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I generally focus on conservation issues effecting biodiversity, land use/abuse, research, and job opportunities that I have come across. Most of the opportunities come from the Opps page and you can click on the button below to take you there.
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Conservation News ~ 7 February 2025

2/7/2025

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  • Giant Texas Flower Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protections
  • “The numbers don't lie”: Koalas on track for extinction unless habitat is protected
  • New species of giant sea bug named for Darth Vader
  • 'Large' fanged creature found lurking in dark swamp in Vietnam. It's a new species
  • WWF blasts Sweden, Finland over logging practices
  • New species of 'secretive' snake discovered in Vietnam
  • 'James Bond' lizard among 35 new species described from Caribbean islands
  • Florida manatee denied same 'endangered' status as Antillean
  • Feds reverse and propose endangered status for the hellbender
  • New giant species of the world's most dangerous spider identified
  • Reforestation stands out among plant-based climate-mitigation strategies as most beneficial for wildlife biodiversity
  • Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded
  • Desalination Breakthrough: Engineers Solve “Dead Zone” Problem
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Critical Habitat for Endangered Rusty Patch Bumblebee
  • Bighorn Sheep Reintroduced to Northwestern Nevada by BLM and Wildlife Officials
  • Spiky venomous scorpionfish — caught off Japan coast — discovered as new species
  • New toothed eel species discovered in Taiwan
  • New species of ambushing pit viper discovered in Thailand
  • The Mitigation Hierarchy in action: IUCN support for decision-making on rural water supply infrastructure in and around the Vjosa Wild River National Park, Albania
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission members recognized among the Crain's Chicago Business 2024 Notable Latino Leaders!
  • Uzbekistan embarks on a journey to protect its landscapes and secure food systems
  • IUCN and Holcim release report on Catalysing Biodiversity on Buildings
  • Multimillion-dollar GBFF project to target conservation of Madagascar’s threatened species
  • Cambodia’s Environmental Protection Strategic Plan 2024-2028: A Step Toward Sustainability
  • Scientists discover rare new animal in remote Cambodian mountains: 'It's incredibly exciting'
  • Environmental groups criticize Newsom's executive order to capture and store rain water
  • Mammal thought to be extinct discovered in South Downs National Park
  • US to turn wastewater into freshwater with nuclear power
  • Researchers develop drone with teeth to help solve global issue plaguing our oceans — here's how it works
  • Just Stop Oil activist accused of defacing Stonehenge asks judge not to hold trial
  • Scientists create 'molecular trap' to remove pollutants from water
  • Experts celebrate revival of rare species 50 years after it went extinct: 'Very exciting'
  • Cargo ship captures CO2 from its own exhausts and stores it on-deck
  • Drop in Amazon deforestation confirmed, but degradation soars 497% in 2024
  • Revolutionizing Carbon Capture: Scientists Unveil New CO2 Reaction Pathways
  • How insurance innovation could unlock billions for nature-based climate solutions
  • Comatose and Washed Up, 1000 Endangered Sea Turtles Are Rescued in Florida
  • 3 endangered tiger cubs caught on camera in Thai national park for first time      
  • Field Museum scientists rename king cobras after four new species discovered
  • Venom-spraying scorpion the first of its kind in South America
  • China begins to build major germplasm bank for forestry, grassland conservation
  • New species of 'large'-eyed frog discovered in China
  • Nearly 20,000 live animals seized, 365 suspects arrested in largest-ever wildlife and forestry
  • Legislation reintroduced to remove gray wolf from endangered species list
  • Lawsuit Demands Records Supporting Finding That Spraying Insecticides Across Millions of
  • Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests
  • Michigan scientists help discover two new species of North American truffles
  • Hidden trail cameras capture footage of South America's largest mammal once believed extinct
  • Endangered rescued male frogs 'give birth' to 33 froglets at London Zoo
  • Residents sound the alarm as drought threatens water supply for third year in a row: 'There's a feeling of almost helplessness'
  • Lost Amazon Civilization Built a Revolutionary Farming System – and Archaeologists Have Just Uncovered It
  • Cornell Researchers Create First-of-Its-Kind Durable and Recyclable Plastic
  • Refrigeration Hasn’t Changed in 70 Years – This Breakthrough Is Changing Everything
  • Kangaroo embryo produced through IVF for the first time
  • Trump administration cuts environmental justice programs at EPA, DOJ
  • Scuba diver spots 'spaghetti'-like creature — and discovers new species in Bora-Bora
  • Sleeping lizard with 'dagger-like spines' found in Vietnam
  • New species found where methane gas seeps from the ocean floor
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Conservation News ~ 22 November 2024

11/22/2024

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  • Population crash means African penguins are now critically endangered
  • Red-cockaded woodpecker recovering under Endangered Species Act
  • New Yorkers urged to conserve water after driest October in 150 years
  • US approves game-changing technology that turns used nuclear waste into fuel: 'A critical step'
  • COP16 biodiversity summit, Cali, Colombia: A groundbreaking new plan to make companies pay for DSI
  • PepsiCo beats NY AG's 'predatory' lawsuit accusing it of polluting environment
  • New Flea Toad Discovered in Brazil is Second Smallest Vertebrate Ever Found
  • Baby ape born at Tampa zoo is endangered species and 'sign of hope'
  • Stunned hikers see butterfly 'happily' land on snowy peak — and discover new species
  • Researchers hope to rescue California coast by zapping sand with electricity
  • Global Affairs Canada announces $7 Million CAD funding for the PODONG Indigenous Peoples Initiative at COP16
  • Baby black-footed ferrets first to be born to a cloned mom
  • New glowing species discovered in deep sea
  • New species of gecko discovered at waterfall in Thailand
  • Wildfires burn record 97% of key biodiversity area in Brazil's Cerrado
  • IUCN Director General's statement on COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity
  • World must act faster to protect 30% of the planet: protected and conserved areas need to double on land and triple at sea by 2030
  • IUCN welcomes Canton de Vaud as a new Subnational government Member
  • Global Affairs Canada announces $7 Million CAD funding for the PODONG Indigenous Peoples Initiative at COP16
  • Alipay Ant Forest and IUCN Red List join forces to increase public awareness on biodiversity and conservation
  • IUCN WCPA International Ranger Awards: Nomination now open
  • IUCN and Huawei Expand Spain Tech4Nature Projects and Celebrate Renewal of Sierra Nevada Green List Status at CIMAS II
  • New species of glowing sea slug discovered off California
  • Chattanooga Zoo Celebrates Birth of Critically Endangered Primates
  • Endangered pygmy hippo born in Scottish zoo
  • New species of blind fish discovered in China cave
  • New species of “large” caecilian discovered in Ecuador
  • One-day visit by gophers altered Mount St. Helens landscape after 1980 eruption
  • Frogs on brink of extinction make major comeback
  • Endangered Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frogs Are Making a Comeback
  • Zoo Atlanta celebrates birth of critically endangered gorilla
  • Scientists Discover Two New Cave-Dwelling Snail Species
  • California researchers discover mysterious, gelatinous new sea slug
  • 'Thick'-lipped creature found at bottom of canal in Uzbekistan. It's a new species
  • 'Crocodile'-like creature with orange fingertips found on farm. It's a new species
  • Giraffes need endangered species protection for the first time, U.S. officials say
  • New Poaceae species discovered on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
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Conservation News ~ 7 June 2024

