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Conservation News ~ 7 January 2022

1/7/2022

"Germany Calls Nuclear Power ‘Dangerous,’ Rejects EU Plan"
"Ormat Nevada Geothermal Project Approval Before a Federal Judge"
"Hawaii Upholds Order Requiring Navy To Drain Fuel Tanks"
"Famed Fossil Hunter And Conservationist Richard Leakey Dies At 77"
"Jackpile Mine Toxic Legacy Continues At Laguna Pueblo"
"Changing Climate Parches Afghanistan, Exacerbating Poverty"
"EPA To Require More Facilities To Report Releases Of Carcinogenic Gas"
Jump in Deforestation Of World's Most Biodiverse Savanna Alarms Scientists
"Advocates Call EPA 'Forever Chemical' Testing Announcement Insufficient"
"Chile Writes Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On"
"Colorado Residents Ponder the Road Ahead After Wildfires"
Ecologist Thomas Lovejoy, Who Urged Preserving Amazon Rainforest, Dies
"E.O. Wilson, a Pioneer of Evolutionary Biology, Dies at 92"
"Solar Power Projects See The Light on Former Appalachian Coal Land"
"Powerful Methane Cloud Seen by Satellite Came From Georgia Pipe"
"Germany Shuts Down Half Of Its 6 Remaining Nuclear Plants"
In Most Polluted SF Neighborhood, Polluters Operated Without Permits
"China Fires Up Giant Coal Power Plant In Face Of Calls For Cuts"
"As Its Topsoil Washes Away, The Corn Belt Is Losing Yields — And Carbon"
"This Tree Has Stood Here For 500 Years. Will It Be Sold For $17,500?"
Zoos and aquariums shift to a new standard of ‘animal welfare’ that depends on deeper understanding of animals’ lives
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Tucson Shovel-Nosed Snakes Under Endangered Species Act
Giant New Species of Begonia Discovered in Tibet
New species of crustacean named after internationally acclaimed writer Andrzej Stasiuk
New Species of Orchids Discovered in Sichuan, China
Researchers discover two new species of rare wasp
5 new species of reptiles identified in Iran
Groups welcome decline in deforestation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem
More trees means healthier bees, new study on air pollution shows
E.O. Wilson’s last dream
Mali’s centuries-old pastoralist traditions wilt as the climate changes
Rare turtles keep washing up on Cape Cod. “Turtle movers” fly them to Texas
A new species of glow-in-the-dark shark has been discovered in New Zealand
Endangered chimps ‘on the brink’ as Nigerian reserve is razed for agriculture, timber
In round 2 of Philippine geothermal project, tribes dig in for a greater say
As its topsoil washes away, the Corn Belt is losing yields — and carbon
Dual pressures of hunting, logging threaten wildlife in Myanmar, study shows
Getting African grasslands right, for people and wildlife alike: Q&A with Susanne Vetter
Urban ecology that saved Argentina’s Rosario held up as a model for others
China’s building spree in Nepal casts shadow over Himalayan ecosystem
Court order blocks Shell’s seismic surveys off South Africa’s Wild Coast
Sinkholes emerge in rural Kenya after series of floods, droughts
Burnt pellets complicate impact of plastic spill off Sri Lanka, study finds
Agricultural frontier advances in Nicaraguan biosphere reserve
Mongabay’s Top 10 Indigenous News Stories of 2021
Mongabay’s 10 most popular posts of 2021
How can illegal timber trade in the Greater Mekong be stopped?
New shrews just dropped: Sulawesi yields up 14 freshly described species
NASA-NOAA Tech Will Aid Marine Oil Spill Response
Biden ‘Over-Promised and Under-Delivered’ on Climate. 2022 Trouble Looms
"Regulatory Fight Looms Over First-Ever Air Toxics Addition"
"US Judge Blocks Work At Nevada Geothermal Plant For 90 Days"
"Federal Report IDs New Carcinogens"
"Wildfires Are Digging Carbon-Spewing Holes in the Arctic"
PG&E Power Line Sparked The Nearly Million-Acre Dixie Fire: Probe
"What To Watch At DOE, FERC, Interior in 2022"
"Six Hot Topics For Climate Change And Nature Policy In 2022"
