lanka banks on the ocean to chart a green path toward a blue economy
Reckoning with elitism and racism in conservation: Q&A with Colleen Begg
AOC, Bowman Join Protesters at White House Demanding Climate Action
"Pacific Northwest Bakes Under Once-In-A-Millennium Heat Dome"
"CEQ Postpones Agency Deadline For Trump NEPA Rules"
House Appropriations Panel Asks $15.6 Billion Increase In Interior Funds
A Black Family Farm Is Fighting Racism In Agriculture And Climate Change
"It’s Some of America’s Richest Farmland. But What Is It Without Water?"
"Wildfires Threaten Urban Water Supplies, Long After the Flames Are Out"
Communities Dependent on Fossil Fuel Economy Look for Just Transition
"Bangladesh Scraps Plans To Build 10 Coal-Fired Power Plants"
"Damaging ‘Fly-Shooting’ Fishing In Channel Sparks Concerns"
Climate, biodiversity & farmers benefit from rubber agroforestry: report
In Boa Vista, Indigenous Brazilians retake their identity through education
Without room to expand, mountain gorillas’ population growth could backfire
Beef industry causes deforestation in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park
NGOs call for alternative routes for Bornean road to avoid wildlife habitat
How many times a day does a waterbuck need to drink? Candid Animal Cam
Police Report Spike In Sudden Deaths As B.C. Heat Wave Continues
"The Chamber of Commerce's Sordid History of Climate Denial"
"DFO Shuts Most B.C. Fisheries In Desperate Effort To Save Salmon"
After Trump Named Perdue Ag Secretary, ADM Sold Him Land For a Song
Judge Tosses Scrapyard's Lawsuit Seeking Chicago Permit
"Supreme Court Backs Pipes on Land-Use Suits in PennEast Win"
"Environmentalists Allege Pollution From West Virginia Mine"
WH Says Bipartisan Deal Will Get Rid Of All Of The Country's Lead Pipes
"First African American Named To Lead US Forest Service"
Coal-Mining 'Monster' Is Threatening To Swallow A Small Town In Germany
Monks and wildlife come under pressure from Malaysian cement company
Cambodia’s first giant muntjac sighting highlights key mountain habitat
Study warns of impacts of unregulated trade in Indonesian porcupines
New species of snail in Western Ghats belongs to entirely new genus: Researchers
Botanists name astonishing new species of ‘fairy lantern’ plants from Malaysian rainforests
Mining exposes Indigenous women in Latin America to high mercury levels
Fire season intensifies in the Brazilian Amazon, feeding off deforestation
The conservation gains we’ve made are still fragile, says Aileen Lee of the Moore Foundation
Converting biowaste to biogas could power cleaner, sustainable Earth future
‘I am Indigenous, not pardo’: Push for self-declaration in Brazil’s census
Podcast: Connecting kids and ourselves to nature
In Rio de Janeiro, Indigenous people fight to undo centuries of erasure
DFO shuts most BC fisheries in desperate effort to save salmon
US cities are suffocating in the heat and now they’re suing fossil fuel companies
Iowa climate activist sentenced to eight years in federal prison for Dakota Access pipeline sabotage
Shar Mountain National Park in North Macedonia is now Europe’s largest transboundary protected areas
Bangladesh scraps plan to build 10 coal-fired power plants
Exxon lobbyist caught on video talks about undermining Biden’s climate push
Canadian Liberals say by 2035 all new cars, light-duty trucks sold in Canada will be electric
California oil is among the most climate-damaging on earth
Mouse extinct for 150 years found living on island
Wildebeest, bustards and bongos – Kenya begins first national census of wildlife
Supreme Court won’t sidetrack plans for natural gas pipeline
State of California approves an $8-million grant to purchase Newport Banning Ranch
CDFW and CALFIRE delivered much needed water to bighorn sheep in the Mojave
Harvard’s new solid-state Lithium battery can be recharged 10,000 times
US Supreme Court dismisses last legal appeal for Washington state coal export proposal
Congress tells Biden to declare extinction crisis a national emergency
Recovering Blue Butterfly proposed for downlisting in Oregon
New Zealand to ban most single-use plastics by 2025
Massachusetts House introduces bill to compel Harvard to divest of fossil fuels
A lake in Antarctica has suddenly disappeared
Newly discovered species of lizard in Ecuador named in honor of Waorani leader Nemonte Nenquimo
Development of third Sumatran rhino sanctuary advances to save species
Naples man invents product to repel toxic cane toad
California deserts lost nearly 40% of plants to hotter drier weather
California just committed itself to an unprecedented amount of clean energy
Gabon is first African country paid to protect its rainforest
Biden to reinstate road ban for Tongass
Maine becomes the first US state to divest from fossil fuels
"Hundreds Believed Dead In Heat Wave Despite Efforts To Help"
House, Setting Marker for Talks, Passes $715 Billion Infrastructure Bill
High Levels Of Cancer-Causing Formaldehyde Found In Parts Of Houston
Biden Aims to Increase Electric Car Sales By Using Pollution Rules
"Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’ Shows Earlier-Than-Expected Melt"
"Exxon Tapes Add Fuel For Congressional Investigators"
Underpaid Firefighters, Stretched Budgets: US Unprepared For Climate Fires
"Drier Springs Bring Hotter Summers in the Withering Southwest"
As Time Runs Out To Cut Carbon From Buildings, Industry Tightens Its Grip
"Utah Fireworks Law Sparks Confusion Amid Drought, Wildfire Risks"
China has eliminated malaria
Marine ecosystems rebound from extinctions quicker than we thought
The unprecedented national model, the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act, became law on 1 July
Lawsuit Filed to Overturn Denial of Endangered Species Protection to Eastern Hellbenders
Animal-loving Utah 9-year-old raises $750 to help endangered species
New conservation area in BC saves habitat for 14 at-risk species
Local Lockdowns Brought Fast Global Ozone Reductions, NASA Finds
NASA Map Gives Most Accurate Space-Based View of LA's Carbon Dioxide