6/7/2024

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  • 'Large' creature found lurking in 'underground cavern' in Serbia. It's a new species
  • 'Dragon ball' creature — with countless legs — discovered in Thailand. See new species
  • New moth species discovered near Logan Lake given Indigenous scientific name
  • New species of 'blunt'-snouted fish discovered in Turkey
  • New species of 'large' jellyfish discovered off Florida
  • First New Lily Species Identified in Sukashiyuri Group in 110 Years
  • New species of snake discovered in mountain cave in Thailand
  • New species of sea slug discovered at park in Australia
  • New species of dwarf gecko discovered in India
  • New species of catfish with 'collar' discovered in Colombia
  • Grizzly bears are set to be reintroduced to Washington state, after years of debate
  • Conservation slowing biodiversity loss, scientists say
  • IUCN awards four new initiatives to address the linkages between gender-based violence and the environment
  • Bhutan and the Tiger Conservation Coalition Commit to Catalysing US$1 billion for tigers
  • U.S. House Votes to Remove Wolves From Endangered List in 48 States
  • New Vincetoxicum species found in Yunnan
  • Dozens of snakes released in Florida in effort to boost their population
  • New flowering plant species discovered in SW China
  • New insect species identified by uniquely shaped male reproductive organs
  • UNESCO report reveals 70% of environmental journalists have been attacked for their work
  • Colorful catfish discovered as new species in Brazil river
  • New gecko species with 'golden' tail discovered in Thailand
  • African penguin: South African conservationists take legal action to save endangered species
  • Four new-to-science species of snail described
  • New Opportunity for Italy’s Protected Areas to Join IUCN's Green List
  • “Together we are stronger”: the world moves toward a future plastics treaty, a fundamental shift for our plastic-filled world
  • Better production practices key to minimising impact of vegetable oils – IUCN report
  • Now in Full Swing: IUCN Youth Advisory Committee
  • IUCN WCEL Advances Proposal to Incorporate Environmental Destruction as a Crime Against Humanity in Forthcoming Negotiations on a Dedicated Convention
  • Critically endangered wolf pups born at Point Defiance Zoo
  • Endangered vulture chick born at Longleat Safari Park 'thriving'
  • Endangered China rose species spotted in SW China
  • Rare, critically endangered baby addax antelope born at Disney's Animal Kingdom
  • Rare Kemp's ridley sea turtle nest spotted on St. Augustine Beach
  • Rare, critically endangered baby addax antelope born at Disney's Animal Kingdom
  • Rare Kemp's ridley sea turtle nest spotted on St. Augustine Beach
  • Critically endangered wolf pups born at Point Defiance Zoo
  • Endangered vulture chick born at Longleat Safari Park 'thriving'
  • Researchers Discover Second Endangered Pupfish Species in New Mexico
  • Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
  • Zoo releases hundreds of endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly caterpillars on the coast
  • Northern California river receives endangered salmon for first time in 80 years
  • Crimes against nature: UN agency puts environmental legislation under scrutiny - UN News
  • Deep-sea mud-dwelling creature — with 5 arms — found in Pacific            
  • New species of bivalve discovered on mangroves in Brazil
  • 'A catastrophe': Greenpeace blocks planting of 'lifesaving' Golden Rice | GM | The Guardian
  • New snake species discovered in Trinidad and Tobago
  • New species of mollusc found near Pacific deep-sea vents
  • Alabama A&M researcher discovers new bat species in Alabama
  • Critically endangered whale spotted off California coast, NOAA confirms
  • Pregnant deep-sea amphipod — red, with yellow eyes — found in Pacific. See new species
  • Colorful, spiky frog found perched on plants in Ecuador.
  • IUCN Director General’s statement for International Day for Biodiversity 2024
  • More than half of all mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse by 2050, first global assessment finds
  • PANORAMA launches revamped web platform to amplify solutions for a Healthier Planet
  • Sylvia Earle and others win Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication
  • Amplify your Voice, Join an IUCN Commission : A testimonial brochure
  • Call for Changemakers: advancing innovative solutions for nature and climate
  • IUCN’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations presents Letters of Credentials to the Secretary General
  • IUCN launches GSAP SKILLS - the Global Species Action Plan Online Knowledge Platform
  • Apply Now : Midori Prize for Biodiversity
  • Apply now : Earthna Prize
  • Tradition and Conservation : IUCN Member shares ongoing projects for indigenous communities in Guatemala in the IUCN Member magazine
  • Seven Texas Freshwater Mussels Protected by Endangered Species Act
  • New species of 'skittish' gecko discovered in Thailand caves
  • Utah's Hogle Zoo welcomes a Western lowland gorilla infant, a critically endangered species
  • New species of 'dragon'-like fish discovered off New Zealand
  • New species of 'large' fish discovered off Ecuador and Peru
  • New species of Arabian desert snake discovered near ancient city
  • $2 Million Offered for Wildlife Crossings to Protect Endangered Red Wolves                                                                 
  • A tiny desert fish hits a 25 year population high in one of Earth's harshest environments
  • New species of 'secretive' snake discovered in Saudi Arabia
  • New species of butterfly found in Ecuador Andes Mountains
  • Shear genius: Researchers find way to scale up wonder material, which could do wonders for the Earth
  • China to establish carbon footprint management system by 2027
  • Forestry has finally been recognized as a climate polluter: now what?
  • New Jersey proposes bald eagle's removal from endangered species list following big rebound
  • Dazzling New Species Of Blue Ant Found In Remote Indian Forest
  • SNC adopts new 5-year Strategic Plan, supports 4 forest-resilience projects
  • New species of butterfly discovered in Australia
  • Scientists Discover and Photograph New Deep-Sea Species Called 'Barbie Pigs'
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Conservation News ~ 27 October 2023