"Off-Season 'Cover' Crops Expand As U.S. Growers Eye Low-Carbon Future"
"The Ghost Wolves of Galveston Island"
Florida's Panama City Crayfish Protected Under Endangered Species Act
Researchers Discover New Species Of Wasp-like Flower Flies
New species of catfish discovered in Milak river
Indonesia’s Womangrove collective reclaims the coast from shrimp farms
Podcast: Exploring New Guinea’s extraordinary natural and cultural richness
In Madagascar, beekeepers persist in the face of fires and forest loss
Josefina Tunki: ‘If we have to die in defense of the land, we have to die’
Across Latin America, palm oil violations abound — with little accountability
For species on the very brink of extinction, cloning is a loaded last resort
Light-fingered monkeys threaten critically endangered Príncipe thrush
In the Brazilian Amazon, solar energy brings light — and new opportunities
In Indonesia’s Sulawesi, a community works to defuse blast-fishing crisis
Community control of forests hasn’t slowed deforestation, Indonesia study finds
More Zoom, less climate gloom as conferences move online, study finds
As temperatures rise, so does risk of kidney disease, study finds
Farmers in Brazil’s Cerrado cotton on to the benefits of agroecology
"Va. Governor-Elect Taps Trump EPA Chief For Key Post"
"EPA's Failure To Disclose Chemical Health Risk Draws Ire"
EPA Prevented Staff From Warning Public About Widely Used Carcinogen
Biden Administration Eyes Wind Leases Off California’s Coast
"This Vast Wildfire Lab Is Helping Foresters Prepare for a Hotter Planet"
N Dakota Judge Rules 1000s Of Disputed DAPL Documents Are Public Records
"Panel Probes Trump Aide Over NPS Permit For Jan. 6 Rally"
"Texas Enacts Nation’s Strongest Flood Disclosure Law"
Charges Dropped Against Journalists Arrested on Wet’suwet’en Territory
"6 Big Environmental Stories to Watch in 2022"
Amazing new species discovered include 'ghost' orchid and 'exploding fireworks' flower
Leonardo 'Tree' Caprio: new species named after star
Warmer, oxygen-poor waters threaten world’s ‘most heavily exploited’ fish
‘Great Blue Wall’ aims to ward off looming threats to western Indian Ocean
"Biden To Tour Damage From Colorado's Most Destructive Wildfire"
"Virginia Democrats Aim to Block Trump’s EPA Chief From State Agency"
Over 40% of Americans Live In Counties Hit By Climate Disasters In 2021
Can Roadless Areas Help Stem the Extinction Crisis in the U.S.?
Interior: US Has Twice As Many Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells As Was Thought
"First Advanced Reactor Proposal Suffers Setback"
"Monarch Butterfly Conservation Efforts Improve. Are They Enough?"
"Health Risks of Smoke and Ozone Rise in the West as Wildfires Worsen"
"Groups File Complaint Against Water Utility Over Lead Pipes"
In the Year of the Electric Truck, Some Real Talk from Texas Auto Dealers
US becomes world’s top exporter of liquified natural gas
Lawsuit launched to protect imperiled Kirtland’s snake
California adopts drought rules outlawing water wasting with fines of up to $500
Goldman Sachs announces commitment to set 2030 emissions reduction targets
Bennet ‘deeply concerned’ about oil trains in Colorado as feds approve Utah project
Airborne DNA used to detect insect species in breakthrough for ecologists
England’s farmers to be paid to rewild land
Embracing a wetter future, the Dutch turn to floating homes
Few realistic scenarios left to limit global warming to 1.5C
Tucson shovel-nosed snake weeds Endangered Species Act protection
China switched on its nuclear fusion device
American National Parks reckon with record-smashing year
Monarch population soars 4,900 percent since last year in thrilling 2021 western migration
Law change allows wild birds to be killed to protect game birds in England
Jaguar released in Argentina to help endangered species
India saw record 126 tiger deaths in 2021
Developers cancel Oregon pipeline and LNG export terminal
Richard Leakey dies