Conservation News ~ 18 June 2021

6/18/2021

One of world's most endangered whales species has shrunken in size in recent years
Barks in the night lead to the discovery of new species of 3 tree hyraxes
15-metre tree discovered in Andaman &Nicobar Islands
1,000-foot multi-rotor floating Windcatchers to power 80,000 homes each
New ecolabel will certify ‘Whale-Safe’ shipping companies and cruise lines
Can the Japanese seafood industry reconcile their finances with nature?
Forest advocates press EU leader to rethink views on biomass and energy
Climate change isn’t fueling algal blooms the way we think, study shows
Marbled cat: Candid Animal Cam meets the mini clouded leopard
Illegal logging in Philippines’ Palawan stokes fears of a mining resurgence
Meet the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
Calls for independent probe after anti-mine Indonesian official dies
"Schumer To Trigger Reconciliation Process On Wednesday"
Judge Says Biden Can't Pause New Leases for Drilling on Public Lands
As Climate Emergency Grows, Farmworkers Lack Protection from Deadly Heat
"Study: Half of US Cosmetics Contain Toxic Chemicals"
Cancer Alley Campaigner Wins Goldman Prize For Environmental Defenders
China Promised To Go Carbon-Neutral By 2060, But Coal Is Still King
G7 Brightens Outlook For New Nature Pact But Pandemic Threatens Deadline
"Arab States Call On U.N. Security Council To Meet Over Ethiopian Dam"
New Ecolabel Will Certify ‘Whale-Safe’ Shipping Firms And Cruise Lines
"Freeing Oysters from a Parasite’s Hold"
New beetle species discovered and named after iconic sci-fi heroines
New tardigrade species named after Kerala
Kenya's 'Legendary' Scarface Lion Found Dead in Important Conservation Area
Scientists name frog found in Ecuadorian Andes after Led Zeppelin
50+ groups across US Northwest unveil Green New Deal vision for region’s vital forests
A mission to rescue 469 doomed trout at the Arroyo Seco fans Pasadena water war
US Fish and Wildlife Service ordered to reconsider walrus listing
Biden’s ban on new oil and gas lease is blocked by a federal judge
Marin nabs $1.1M to clear fire fuels in elevated terrain
Great Apes could lose 94% of African Home due to climate crisis and other human action
Greenpeace International takes Norwegian state to the European Court of Human Rights over climate inaction
A new population of endangered Eastern Spadefoot toad is discovered
Arizona plant threatened by Rosemont Copper Mine receives endangered species protection
European Parliament votes in favor of caged farming ban by 2027
Two rare Javan rhino calves spotted in Indonesia
Number of scientists worldwide reaches 8.8M as global research spending grows
Sighting of super rare Chacoan fairy armadillo in Bolivia ‘a dream come true’
New population of blue whales discovered with help of bomb detectors
Sea Eagles spotted at Loch Lomond for first time in over a century
Ancient Gardens persist in British Colombia’s forests
Winners of the 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize announced
New beetle-dwelling roundworm species discovered in Japan
"Historic Heat Wave Expands Across California, Wildfire Risk Builds"
Gulf Coast Braces For Flooding, Winds As Tropical Storm Approaches
"Senate Confirms Biden Pick For No. 2 Role At Interior"
"NOAA Gets First Senate-Confirmed Administrator Since 2017"
Plan To Raze 4 Dams On California-Oregon Line Clears Hurdle
"EPA Chief Reinstates Science Advisory Board He Dismantled"
UN Climate Chief Urges Unity As Covid, Finance Cloud COP26 Outlook
Companies Bet Carbon Labels Can Help Climate. Will Consumers Catch On?
Infrastructure: Schumer Vows To Pass Only 'A Strong, Bold Climate Bill'
"Spirituality Underpins Migrant Activism in US Borderlands"