10/27/2023

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  • $300 Million Conservation Financing Mechanism for New Protected Areas Established in BC!
  • "Hurricane Otis Makes Rare Category 5 Landfall Near Acapulco, Mexico"
  • Fossil Firms Spent Millions On Lawmakers Who Sponsored Anti-Protest Bills
  • "Inside Poland Spring’s Hidden Attack on Water Rules It Didn’t Like"
  • "World Far Off Track On Pledges To End Deforestation By 2030 - Report"
  • Pa. Gas Firms Used 160 Million Lbs. of Secret Chemicals From 2012 to 2022
  • "What to Know About Dengue Fever as Cases Spread to New Places"
  • "Earth’s Climate Shatters Heat Records. These 5 Charts Show How."
  • After Superstorm Sandy, 2 Big Flood Control Projects Get Underway in NJ
  • Tiny Deer And Rising Seas: Climate Change Tests Endangered Species Act
  • Japan’s Iriomote and Tsushima Cats: Ambassadors For Island Conservation
  • 8-eyed creature lurks in underwater nest to ambush prey on land. It's a new species
  • How This Photographer Is Using Sony Cameras To Solve A Scientific Ethical Conundrum
  • New species of horned toads discovered in China
  • US Fish & Wildlife proposes huge new conservation area in Southwest Florida
  • The Department of the Interior announces two new wildlife refuges
  • Footage from underwater research expedition reveals rare sighting of 'dumbo' octopus
  • First Successful Captive Birth Of Endangered Sawfish Species At SeaWorld
  • "Gaza’s Limited Water Supply Raises Concerns For Human Health"
  • FDA Proposes Ban On Hair Relaxers With Formaldehyde Due To Cancer Concerns
  • "Climate 'Loss And Damage' Talks End In Failure"
  • "EPA Tightens Reporting Requirements For PFAS Releases, Closing Loophole
  • Navigator Cancels Proposed Midwestern CO2 Pipeline, Citing Regulatory Process
  • "Forecast Predict An El Nino Winter. What Does That Mean?"
  • "Alaska Native Leaders Call For Legal Overhaul To Protect Subsistence
  • Louisianans Near Gulf Struggle As Drinking Water Crisis Persists
  • "How Plants Communicate With Each Other When In Danger"
  • ‘I Got To Know The Wolf’: Spain’s Shepherds Learn To Live With Old Enemy
  • "EPA Proposes Ban On Carcinogenic Cleaning Chemical TCE"
  • "How the Israel-Hamas War Imperils Action Against Global Warming"
  • Drought And Rising Temperatures Drove Millions Of Somalis From Homes
  • "Meltdown of West Antarctic Ice Sheet Unavoidable, Study Says"
  • FWS Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed
  • Chevron Buys Hess For $53 Billion, 2nd Oil Megadeal As Energy Prices Soar
  • "Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World"
  • Democrats Ask For Review Of Environmental Threat From ‘Zombie’ Coal Mines
  • Seasonal Fog, Swamp Fires Combine To Create Deadly Louisiana Pileup
  • "The Slow Death Of A Desert Giant"
  • Expect to see solar panels along San Diego highways per one of the energy bills Newsom has signed into law
  • Climate change groups urge CA to prioritize nature-based solutions
  • California Utilities Launch New Microgrid Incentives for Disadvantaged Communities
  • California to get up to $1.2 billion in federal funds to expand hydrogen energy projects
  • California poised for big climate moves after Gov. Newsom backs new laws
  • 'A massive enterprise’: California’s offshore wind farms are on a fast track
  • California lawmakers urge SEC to follow their lead in climate disclosure requirements
  • The cottage industry around corporate emissions disclosure
  • California’s biggest solar+storage facility powers up at retired gas-fired plant
  • Gavin Newsom signed some climate laws — and vetoed others
  • Boiling Point: California’s fossil fuel crackdown continues — with some exceptions
  • Enviros join UAW picket lines in pursuit of climate goals
  • SUVs emit more climate damaging gas than older cars do, study finds
  • IEA Report Makes Clear the Urgent Need to 'Rapidly Replace and Phase Out All Fossil Fuels'
  • Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history, scientists warn
  • What you need to know about the loophole hiding the extent of US wildfire pollution
  • How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations
  • California Lets Companies Keep 'Dangerous' Oil Wells Unplugged Forever
  • Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed
  • New species of millipede discovered in caves of Brazil
  • Crusty creatures with 'rather complex' genitalia found in caves. It's a new species
  • World on brink of environmental tipping points, UN says - Reuters
  • "New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns"
  • Hurricane Otis Unleashes Massive Flooding In Acapulco, Triggers Landslides
  • "Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit"
  • Earth’s Vital Signs Worse Than At Any Time In Human History, Scientists Warn
  • "Companies Capture A Lot Of CO2. Most Of It Is Going Into New Oil."
  • "Scientists Discover Why Dozens Of Endangered Elephants Dropped Dead"
  • "‘Prudence Demands We Act’: Bank Regulators Unveil Climate Rules"
  • "Living With Rural Water Scarcity In Southwest Colorado"
  • Analysis: "Igniting a Journalism Renaissance"
  • "Can We Save the Redwoods by Helping Them Move?"
  • Discovery of three novel minorisa species, the smallest predatory marine picoplankton
  • Microalgae research advances toward goal of net zero carbon emissions
  • Port of Long Beach aims to restore ocean habitat when it builds a massive wind turbine facility
  • Land use change can produce more food and store more carbon, study finds
  • At Least 27 Killed By 'Disastrous' Hurricane Otis, Damage Seen In Billions
  • "Johnson Maps Out Ambitious Agenda"
  • Landfills In Washington And Oregon Leaked ‘Explosive’ Levels Of Methane
  • "UK Regulator Trying To Block Release Of Shell North Sea Documents"
  • Some Companies Want To Use Less Water. Few Are Close To Their Targets
  • "Environmental Groups Reject Deep-Sea Mining As Key UN Meeting Looms"
  • "The Rio Grande Isn't Just A Border —- It's A River In Crisis"
  • "In Graphic Detail: Cigarette Butt Research Is Lighting Up"
  • Growing Montana Bear Population Spotlights Need for Wildlife Corridors
  • Hot Summer Blamed For Hungry Javelinas Ripping Through Arizona Golf Course
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Conservation News ~ 20 October 2023