Conservation News ~ 31 December 2021

12/31/2021

Early humans hunted the largest available animals to extinction for 1.5 million years
Kew Gardens botanists battle global perils to preserve endangered plants from extinction
Kenya: The commercial farm keeping Pancake tortoises to help prevent extinction
Tom Lovejoy, prominent conservation biologist, dies at 80
Four California Frog Populations Proposed for Endangered Species Act
Sunflower Sea Star One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection
Foothill yellow-legged frog populations proposed for endangered species protection
December Snow In Sierra Already Breaking Records, UC Researchers Say
Tiger farms doing little to end wild poaching, Vietnam consumer study shows
Mongabay’s top Amazon stories from 2021
Indonesia’s new epicenter of forest fires shifts away from Sumatra and Borneo
‘Rampant forest destruction’ wracks reserve as cattle ranching advances in Brazilian Amazon
The year in rainforests 2021
Madagascar’s small fishers cheer new trawl-free zone, but do trawlers obey it?
Mongabay’s 10 most watched videos of 2021
‘Land mafia’ makes its mark in a Sumatran village’s fight against oil palm firm
2021’s top ocean news stories (commentary)
Kenya court orders return of $13m in seized rosewood to suspected traffickers
Visions of a post-supply chain society (commentary)
Edward O. Wilson, prominent biologist and author, has died at 92
Mongabay’s coverage of palm oil in 2021
The Congo Basin’s 10 most consequential stories from 2021
As its glaciers melt, Nepal is forced into an adaptation not of its choosing
Myanmar teak is tainted. Time to jettison it, some yacht-making insiders say
Indonesia’s three most consequential forestry stories of 2021
Sierra Nevada in California sees record December snow
New Possum Species Named After UW-Oshkosh Professor
Thousands of cranes killed by bird flu in northern Israel
Changes to Madagascar’s trawling sector raise questions and hopes
Small coffee farmers lay their chips on smart agriculture to overcome climate crisis in the Cerrado biome
Mongabay’s 10 hardest-hitting investigations of 2021
Joy as incredibly rare tiger from critically endangered species born at London Zoo
San Antonio Zoo releases 5,000 critically endangered toad tadpoles in native Puerto Rico
Sunflower sea stars being considered for Endangered Species Act protections
Louisiana COVID deaths near 15k; 3 of 6 zoo lions infected
A Mexican fish has been brought back from extinction
Penguins in crisis as sardine populations plummet
Officials declare OC oil spill cleanup complete
Meat industry pollution linked to 90k premature deaths in China
Endangered orangutan in New Orleans has 1 healthy baby
At 67 degrees, Alaska smashes record for highest recorded temperature in December
National Park Service proposing expanded backcountry access at Wupatki National Monument
World’s largest wind farm has officially started producing power
Wisconsin Republicans introduce Bill authorizing Sandhill Crane hunt
Court orders Shell to halt Wild Coast seismic blasting
Record blankets Sierra Nevada
Four California frog populations proposed for Endangered Species Act protection
BLM moves forward with relocating headquarters back to DC
Taiwan to impose restrictions on cane toad owners
Scientists got an animal to breathe without oxygen using photosynthesis
Norway wealth fund divests from China’s Yunnan Baiyao over pangolins
Newly discovered fish songs demonstrate reef restoration success
Scientists identify a previously unknown type of storm, called an ‘atmospheric lake’
130 wildlife species in danger of extinction in Iran
Crows are capable of conscious thought
Development and conservation clash at Komodo National Park
French Zoo closes after pack of nine wolves escape