10/20/2023

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  • New species of chameleon fish discovered in river in India
  • Dominica's mountain chicken frog disappears in 'fastest extinction ever recorded'
  • Giant Open-Pit Mine Near Two National Parks Dealt A Blow By Biden DOI
  • "Canada's Top Court Backs Alberta Challenge To Trudeau Environment Law"
  • "How Megafires Are Remaking the World"
  • "In A Warming World, Hunger Stalks Guatemala's Mayan Highlands"
  • Prosecutors: Stolen Activist Emails Were Later Cited In Court By Exxon
  • Refrigerants Are A Nightmare For The Climate. Alternatives Must Spread Fast
  • "To Save Monarch Butterflies, They Had to Silence the Lawn Mowers"
  • "No Shade, No Water, And Record Heat: More Migrants Die In U.S. Desert"
  • Biden Touts Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?
  • "Why You Should Be Lazy And Leave Your Leaves In The Yard"
  • 21 Species Delisted from the Endangered Species Act due to Extinction | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
  • Huawei and IUCN to Expand Global Impact of Nature Conservation in Tech4Nature Phase 2
  • Business leaders in Asia commit to Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights at inaugural conference organised by IUCN, UNDP and UNEP
  • Promoting Nature-based Solutions for springshed management in Bhutan’s mountain ecosystems
  • IUCN WCEL joined the "Expert Consultation on Rights of Nature" in Nairobi
  • "Federal Government Declares 21 Species Extinct"
  • Watchdog Finds La. Honeywell Chemical Plant Isn’t Reporting Emissions of CFCs
  • Factory Fishing In Antarctica For Krill Threatens A Fragile Ecosystem
  • "In Brazil’s Amazon, Rivers Fall To Record Low Levels During Drought"
  • Texas Quietly Sets Weak Cancer Risk Standard For Industrial Air Pollution
  • Enviros Warn Of Intent To Sue Over Snail Species Near Nev. Lithium Mine
  • Lake Erie Is Full Of Algae Again Amid SW Ontario’s Exploding Greenhouse Sector
  • Georgia Slave Descendants Sue Over Zoning Threatenening Island Homes
  • New York's Gas Stove Ban an 'Existential Threat,' Trade Group Lawsuit Says
  • "Home Energy Devices Hold Untapped Potential for Strained Grids"
  • "How Gas Utilities Used Tobacco Tactics To Avoid Gas Stove Regulations"
  • "FWS Helps Create Bank Of Endangered Species DNA"
  • "Climate Advocacy Group Plans to Spend $80 Million on Ads to Aid Biden"
  • PHMSA Regulating 400,000 Miles of Gas Gathering Lines; Industry Unhappy
  • "DOJ Touts Broad Range of Environmental Justice Courtroom Wins"
  • "Alaska Cancels Snow Crab Harvest Again Due To Population Concerns"
  • Little-Known Pollution Rule Keeps The Air Dirty For Millions Of Americans
  • Foul-Smelling Biofuels Plant In Southwest Dallas Is Shutting Down
  • "Saving Yellowstone for the Grizzlies"
  • "Battling Desertification: Bringing Soil Back To Life In Semiarid Spain"
  • Wart-covered creature — with a 'peeping' call — discovered in Indonesia is new species of frog
  • Feds OK Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion In Pacific Northwest Over Protests
  • "Norma And Tammy Gain Strength En Route To Mexico, Leeward Islands"
  • Ships Speeding Through US 'Go Slow' Zones Meant To Protect Endangered Whale
  • "In Florida, Gen Z Activists Step Into the Fight Against Sugarcane Burning"
  • ‘It’s Never Too Late’: Canada Sued Over Near-Extinction Of Spotted Owls
  • "USDA Working With Ranchers Toward Indigenous Food Sovereignty"
  • New York's Gas Stove Ban an 'Existential Threat,' Trade Group Lawsuit Says
  • UN Nations Agreed To Support Climate Reparations, Now Deadlocked On Details
  • GOP AGs, Industry Ask For Emergency Supreme Court Stay Of Biden Smog Rule
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Conservation News ~ 25 August 2023