Conservation News ~ 17 December 2021

12/17/2021

Newly discovered 'groaning' Madagascar red-eyed frog is already endangered
Incredible new species of wolf spider is discovered on a island off Tasmania
UWA Professor, Demopolis resident names ninth new plant species
Two new lizards discovered in South Island
Florida will begin emergency feeding and rescue of starving manatees
New Species of Mouse Opossum Discovered in Panama
Mongabay reporter sued in what appears to be a pattern of legal intimidation by Peruvian cacao company
"Tornadoes Kill Dozens In 5 States; Final Toll Still Unclear"
"Explainer: Was Tornado Outbreak Related To Climate Change?"
"EPA Stops Posting ‘Critically Important’ Data on Chemical Risks"
Coal Powered Industrial Revolution, Left Behind Environmental Catastrophe
Massive Oil Spill Helped Billionaire Avoid Paying Income Tax for 14 Years
"A PR Giant Is Caught Between Climate Pledges and Fossil Fuel Clients"
"Report: Interior Oil Program Is Wasteful, Outdated"
"Biden To End Fossil Fuel Financing Abroad"
"Nebraska Decarbonization Vote Was Years In The Making"
Plea to Make 'Ecocide' an International Crime Takes Stage at The Hague
Climate change agricultural impacts to heighten inequality: Study
Mongabay Explains: Do carbon offset markets really work?
For Mekong officials fighting timber traffickers, a chance to level up
Conservation and food production must work in tandem, new study says
Uganda’s ‘Dr. Gladys’ honored by U.N. for work linking conservation and health
Boosting human and machine expertise with conservation tech: Q&A with Sara Beery
Papua court ruling a win for local government, Indigenous groups against palm oil
An Indigenous community in India’s Meghalaya state offers lessons in climate resilience
Climate efforts won’t succeed without secure community rights, says Nonette Royo
"Study: Winter Tornadoes To Get More Powerful As World Warms"
Biden Admin Was Not Legally Bound To Auction Gulf Drilling Rights
"Watchdog: Federal Anti-Terror Unit Investigated Journalists"
Russia Vetoes UN Resolution Linking Climate Change, Security
"Crucial Antarctic Ice Shelf Could Fail Within 5 Years, Scientists Say"
"White House Rolls Out $7.5B Electric Vehicle Charging Plan"
"California Proposes Big Changes To Rooftop Solar Incentives"
Officials Underestimating PFAS Chemicals Lurking in US Food: Scientists
"Where Is Biden’s Pick For Mine Reclamation Chief?"
La. Plant Has Been Spewing Sulfur Dioxide For Years; Now EPA Will Act
Brazil builds monkey bridge to help endangered species cross road
Biden administration considers removing whooping cranes from endangered species list
New species of bacteria named after Singapore
Biology student in Leiden discovers new species of shrimp: 'a dream come true'
In Bakersfield, many push for bringing back the flow of the long-dry Kern River
"Biden Set To Tour Kentucky Communities Devastated By Tornadoes"
High Rates Of Methane Spewing From Permian Oilfield Operations: Report
8 Feet Of Snow Possible In Mountains As Powerful Storm Lashes California
"Trends in Arctic Report Card: ‘Consistent, Alarming and Undeniable’"
What We Know, And Don’t, About Effects Of Climate Change On Tornadoes
"Manchin Huddle With Biden Fails To Break Impasse"
"Rising From the Antarctic, a Climate Alarm"
"Coal Interests Press Supreme Court To Limit EPA Reach"
"A Key Tool for Cleaning Up Oil Spills Is More Hazardous Than Helpful"
"N.Y.C.’s Gas Ban Takes Fight Against Climate Change to the Kitchen"
Azure-tailed Skink Rediscovered On Hawaiʻi Island
Biden's FWS Plans to Weaken Protections for Four Endangered Species
Decade-old photographs shared on social media give away a new species of pygmy grasshopper
Indonesian peat restoration has more benefits than it costs, study finds
Across Latin America, Mennonites seek out isolation at the expense of forests
Exports of threatened species’ timber boomed under Bolsonaro, probe finds
French deforestation database pressures Brazilian soy traders to clean up supply chain
Madagascar gemstone rush puts a wetland and its community under pressure
First Nations unite to fight industrial exploitation of Australia’s Martuwarra
In Latin America, the law is ‘a tool to silence’ environmental defenders
China’s pivot from funding coal plants to gasification slammed as more of the same
Carbon and communities: The future of the Congo Basin peatlands
‘Cooling the climate for 10,000 years’: How saving wetlands can help save the world
Camera trap study shows conservation efforts ‘are working’ on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula: Video
In Colombia, threatened women of the Wayuú community continue to fight rampant mining
Democrats’ $2 Trillion Spending Plan In Political Peril As Talks Snag
"States Volunteer To Take More Cuts In Colorado River Water"
Enviros Call For Stronger EPA Action On Falsified Chemical Assessments
Sen. Warren Asks SEC To Investigate Compensation At Fossil Fuel Giants
"Trump Showerhead Rule On More Water Flow Goes Down The Drain"
"Tornadoes, 100 MPH Winds Rip Off Roofs, Cut Power in Plains and Midwest
Dene Oppose Federal Regulations To Release Oilsands Tailings Water
"Corps Withdraws Decision Allowing Yazoo Pumps Flood Control Project"
"Montana Advances Grizzly Bear Plans That Could Allow Hunting"
"Volunteers Are Growing Oyster Gardens To Help Restore Reefs"
New species of dwarf catfish found in Nagaland
Unique Indigenous Maya food system blends cropping techniques in Guatemala
Brazil’s Suzano boasts its pulpwood plantations are green; critics disagree
Barrage of droughts weakens Amazon’s capacity to bounce back, study finds
Biden Admin Promises Stricter Regulation of Lead in Drinking Water
"Unusual Hurricane-Force Winds Sweep Midwest, Leaving 5 Dead"
Google Pledged to Remove Ads From Climate Deniers, but Many Still Run
"The U.S. Has So Many Oil Pipelines, Half of Them Are Sitting Empty"
Amplify Energy And Subsidiaries Charged In Orange County Oil Spill
"Federal Bank Regulator Proposes First Climate Risk Guidance"
Manchin Rejects Offshore Drilling Ban Amid Broader Standoff Over Bill
"How Politics Are Determining What Stove You Use"
"Biden Admin Clears Way For N.Y. Offshore Wind Leases"
"EPA IG Adds Muscle For Tracking Infrastructure Cash"
The first true millipede: new species with more than 1000 legs discovered in Western Australia
Vehicle emission declines decreased deaths
Portugal creates Europe’s largest marine protected area
New York is the largest city in the US banning natural gas in new buildings
At least 16 women come forward to allege 'sexual harassment and abuse' at Smithsonian's Tropical Research Institute
Great Britain set to ban import of hunting trophies
In a red state Nebraska plans to decarbonize power sector by mid-century
Most endangered cat in Americas found living on outskirts of Chilean capital
‘Everyone is capable’ of climate action, say Kevin Patel and Julia Jackson
Wildlife death toll from 2020 Pantanal fires tops 17 million, study finds
As climate-driven drought slams farms in U.S. West, water solutions loom
Scientists on a quest to map worldwide web of fungi beneath our feet
Deep-sea mining regulator’s latest meeting on rules only muddies the water
Indigenous leader sues over Borneo natural capital deal
How wildlife crossings in Canada are inspiring safer roads for global species
Bobcat caught on camera trap | Candid Animal Cam
Indonesians protesting against mines run growing risk of ‘criminalization’
European supermarkets say Brazilian beef is off the menu
Can a new wave of climate fiction inspire climate action? (commentary)
Conservation projects in Mesoamerica make the case for Indigenous climate funding
2019 fires in Indonesia were twice as bad as the government claimed, study shows
Where does the Greater Mekong’s illegal timber go?
As Ethiopia’s war rages, a 400-year-old conservation site is scarred by battle
The past, present and future of the Congo peatlands: 10 takeaways from our series
Oil highway bears down on uncontacted Indigenous groups in Ecuador’s Yasuní