8/25/2023

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  • International Standardization Organisation – mainstreaming biodiversity standards
  • Chapultepec Park in Mexico City to host 2024 IUCN Regional Conservation Forum for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
  • The Tiger Programme has opened its new Call for Concept Notes
  • New global guidance on Ranger Competences and on Work and Employment Standards for Rangers
  • IUCN announces Second Call for Concept Notes for SADC TFCA Financing Facility
  • Check out the new IUCN Member magazine
  • Application For SSC EDGE Internal Grants opens soon!
  • IUCN SULi launches new database on the use of wild species
  • Global EbA Fund announces its 6th call
  • Call for nominations, information, and proposals regarding the development of an IUCN policy on synthetic biology in relation to nature conservation
  • Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund – New Calls for Proposals now open!
  • New species of 'docile' snake discovered in India:
  • Six-legged creature found in Chinese cave is new species
  • Kenya faces $1 billion shortfall for forestry plans over next five years, says Environment ministry
  • New species of small gecko discovered in Uzbekistan canyons
  • Costa Rica's Cloud Cover Forest Evaporating from Lack of Rain"After Maui Wildfires Kill 96, Search For The Missing Continues"
  • "Raid of Small Kansas Newspaper Raises Free Press Concerns"
  • "Louisiana Created Alleged Conflict Of Interest In ‘Cancer Alley’ Case"
  • "Mi’kmaw Nation, Lobster Harvesters Suing Feds For Treaty Violations"
  • "EPA Launches Civil Rights Probe Over Calif. Water Fight"
  • "We're In For An 'Above Average' Atlantic Hurricane Season, NOAA Predicts"
  • "Playing Matchmaker for Corals"
  • "South Korean Activists Protest Against Fukushima Water Discharge"
  • ‘Circular Economy’ Went From Environmentalist Dream To Marketing Buzzword
  • Bear Known As 'Hank The Tank' To Sanctuary After Breaking Into 21 Homes
  • Young Activists Win First-Of-Its-Kind Climate Change Trial In Montana
  • Mishmash Of How US Heat Deaths Are Counted Complicates Safety Efforts
  • "Uranium Hunters in US West Face Partial Ban, Pollution Fears"
  • "Mosquito Season Has Gotten A Month Longer In Some Places"
  • "The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think"
  • "DOE Rule Would Permit Power Lines Quickly"
  • "US Appeals Court Rejects Challenge To Mountain Valley Pipeline"
  • Survival of Wild Rice Threatened by Climate Change, Increased Rainfall
  • "Texas’ Brazos River, Captive and Contaminated"
  • Off Alaska Coast, Research Crew Peers Down To Map Deep And Remote Ocean
  • "Canada's Northwest Territories Declares Emergency Due To Wildfires"
  • 90% Of England’s Most Precious Rivers Polluteded By Raw Sewage And Farming
  • "Despite Climate Goals, California Will Let Three Gas Plants Keep Running"
  • "Interior Announces Potential Offshore Wind Areas For Oregon"
  • Texans Must Fight "State-Regulated" Oilfield Waste Dumps By Themselves
  • "Reviving the Redwoods"
  • Minnesota Tribal School Fights To Eliminate PFAS in Drinking Water
  • "Alarm At Exodus Of Climate Voices On Twitter After Musk Takeover"
  • "What's to Be Done About the Wild Horse Herds of the American West?"
  • Researchers Identify A New Pack Of Endangered Gray Wolves In California
  • New Study Finds More Hurricane Deaths In US, Especially Among Vulnerable
  • "Great Lakes Gets Its First Wind Farm – But Some Fear Environmental Fallout"
  • "US Launches Program To Provide Electricity To More Native American Homes"
  • "NYC Buildings Complying With Emissions Law Faster Than Expected"
  • Pa. Kids Near Fracking Wells Face Higher Risk For Childhood Cancer And Asthma
  • Farmworkers Can’t Escape Life-Threatening Heat At Work And At Home
  • "One Family’s Toxic Train Wreck Ordeal: Illness, Exile and Debt"
  • "‘This Way Of Farming Is Really Sexy’: The Rise Of Regenerative Agriculture"
  • "How 10,000 Years Of Plagues Left Their Mark On Our DNA"
  • "Books For Our New, Climate-Changed Summers"
  • World’s largest private rhino herd auction ends in silence
  • "The Toxic Aftermath Of The Maui Fires Could Last For Years"
  • Drinking Water Of Millions Of Americans Contaminated With PFAS Chemicals
  • "Major US Blackout Anniversary Renews Call for Power Grid Updates"
  • "Here’s Where Water Is Running Out In The World — And Why"
  • "Standards Still Murky for Disposing Oilfield Wastewater in Texas Rivers"
  • "New Top Cop at the E.P.A. Aims to Get Enforcement Back on Track"
  • "UN Climate Summit Host UAE Failed To Report Methane Emissions To UN"
  • "SoCalGas Said Its Natural Gas Was ‘Renewable.’ Now, It’s Paying Penalties."
  • "The Republic of Cows"
  • "Time to Dance the Salmon Home"
  • São Paulo students plant mini-forests on school grounds as urban oases
  • "Fierce Hilary Rolls Into Southern California, Bringing Heavy Rain, Flooding"
  • "Locals Have Been Sounding The Alarm For Years About Lahaina Wildfire Risk"
  • Top Calif. Methane Emitter Is A Vast Cattle Feedlot. It Gets A Pass
  • Court Pauses Uinta Basin Railway Project That Would Ship Oil Through Colorado
  • "No More Radioactive Dumping In Hudson River: NY Gov. Hochul Signs Ban"
  • NOAA Plans to Radically Expand Offshore Aquaculture; Not Everyone Is Onboard
  • "Mexico Announces 13 New Protected Areas, With More To Come"
  • Indian Floods: More Rain, Less Snow Are Turning Himalayas Dangerous
  • "Inside The Narwhal: An Existential Threat To Online News In Canada"
  • "These Animals Are Already Adapting to a Changing Climate"
  • "After Hilary, A Big Clean-Up And Lots Of Water But Lives Spared"
  • "The Latest on Hilary, Emily, Franklin, Gert, and a Texas-Mexico Threat"
  • "Ecuador Votes To Ban Oil Drilling In Part Of Amazon, Mining Outside Quito"
  • "850 People Missing After Maui Wildfires, Mayor Says Ahead Of Biden’s Visit"
  • "EPA Punts Ozone Standard Review"
  • "Oil Giants Fight Climate Deception Suit at Hawaii Supreme Court"
  • Enviros Sue To Keep Virginia In Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
  • Suicide Watch Incidents in Louisiana Prisons Spike on Extreme Heat Days
  • Record Heat, Smoke Trigger Air Quality Alerts For New Orleans, Baton Rouge
  • "Gardening Changed How I See Myself As A Disabled Woman"
  • Biden Revives Rules to Prevent Another Deepwater Horizon Disaster
  • "Japan To Release Fukushima Water Into Ocean From Aug. 24"
  • "Greece Discovers 18 Charred Bodies As Southern Europe Wildfires Spread"
  • PHMSA Raises Safety Concerns Over Mountain Valley Pipeline in Formal Notice
  • Storm Harold Triggers Floods, Outages And Tornado Warnings As It Hits Texas
  • Some States Reject Federal Money To Find, Replace Dangerous Lead Pipes
  • "Biden Administration Approves 4th Commercial-Scale Offshore Wind Project"
  • How A Mix Of Natural And Human-Caused Factors Cooked Up Storm Hilary Mess
  • "PragerU Says It's Approved In Texas Schools. It's Not."
  • "The Next Pandemic Could Strike Crops, Not People"
  • Deadly Heat Wave In Central US Strains Infrastructure, Transport, Grid
  • "Candidates Largely Dismiss Climate Issues At First GOP Debate"
  • "Coastal Areas Will Face Record ‘Sunny Day’ Flooding In 2024 — NOAA"
  • "Appalachia’s Fracking Counties Are Shedding Jobs And Residents: Study"
  • "Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion Despite Water Worries"
  • "Amazon Forest Carbon Emissions Skyrocketed Under Bolsonaro, Study Shows"
  • "Lahaina’s Deadly Fire Has Intensified Maui’s Fight Over Water Rights"
  • Climate Change May Force More Farmers And Ranchers To Costly Irrigation
  • "This Songbird’s Genes May Show How Climate Change Has Sped Up Evolution"
  • "Atop an Underwater Hot Spring, an ‘Octopus Garden’ Thrives"
  • New dolphin species discovered along SC coast, study shows
  • New species of 'leaf-toed' gecko discovered in Vietnam
  • "Countries Adopt Multibillion-Dollar Fund To Protect Nature"
  • Worries Over Seafood Safety Mount As Japan Releases Fukushima Water Into Sea
  • Carbon Credit Speculators Could Lose Billions As Offsets Deemed ‘Worthless’
  • "Canada: 14 Whales Have Died at Aquarium"
  • "NASA Shares First Images From US Pollution-Monitoring Instrument"
  • "Top Science Publisher Withdraws Flawed Climate Study"
  • Loss Of Antarctic Ice Hurting Survival Of Emperor Penguin Chicks: Study
  • New Flame Retardants Found In Breast Milk Years After Others Were Banned
  • Poor Safety Rules Leave Farmworkers Suffering In Increasing Heat Waves
  • "Stop Kissing And Snuggling Turtles, CDC Warns Amid Salmonella Outbreak"
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Conservation News ~ 11 August 2023