Conservation News ~ 10 December 2021

12/10/2021

Declining Population of Atlantic Dolphins Move Towards Endangered Species Act
Endangered mussels in St. Croix River believed to be 100 years old
New butterfly species found in Sikkim's Dzongu, the 'land of butterflies'
‘They will die’: Fears for the last Piripkura as Amazon invasion ramps up
Indonesia ranks high on legal wildlife trade, but experts warn it masks illegal trade
The catfight within tiger conservation: Why all stakeholders need to start working together (commentary)
$1.5 billion Congo Basin pledge a good start but not enough, experts say
Major clothing brands contribute to deforestation in Cambodia, report finds
For Indigenous Zoró, the Brazil nut is a weapon against deforestation
Bioacoustics researcher wins top award for positive impact toward solving global challenges
Renewable energy has ‘another record year of growth’ says IEA
Off West Africa’s coast, a sea of oil spills goes unreported
We must reverse the pressures on coral reefs before it’s too late (commentary)
‘Tis the season’ for cold-stunned sea turtles — and their rescue — on Cape Cod
‘Forests will disappear again,’ activists warn as Indonesia ends plantation freeze
El Salvador women’s group takes a stand for river system targeted by development
Between land and sea: Agrobiodiversity holds key to health for Melanesian tribes
Translocation brings white rhinos to Rwanda, a new land for an old species
Niger Delta communities in ‘great danger’ as month-old oil spill continues
"Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation"
"What Happens to Democracy When Local Journalism Dries Up?"
"SCOTUS Rejects Lobster Union Plea To Undo Whale Protections"
Honolulu Shuts Down Largest Well Due To Navy Oil Contamination
"Gambling ‘America’s Amazon’"
"Why Some Of Your Favorite Podcasts Are Filled With Oil Company Ads"
"Democrats Might Be Able To Halt Most New Offshore Oil And Gas Drilling"
"Lawmakers Demand Oil And Gas Firms Divulge Methane Leak Data"
Latino Residents Kept in Dark on Health Threat at Texas TCE Superfund Site
"A Bitcoin Boom Fueled by Cheap Power, Empty Plants and Few Rules"
Pro-Trump Counties Have Higher COVID Death Rates: Blame Misinformation
"Schumer Steps On The Gas To Move Biden Agenda"
Police Hunt Suspects After 8 Wolves Poisoned in Oregon
"Off West Africa’s Coast, A Sea Of Oil Spills Goes Unreported"
Bezos Commits Another $443 Million To Climate Justice And Conservation
"Democrats Eye Massive Shift in War on Wildfires: Prevention"
Increase in Lake Cyanobacteria Blooms Troubles Residents, Experts
Lack Of Water, Sewer Service Brings Health Risks To Some Alaska Villages
Biden Administration Proposes Lightbulb Efficiency Rule, Reversing Trump
"A Life’s Work Bearing Witness to Humanity’s Impact on the Planet"
Successful Komodo Dragon Breeding at San Antonio Zoo Brings New Hope for Endangered Species
Restoring coastal forests can protect coral reefs against sediment runoff: Study
Tree-planting goals miss the forest for the lack of diverse, good-quality seeds
Collaboration is key to scaling conservation technologies (commentary)
Hold the tree planting: Protect ecosystems first for maximum carbon storage, study says
Governor rails against ‘bioterrorists,’ ‘carbon cowboys’ destroying PNG’s forests
Layers of carbon: The Congo Basin peatlands and oil
40 endangered sea turtles injured when water off Massachusetts cooled quickly
Californians cut water use 13% in October; still behind goal
Researcher Discovers New Species of Butterfly Called Chocolate-Bordered Fritter in Sikkim
New ant species and genus both named for Cornell's Moreau
"Major U.S. Utilities Plan Coast-To-Coast, EV-Charging Network"
Biden OKs More Oil And Gas Drilling Permits On Public Lands Than Trump
Biden signs executive order to make U.S. government carbon neutral by 2050
"Pushing Back On Lead Ammo And Fishing Tackle Misinformation"
"Deal Forces EPA To Revisit Chemical Industry Emissions"
"Florida To Feed Starving Manatees In Rare Conservation Move"
"Biden May Get Reprieve With Gas Prices Projected To Drop"
"A Slow-Motion Climate Disaster: The Spread of Barren Land"
"The Fierce Politics of Dust"
Biden BLM Moves To Scrap Trump Cadiz Water Pipeline Permit
"How to Save the Prairie, Acre by Acre"
Biden signs executive order to make U.S. government carbon neutral by 2050
EU Commission outlines new deforestation law to address agriculture trade chains
Biden Orders Federal Vehicles, Buildings to Use Renewable Energy by 2050
"As Climate 'Net-Zero' Plans Grow, So Do Concerns From Scientists"
"Panel: Consider Tinkering With Oceans To Suck Up More Carbon"
These Chemicals Disrupt Sexual Development of Children; They’re Everywhere
The World Is Dangerously Unprepared For The Next Pandemic: Report
"Conservatives Have a New Bogeyman: Critical Energy Theory"
Youngkin Pledges To Pull Virginia From Carbon Market By Executive Order
"Embracing a Wetter Future, the Dutch Turn to Floating Homes"
"The Millions of Tons of Carbon Emissions That Don’t Officially Exist"
"Alaska’s Absent Snowy Owls"
California Botanist Named 2021 E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Award Recipient - Naomi Fraga Wins Award for Outstanding Science to Save Native Plants
Starting Jan. 1 local California government will need to start composting to reduce greenhouse gases.
'Really sad moment': bogong moth among 124 Australian additions to endangered species list
New Species OF Frog With Warty Skin And Vivid Red Eyes Discovered In The African Rainforest
"‘It’s Grotesque’: Inside The Hill Methane Fight"
‘Polluter Pays’ Tax Could Jump-Start Languishing Superfund Cleanups
"Brownfields Sites Poised for Big Funding Amid Equity Concerns"
Tropical Forests Can Recover From Deforestation Fast On Their Own: Study
FEMA Restores Climate Goal In Strategic Plan After Trump Dropped It
"Darwin In A Lab: Coral Evolution Tweaked For Global Warming"
"Biden ‘Forever Chemicals’ Ban Targets Cookware, Carpet, Couches"
Industry Knew Health Risks Of Leaded Gas But Sold It For 100 Years Anyway
How Bangladesh's Poor Are Paying The Costs Of Climate Damage
"Dragonflies Disappearing As Wetlands Are Lost"
Chemists unlock the secret to making green ammonia from renewable energy
A billion sea creatures cooked
For the first time in centuries, the world’s population will decline in a few decades
Flamingos form friendships that last years
Taiwan rushes to contain sudden cane toad invasion
Fish feared extinct found in Turkey
France bans plastic packaging for fruits and vegetables
Indigenous groups unveil plan to protect 80% of the Amazon in Peru and Ecuador
Tropical forests can regenerate in just 20 years without human interference
The US Navy has poisoned the largest water supply in Hawaii