8/11/2023

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  • "Biden Expected To Designate Grand Canyon Monument"
  • EPA Approved a Chevron Fuel Ingredient Despite Huge Cancer Risk
  • ER Visits For Heart Problems Plummeted After Coal Processor Shut Down
  • "Vineyard Wind Begins Construction After Ducking Financial Peril"
  • "There’s A Crisis Unfolding In Florida's Waters. DeSantis Hasn’t Said A Word."
  • "‘Death Star’ Law Will End Water Breaks For Texas Workers"
  • China Floodwater Diversions To Populated Areas Unleash Wave Of Anger
  • ‘Halliburton Loophole’ Allows Fracking Firms to Avoid Chemical Regulation
  • Governments Meet To Talk About Amazon Rainforest. Why Is It So Important?
  • "Paris Olympics Swimming Test Event In Seine Canceled Due To Pollution"
  • New species of Gecko found in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district
  • Scientists Discover New Species of Butterfly in the Amazon Rainforest
  • Bend man catches elusive Sierra Nevada red fox on camera during South Sister hike
  • New species of treefrog discovered in Indonesia
  • New species of 'bronze' snake discovered in Vietnam
  • "New Chemical Reviews Still Inconsistent EPA Watchdog Finds"
  • "BLM Proposes End To New Oil Leases On 1.6M Acres In Colorado"
  • The Far Right Has a ‘Battle Plan’ to Undo Climate Progress If Trump Wins
  • Homeless Struggle To Survive Record Temperatures In Blistering Phoenix
  • EPA Rejects Alabama Coal Ash Plan; Could Force Utilities To Dig Out Ponds
  • Chemical Companies’ PFAS Payouts Are Huge – But The Problem Is Even Bigger
  • "Growing Number Of Sewage Monitors In England’s Bathing Waters ‘Broken’"
  • "Takin’ Out The Trash: How Do Transnational Waste Traffickers Operate?"
  • "Republicans Want To Plant A Trillion Trees. Scientists Are Skeptical."
  • Big Waves Becoming More Common Off California As Earth Warms: New Research
  • Former DOJ Environment Chief Described As Co-Conspirator in Indictment
  • "Climate Change Made July Hotter For Almost Every Human On Earth"
  • 6 Months After E. Palestine Derailment, Congress Is Deadlocked On Safety
  • "NIH Taps Jeanne Marrazzo To Succeed Fauci As Infectious-Disease Chief"
  • "A Look at How Much Less Antarctic Sea Ice There Is This Year"
  • "'Narco-Deforestation' In Focus At Upcoming Summit Of Amazon Nations"
  • "Presidents of Mediterranean States Demand Climate Crisis Action"
  • "Supreme Court Wetlands Ruling Imperils Waters on Public Lands"
  • California’s Joshua Trees Are Burning Up, May Be Impossible To Replace
  • "Did Big Expectations Doom The Tiny House Movement"
  • New 'secretive' frog species discovered in Paraguay
  • Pacific wasp named as a new species over a century after first being spotted
  • New species of tiny orange goblin spider discovered in Japan
  • "Biden To Protect Vast Sacred Lands Near Grand Canyon"
  • "In DeSantis’ Fla., Schools Get OK For Climate-Denial Videos"
  • In Youngstown, a Downtown Tire Pyrolysis Plant Is a ‘Recipe for Disaster’
  • "Marine Heatwave Off Oregon Coast Considered ‘Extreme’ By NOAA"
  • "BPA's Evil Cousin"
  • "Despite Reforms, Mining For EV metals in Congo Exacts Steep Cost On Workers"
  • "As Climate Change Worsens, Military Eyes Base Of The Future On Gulf Coast"
  • "Facing The Surge"
  • Vermont’s Flood-Wracked Capital City Ponders A Rebuild -- And Climate
  • "There Might Be Less Plastic in the Sea Than We Thought. But Read On."
  • "Amazon Deal Lacks Concrete Measures, Say Climate Activists"
  • "Biden Protects Land by Grand Canyon but Will Still Allow Mining"
  • European Scientists Announce July Was The Hottest Month On Record By Far
  • "Fears Over Antarctic Sea Ice As Yearly Ozone Layer Hole Forms ‘Very Early’"
  • "Md.’s Largest Water Utility Sues Dupont, 3M Over ‘Forever Chemicals’"
  • As Feds Cut Red Tape, More Local Governments Are Curbing Wind And Solar
  • US Judge To Hear Case On Nevada Mustang Roundup Where 31 Wild Horses Died
  • ‘Metal Box Heated From The Inside’: Food Truck Workers Battle Heat
  • Indigenous Inspire Amazon City To Grant Personhood To An Endangered River
  • "More Than Half Of Earth’s Species Live In The Soil, Study Finds"
  • Bearded Vulture to be reintroduced to Bulgaria and the Balkans
  • Kenya faces $1 billion shortfall for forestry plans over next five years
  • More endangered red wolves will be released in the U.S. under a legal settlement
  • New species of small gecko discovered in Uzbekistan canyons
  • "Maui Fires: Hawaii Death Toll Hits 55, Recovery To Take Years"
  • "White House Seeks $12B To Refill The Nearly Broke Disaster Fund"
  • Battle Rages Over Trump ‘Sweetheart Deal’ With Giant Water District
  • "Host of U.N. Climate Summit Moves To 'Counteract All Negative Press'"
  • $2.9 billion Mississippi River Diversion Job Will Make 21 Sq. Mi. Of Land
  • "Opinion: Why Haven’t We Made It Safer to Breathe in Classrooms?"
  • "Putin Profits Off US And European Reliance On Russian Nuclear Fuel"
  • Rising Flood Risks Threaten Many Water, Sewage Treatment Plants Across US
  • WV Leaders Fight Pollution Standards Amid Health Risks From Coal Plants
  • US Commits To Releasing More Endangered Red Wolves Into The Wild
  • At Least 36 Killed on Maui as Fires Burn Through Hawaii; Thousands Flee
  • "First Scorched, Then Soaked: Weather Whiplash Confounds Farmers"
  • Severe Thunderstorms In First Half Of 2023 Caused Record Damages
  • After Decades, Tribe's Vision For A New Marine Sanctuary Coming True
  • Scientists Look Beyond Climate Change And El Nino For Other Heating Factors
  • "White House Unveils New Tracking Tool For Heat-Related Illnesses"
  • Millions Struggle To Pay AC Bills In Heat Waves. Federal Aid Reaches Few.
  • "What New Data Reveal About How Hurricanes Kill"
  • "Utility Group Calls For Changes To Proposed EPA climate Rules"
  • Activists Sue BLM For Transparency At Wild Horse Roundups
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Conservation News ~ 7 July 2023

7/7/2023

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  • L.A. mayor ousts Native American DWP commissioner; Indigenous groups outraged
  • Revealed: UK plans to drop flagship £11.6bn climate pledge
  • New octopus species discovered by scientists in rare 'nursery' off Costa Rican coast
  • Two new species of bent-toed gecko discovered in Vietnam        
  • US-German Satellites Show California Water Gains After Record Winter
  • "World Registers Hottest Day Ever Recorded On July 3"
  • DeSantis Signs Bill Authorizing Radioactive Roads For Florida
  • "Elon Musk Tweets False Climate Claim"
  • "Climate-Heating El Niño Has Arrived And Threatens Lives, Declares UN"
  • Advocates Push For Constitutional Guarantees In Face Of Climate Crisis
  • Federal Money Begins Flowing to Lake Erie Climate Projects
  • "Saudi Arabia, Russia Deepen Oil Cuts, Sending Prices Higher"
  • Labor Dept. Proposes Silica Exposure Rule Sought By Appalachian Democrats
  • "Threatened Seabirds Get a Life Raft in Maryland"
  • "As the Sea Rises, Will a Prized National Seashore Wash Away?"
  • "Expect A Hot, Smoky Summer In Much Of America." Better Get Used To It.
  • 5 People Contract Malaria Within U.S. Borders — First Cases In 2 Decades
  • "EPA Closes Civil Rights Investigation Into Louisiana Pollution"
  • Climate Groups Accept Millions From Charity Linked To Fossil Fuels
  • "Biden Administration Announces $7 Billion Residential Solar Grant Program"
  • New Mexico Regulators Fine Oil Producer $40 Million For Flaring Gas
  • "Texas Heat Wave Invigorates Calls For Worker Heat Protections"
  • "Pressure Builds For FEMA To Declare Deadly Heat Events As Disasters"
  • "Extreme Heat Is Already Straining the Mexican Power Grid"
  • "Microbes Play Leading Role In Soil Carbon Capture, Study Shows"
  • New species of bumpy frog discovered on Venezuela mountain
  • Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops 34% in first half 2023
  • New Species of Frog Found Under a Rock in Venezuela has Copper Eyes
  • Countries Agree To Slash Shipping Emissions, But Not Enough
  • Rush to Build Carbon Pipelines Leaps Ahead of Federal Safety Standards
  • "John Kerry to Visit China to Restart Climate Negotiations"
  • "83,000 Hawaii Homes Dispose Of Sewage In Cesspools"
  • U.N. Watchdog Says Japan Can Release Nuclear Waste Water Into The Ocean
  • As Some US Cities Confront Climate, Their Lobbyists Work For Big Oil
  • "U.S. Animal Industries Pose Disease Risks to People, Report Says"
  • "Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Drops 34% In First Half 2023"
  • "Bison Return to Native American Lands, Revitalizing Sacred Rituals"
  • "Corporate Landscaping Lets Its Hair Down"
  • "Earth Entering ‘Uncharted Territory’ As Heat Records Quickly Shatter"
  • "Almost Half Of U.S. Tap Water Contains ‘Forever Chemicals’"
  • "Commercial-Scale Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Approved"
  • "A Climate Laggard in America’s Industrial Heartland Has a Plan to Change, Fast"
  • Colorado R. Flooded Chemehuevi Land. Tribe Struggles For Share of Water
  • Little Publicized, Methane From Coal Mines Upends Lives of W.Va. Families
  • Grid Operator Must Connect Backlogged Clean Energy Projects: Report
  • Heat Is A Mortal Threat To Farmworkers. How To Protect Them.
  • "Global Shipping Industry Faces Head Winds Over Going Green"
  • "US Targets Environmental Crime in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands"
  • World’s protected lands are safeguarding more carbon than the US emits in a year
  • New glass could cut carbon footprint by nearly hald and is 10x more damage resistant
  • Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles released at West Dennis Beach after months of rehab
  • Scientists find the ‘extinct’ Victorian Earless Dragon not seen since 1969
  • Caribbean seagrasses provide services worth $255 billion annually, including vast carbon storage
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Conservation News ~ 30 June 2023