Conservation News ~ 3 December 2021

12/3/2021

"Interior Dept. Report on Drilling Is Mostly Silent on Climate Change"
"Interior Department Approves 2nd Large US Offshore Wind Farm"
"Germany's New Coalition Promises Climate Revolution"
Regulator Gives TVA Approval To Bury Coal Ash In Southeast Memphis
"Houston Highway Project Sparks Debate Over Racial Equity"
"EPA’s Regan Vows To Help Hard-Hit Areas, But Residents Have Doubts"
Norilsk, in Russian Arctic, One of the Most Polluted Places on Earth
"Iran Forcefully Clamps Down on Protests Against Growing Water Shortages"
"Australia’s Barrier Reef Erupts In Color As Corals Spawn"
"Climate Crisis Pushes Albatross ‘Divorce’ Rates Higher – Study"
Newly released Cambodian activists honored among Front Line Defenders awardees
Big flotilla of illegal gold miners splits up in Brazil
A new species of frog has been discovered - the male wears tadpoles on his body
Meet Magali, the conservation warrior rescuing Peru’s rainforest animals: Video
Conflict and climate change are big barriers for Africa’s Great Green Wall
For tradition and nature on the Bijagós Islands, loss of one threatens the other
You can’t see them to count them, but Amazonian manatees seem to be recovering
Papua clan takes first step toward official recognition of land rights
New study reveals globe-trotting pedigree of South Asian songbirds
The complete guide to restoring your soil: Q&A with soil expert Dale Strickler
With loss of forests, Bali villages find themselves vulnerable to disaster
Lack of resolution mechanisms allow palm oil conflicts to fester in Indonesia
Galápagos census looks at impacts on turtles during and after COVID lockdown
Insects and other invertebrates on tropical islands face challenges as development and tourism expand
Biden Gulf Oil Sale Means More Drilling Within Legacy Chemical Dump Site
"Defections, Morale Grip EPA Forensics Lab: ‘We Can’t Function’"
"Lawsuit Takes Aim At Trump-Era Rule Expanding Hunting Grounds"
"EPA Wins Appeal Over Release of Pesticide Policymaking Records"
"Nurdles: The Worst Toxic Waste You’ve Probably Never Heard Of"
Calif.’s Failed First Plan To Stop Offshore Drilling Casts Shadow Today
Trouble In The Wind: Offshore Turbine Farms Complicate Fishing, Shrimping
In San Francisco Neighborhood, Advocates Do Air Monitoring Themselves
US Will Miss EV Targets Without Big Investments in Chip-Making: Raimondo
Monarch Butterflies Thriving After Years Of Decline. Is It A Comeback?
A star in subtropical Japan: a new species of parasitoid wasp constructs unique cocoon
400+ Toxic Sites In Calif. Are At Risk Of Flooding From Sea Level Rise
"Michigan Drops Federal Suit Against Enbridge Line 5"
"Inside The Push To Revive Industry Superfund Fees"
"Fact-Checking the Finger Pointing on High Gasoline Prices"
"Glencore’s Australian Coal Mine Revealed As Methane Super-Emitter"
"Hunt for the ‘Blood Diamond of Batteries’ Impedes Green Energy Push"
"This Ocean Invaded Its Neighbor Earlier Than Anyone Thought"
"Biden Seeks Willing Hosts For Nuclear Waste Storage Sites"
"Police Burn Miners’ Boats In Brazil’s Amazon, Upping Tension"
White Rhinos Flown From S. Africa To Rwanda In Largest Translocation
El Niño takes a toll on southern right whales in the Atlantic Ocean
Is colonial history repeating itself with Sabah forest carbon deal? (commentary)
Underfunded but passionate, Native American conservationists call for more support
Indigenous community saves Colombia’s poison dart frog from coca and logging
Potty-trained cows? Teaching cattle where to urinate could help reduce greenhouse gases
Illegal mining threatens Indigenous land at foot of Philippines’ tallest peak
Geneticists have identified new groups of tiger sharks to protect
Allegations of displacement, violence beleaguer Kenyan conservancy NGO
WDFW floats plan for lethal control of wolves
Conservationists flew 30 white rhinos to Rwanda in a huge operation to protect them
"Science Report: US Should Make Less Plastic To Save Oceans"
Jordan Cove Developers Abandon Plans For Pipeline, Coos Bay LNG Terminal
"The Arctic Could Get More Rain And Less Snow Sooner Than Projected"
Fossil Fuel Firms To Make Billions From Tax Break in Dems’ Budget Bill
Don't Blame Climate Change For Madagascar's Food Crisis: Scientists
Kerry Says China, India, Russia Must Do More To Tackle Warming
"The PR Firms Doing Big Oil’s Dirty Work"
"EPA Union Announces Agreements With Agency Expanding Work From Home"
"Climate Change Makes It Harder for Iowa to Provide Clean Drinking Water"
"Retiring DeFazio Leaves Climate, Infrastructure Legacies"
Latest delay casts pall over WTO bid to end harmful fishing subsidies
Amid a furniture boom, timber certification is just a start, say experts
Amazonian birds are shrinking in response to climate change, study shows
Extinction not only threatens primates—their parasites are in danger, too
Amazon mining threatens dozens of uncontacted Indigenous groups, study shows
Indonesia’s new plan for coal: It pollutes land and air, so why not the sea too?
The ‘idea’: Uncovering the peatlands of the Congo Basin
These Portuguese kids are suing 33 European countries to force them to cut emissions
The Norwegian wolf is extinct
It’s phenomenal: Farne Islands seals numbers expected to reach new high
$26,000 reward offered for info on fatal poisoning of 8 grey wolves in Eastern Oregon
Elle bans fur from magazines worldwide
Sierra Nevada snowpack, a crucial water resource, could disappear in 25 years
New Jersey passes ban on cosmetic animal testing
"EPA Outlines $7.4B For Water Infrastructure Headed To States"
Coal Provinces ‘Co-Ordinated’ Fight Against Federal Water Pollution Rules
"Shell Pulls Out Of Cambo Oilfield Project"
‘They Can’t Silence Us’: Female Lawyers Defending Colombia’s Environment
"So You Want to Donate to a Climate Group…"
"Trump Rule Meant To Save Coal Is Forcing Plants To Close"
Mo. Health Dept Found Mask Mandates Work, But Didn’t Make Findings Public
California Water Districts To Get 0% Of Requested Supplies
In First, Alaska’s Arctic Waters Appear Poised for Dangerous Algal Blooms
"‘Phenomenal’: Farne Islands Seal Numbers Expected To Reach New High"