6/30/2023

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  • Customs Officers Seized $2.7 Million Worth of Endangered Fish Bladders
  • "UN Adopts World's First Treaty To Protect High Seas Biodiversity"
  • Power Companies Spend Millions To Fight Maine’s Proposed Non-Profit Utility
  • "Tribes Seek Greater Involvement In Talks On Colorado River Water Crisis"
  • "Senate To Release First Spending Bills"
  • "The New War on Bad Air"
  • "Tropical Storm Bret Forms, Forecast To Become Hurricane Near Caribbean"
  • "Brazil Seizes World's Biggest Illegal Shark Fin Consignment"
  • "Offshore Wind Foes In New Jersey Gathering Force Legally And Politically"
  • Sweltering Heat, Power Cuts In Northern India As Death Toll Climbs
  • Christian Cooper, Black Birder Falsely Accused In Central Park, Gets TV Show
  • "EPA Is Struggling to Keep Track of Water Grants, Watchdog Says"
  • UN Adds New Disclosure Requirements COP28 Corporate Fossil Lobbying
  • "Biden Announces Physician Mandy Cohen Will Lead CDC"
  • "Grid Needs Boost to Hit Climate Goal, Biden Science Adviser Says"
  • Tribal Activists Oppose Nevada Mine Key to Biden's Clean Energy Agenda
  • Judge Orders Stretch Of Pipeline That Crosses Tribal Land To Shut Down
  • Amid Delays, Calif. Lawmakers Advance Bills to Speed Grid Connections
  • "Portugal To Swap $153 Million Cape Verde Debt For Nature Investments"
  • World's Worst Industrial Disaster Harmed People Even Before They Were Born
  • Himalayan Glaciers Could Lose 80% Of Their Volume Amid Warming: Study
  • Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump
  • Horned creature — a new species of dragonfish — pulled from watery depths off Brazil
  • "Biden Admin To Strengthen Endangered Species Protections"
  • "Texas Cities Set Temperature Records in Unremitting Heat Wave"
  • Enviros Petition Biden To Crack Down On Methane Emissions From Landfills
  • Tribal Voices Left Out of Key Nuclear Cleanup on Ancestral Land
  • "Ruling Clouds EPA Pebble Veto, but Mine Remains Unlikely"
  • "First ‘Lab-Grown’ Meat Approved By Regulators In US"
  • Lenders Continue Pouring Money Into Meat and Dairy, Despite Climate Promises
  • In ‘Cancer Alley,’ Carbon Capture Push Draws Fire From Environmentalists
  • Ambitious Saudi Plans To Ramp Up Hajj Face Challenges From Climate Change
  • Monarch Butterflies' White Spots May Help Them Fly Farther: Scientists
  • Lawsuit Seeks Final Endangered Species Act Protections for Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs
  • New species of goby fish discovered in Georgia river
  • Copper-eyed creature found lurking among ferns in the night is a new species in Peru
  • Horned creature — a new species of dragonfish — pulled from watery depths off Brazil
  • Two Freshwater Mussels Receive Endangered Species Act Protections in Arkansas, Missouri
  • New species of cliff-dwelling gecko discovered in Vietnam
  • New species of 'jumping spider' found in Goregaon; researchers name it after city
  • Marine Biologists Discover Three New Species of Carnivorous Sponges
  • Call for participation: workshop on geoheritage management in UNESCO designated sites | UNESCO
  • New Calls for Proposals - Fondation Segré Conservation Action Fund
  • IUCN Launches the Project “Enhancing climate resilience of Biodiversity Hotspots in Jordan"
  • China and IUCN collaborate to launch the landmark Nature-based Solutions Asian Hub, facilitating research and cooperation.
  • New alliances and valuable learnings between North African environmental associations witnessed at the PPI-OSCAN regional workshop.
  • IUCN launches a guide for agribusinesses on investing in landscape restoration to sustain agrifood supply chains
  • Guidance on Nature-based Solutions in humanitarian action launched in collaboration with Sphere
  • Train Carrying Hot Asphalt, Molten Sulfur Plunges Into Yellowstone River
  • "Wild Weather Swings Have Devastated Georgia’s Peaches"
  • Its Promised Land Drying, Mormon Church Works To Save The Great Salt Lake
  • "Russia, China Block Move For New Antarctic Marine Reserves"
  • "EPA Proposes Mercury Limits From Iron Ore Processing"
  • Fertilizer Giant Threw Fundraiser for Sponsor of FL ‘Radioactive Roads’ Bill
  • "‘Chronic Wasting Disease’ Found In Florida Deer For First Time"
  • Civil Eats: "Our Summer 2023 Food and Farming Book Guide"
  • "Here’s a Look at the Water Crises That Might Be Coming to You Soon"
  • "Big Snails Mean Bigger Problems for Florida"
  • "40 Million People In The U.S. May Be Exposed To Dangerous Heat Today"
  • "Intensifying Rains Pose Hidden Flood Risks Across the U.S."
  • UN Accord On Ship Recycling To Start 2 Years After More Countries Join
  • "New Carbon Accounting Rules Target 'Greenwashing'"
  • Wolves That Nearly Died Out Recovered, Now Helping Island’s Ecosystem
  • "In Rush for Key Metals, Canada Ushers Miners to Its Fragile North"
  • "A Rule That Could Help Save Coal Miners’ Lives Is Mired in Red Tape"
  • "A Giant Wind Farm Is Taking Root Off Massachusetts"
  • "Solar Bails Out Texas During Heat Wave, But Trouble Looms"
  • "Sick Sea Lions Washing Ashore In California Due To Algae Bloom"
  • "Auto-Industry Group Assails Biden’s Plan to Electrify America’s Cars"
  • "Joshua Trees Win Long Term Protection In Environmental Victory"
  • "EPA Closes Civil Rights Probe Into Louisiana Over ‘Cancer Alley’ Pollution"
  • Top Nuclear Regulator Faces Tough Reconfirmation Battle In The Senate"
  • "Solar Helps Texas Carry Energy Load As Heatwave Puts Power Grid To Test"
  • Coal Ash Sinkhole Expands In NC, Contaminating Stream Amid Legal Dispute
  • "Farm Boom, Fires Make Bolivia No. 3 In World For Forest Loss"
  • A Toxic Metal Is In A US City’S Air – And May Be Harming Children’s Brains
  • "The Emerging Science of Tracing Smoke Back to Wildfires"
  • "Through Pandemics and Wildfires, Can Air Sensors Keep Offices Safe?"
  • Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Proposed for Endangered Species Protection
  • Forest fires: An extra degree of temperature can increase the burned area by 222%
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Conservation News ~ 26 May 2023

5/26/2023

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  • "The Bat Lands: The Next Pandemic May Come From Bats"
  • Canada Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Colorado, Montana
  • Russia Targets Greenpeace In Crackdown On Dissent"
  • Local U.S. Planners Are Lowballing Their Estimates of Coastal Flooding
  • "Rice Gets Reimagined, From the Mississippi to the Mekong"
  • New York City Is Sinking Due To Weight Of Its Skyscrapers: Research
  • As U.S. Expands CO2 Pipelines, One Poisoned Town Tells Its Story
  • "The Laws That Took Down Mobsters Are Now Being Turned Against Big Oil"
  • "Orcas Sink Another Boat In Europe, And The Behavior Is Spreading"
  • "A Vanished Bird Might Live On, or Not. The Video Is Grainy."
  • New species of freshwater crab discovered burrowing in India
  • Scientists discover 380 new species in lower Mekong
  • ​Two new mollusk species discovered in Hainan
  • ‘A truly thrilling find’: Extremely rare species found in California
  • 7 States Reach Colorado River Deal, Bringing Big Water Cuts For 3 Years
  • Colorado Frackers Doubled Freshwater Use During Megadrought
  • "Global Heating Will Push Billions Outside ‘Human Climate Niche’"
  • WMO: 2M Killed, $4.3 Trillion In Damages From Extreme Weather Over 50 Years
  • Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware Won’t Seek Reelection
  • Oak Flat: "Biden Admin Hits Pause On Ariz. Copper Mine"
  • "Chemours’ PFAS Challenge Affects Semiconductors, State Cleanups"
  • "Food Prices Are Still High. What Role Do Corporate Profits Play?"
  • "Why Tree-Planting Schemes Aren’t a Silver Bullet"
  • "The Scientist And The Bats"
  • 'Dancing' semislug emerges after rainfall — and discovered as new species in Thailand
  • California Backs Consensus Plan to Bolster the Colorado River
  • A color-changing lizard and "Muppet" orchid are among 380 newly found species
  • New frog species with "groins of fire" discovered in Amazon with colors that resemble flames
  • Coastal Guam Residents Evacuate As Approaching Typhoon Mawar Threatens
  • "US, EU Lawmakers Push To Depose UAE's Jaber From Climate Talks"
  • "Climate Protests Over Private Jets Disrupt Geneva Airport Flights"
  • "EPA Under Pressure To Revive Noise Pollution Program"
  • Plans for I-55 Expansion in Chicago Raise Concerns Over Community Health
  • "EPA Grants Expose Cybersecurity, Trade Secrets to Foreign Threat"
  • "Colorado River Water Sharing Agreement Likely Dodges Legal Fight"
  • CEO Of Top Carbon Credit Certifier To Resign After Claims Offsets Worthless
  • "These Countries Will Be Dangerously Hot Within The Next Century"
  • "America’s Big Shift To Green Energy Has A Woolly Mammoth Problem"
  • Cheaper method to capture carbon dioxide could shake up industry
  • Conservation bill aims to preserve half of Vermont’s land mass by 2050
  • A preserved Amazon rainforest worth USD $317 billion per year
  • Microsoft signs one of the largest ever carbon removal deals
  • Seabird conservation mostly works
  • Researchers create salts for cheap and efficient CO2 capture
  • World’s largest carbon capture facility will store 9M tonnes of CO2 yearly
  • IG Finds Violations In Park Police Force Against Media In 2020 Incident
  • "House Fails To Override Biden Veto Maintaining Solar Tariffs"
  • In Panama, Legal Rights Given To Sea Turtles, Boosting 'Rights of Nature'
  • "Chevron’s Carbon Offsets Are Mostly Junk And Some May Harm, Research Says"
  • "Scrapped DOE Funding For Battery Company Fuels New Concerns"
  • "Interior's Oil Plan Is Coming. Here's What To Watch."
  • "U.N. Slams Carbon Removal As Unproven And Risky"
  • Pipeline Co. Spent Big on Police Gear Against Standing Rock Protesters
  • "Interior Sec. Deb Haaland talks with Arizona tribes at the Grand Canyon"
  • "Weird, Rare, and Everywhere"
  • New species of frog discovered in Peru wetland
  • Two new species of crustacean discovered in Saudi Arabia
  • Almost half world's species seeing rapid population decline, study finds
  • Outcry as Brazil congress moves to gut environment and Indigenous ministries
  • More than 5000 new species discovered in Pacific deep-sea mining hotspot
  • New species of shrimp with 'intriguingly' large eyes found in Thailand
  • Forest conservation efforts in Peru are failing across the board
  • Court Delivers Blow To Wetlands Protections In Win For Idaho Landowners
  • How Busy Will Atlantic Hurricane Season Be? Depends Two Clashing Forces.
  • Environmental Racism: The Battle Over Long Island Brookhaven Landfill
  • "High-Stakes Talks To End Plastic Pollution Resume"
  • "India Has Big Clean Energy Goals - So Why Is It Banking On Coal?"
  • "Lula Summons Ministers As Congress Seeks To Dilute Environmental Powers"
  • "Most of Guam Without Power, Water After Typhoon Mawar Exits"
  • "North Texas Suburb Approves New Fracking Zone Near Homes and Schools"
  • "Germany Conducts Raids Against Climate Activists, Alleging Criminality"
  • "A Boat Went Dark. Finding It Could Help Save The World’s Fish."
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