Conservation News ~ 26 November 2021

11/26/2021

New iridescent worms discovered in Gulf of California
DNA assessment confirms Gabon as last stronghold of forest elephants
Study confirms anti-inflammatory property of traditional Samoan remedy
DRC environment minister panned for allegedly facilitating illegal concessions
EU proposes ambitious ban on products tied to legal and illegal deforestation
Indigenous people get less than 1% of climate funding? It’s actually worse (commentary)
Technology and tradition team up to watch over a sacred island’s sea turtles
Jaw bombs, the deadliest threat to Sri Lanka’s elephants, are scaling up
Report: Orangutans and their habitat in Indonesia need full protection now
Indonesian official busted over alleged bribe for palm oil permit
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon at highest level since 2006
Lawsuit Aims to Speed U.S. Protection for Foreign Birds, Butterflies
A study reveals that Gabon is home to 95,000 African forest elephants, making it the largest
"Flood-Hit Canada Province Braces For Heavy Rain, Three Bodies Found"
"How The House Spending Bill Addresses Climate Change"
"Wildfires Torched Up To A Fifth Of All Giant Sequoia Trees"
"Brazil Accused Of 'Greenwashing' The Amazon's Deforestation"
RCMP Arrest Journalists, Land Defenders Following Gidimt’en Eviction
Canada’s Tar Sands Destruction Challenges Existence of Land and People
"A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution"
Company Cancels Plans For $2.5 Billion Oil Terminal In Plaquemines Parish
"The Real Reason Gas Prices Are So High Right Now"
"COP26: The Truth Behind The New Climate Change Denial"
Two New Species of Tree Frogs Discovered in Australia
New garlic species is found and already it's endangered
In search of Taiwan’s lost clouded leopards, anthropology uncovers more than camera traps (commentary)
Jaguars in Mexico are growing in number, a promising sign that national conservation strategies are working
How to ensure the Glasgow forest declaration is a success (commentary)
With La Niña conditions back, is it good news for tropical forests?
At a ‘certified’ palm oil plantation in Nigeria, soldiers and conflict over land
In Indonesia’s ‘Dragon Village,’ customs and nature are at the center of life
Powell Committed To Tackling Climate Change In Talks With Biden: WH
"Supreme Court Hands Win to Tennessee in Water Resource Fight"
"Northeast States Abandon Cap-And-Trade Plan For Cars"
U.S. To Release 50 Million Barrels Of Oil From Reserve - White House
"The Plague Is More Likely Now Thanks to Climate Change"
RCMP Tracked Photojournalist Amber Bracken In Investigations Database
Jaguars In Mexico Are Growing In Number; Conservation Strategies Working
How U.S. Yen for Leather in Luxury SUVs Worsens Amazon Deforestation
"Insuring New York Against Climate Change"
"Long Thought Extinct, A Native Corn Re-Emerges"
Wildfires killed thousands of sequoias in southern Sierra Nevada
Senate confirms first Native American to lead National Park Service
UNITED KINGDOM DECLARES OCTOPUSES, SQUIDS ARE SENTIENT BEINGS
First Endangered Tiger Footprints in 50 Years Found in Northeast Siberia
New species of green microalga identified in São Paulo
Kenya’s Indigenous Ogiek partner with government rangers to restore Mau Forest
Podcast: Bill McKibben and Trebbe Johnson on action and ‘radical joy’ after COP26 climate summit failure
Questions over who gets the billions pledged to Indigenous causes at COP26
Some hummingbird females display male coloring to avoid being harassed
For world’s rarest gorillas, camera traps prove pivotal for protection
Liberia loggers felling trees outside concession as government stands by
"Biden Announces Oil Release From Strategic Petroleum Reserve"
"EPA Forces Natural Gas Plants To Make Pollution Data Public"
Canada's Trudeau Vows Flood Aid, Climate Action After Third Election Win
"DEP Commissioner Suspends Permit for $1 Billion Transmission Line"
"Boston Mayor Divests Vulnerable City From Fossil Fuels"
Secretive Texas Company Owns Largest Share of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
"State Attorneys Want Biden to Further Undo Trump’s NEPA Rule"
"Giant Pipeline In U.S. Midwest Tests Future Of Carbon Capture"
20+ People Sickened By Sewage-Tainted Oysters After Md. Failed To Warn
"These Americans Are Just Going Around in Circles. It Helps the Climate."
Wolf OR93 Found Dead In Kern County, California
Environmental activists face 'fever pitch' of repression from Australian governments
Advocates welcome halt to shortfin mako shark fishing, call for longer ban
‘Our land, our life’: Okinawans hold out against new U.S. base in coastal zone
For South Africa’s dwindling renosterveld, there’s now a ‘panic button’ app
Wildlife trade hub Vietnam is also hub of impunity for traffickers, report says
In a warming world, deforestation turns the heat deadly, Borneo study finds
In Brazil, an agribusiness haven’s green pivot leaves many skeptical
In Brazil’s wildlife care centers, struggles and successes go unseen
Forests for sale: How land traffickers profit by slicing up Bolivia’s protected areas
If marine noise pollution is bad, deep-sea mining could add to the cacophony
Chile’s burrowing parrot marks 35 years of a slow but successful recovery
Fighting climate change is a dirty job, but soils can do it | Problem Solved
Details emerge around closed-door carbon deal in Malaysian Borneo
Venezuelans hit by cooking gas shortages look to forests for firewood
Community tree nursery and garden bring a ray of hope to Zimbabwean village
Atlantic fishing nations agree to ban catches of mako, world's fastest sharks
Rolls Royce all-electric Spirit of Innovation just pushed the envelope to fastest electric vehicle at 345 mph
Dramatic video shows militarized Canadian Police raid Wet’suwet’en land defenders and journalists
Virunga ranger Chief Brigadier Muyazimiza Kanyaruchinya is murdered by poachers
Treating beef like coal would make a big dent in greenhouse gas emissions
After a year of protests, Modi finally caves in to farmers’ demands

Conservation News ~ 19 November 2021

11/19/2021

‘Standing with your feet in the water’: COP26 struggles to succeed
The Amazon has highest October forest loss since at least 2007
New study helps cattle ranchers monitor ecological impact on U.S. rangelands
Hospital waste, not masks, are plastic scourge of pandemic: Study
Work starts on new sanctuary for captive breeding of Sumatran rhinos
Côte d’Ivoire braces to save what’s left of its single-digit forest cover
You can move an elephant to the jungle, but it won’t stay there, study says
Legal challenge to South Africa mine expansion looks to set new landmark
Forest declarations are nice, but profitability determines land use in the Amazon (Book excerpt)
In Mozambique, mystery of tuskless elephant points to poaching as the culprit
Judge asked to restore endangered species protections for gray wolves
Endangered Species and Sea Life's Livelihood in River Thames Could Be at Risk
A new species of fig discovered on Uluru
Arabian cobra becomes 12,000th animal added to ark of at-risk species
Larger conservation areas didn't protect animals in central Africa
For Kenyan farmers, organic fertilizer bokashi brings the land back to life
Judge asked to restore endangered species protections for gray wolves
Freshwater Mussel Gains Endangered Species Act Protection in North Carolina, Virginia
The last spotted ground thrush on Malawi’s lonely mountain
Ambitious English rewilding project aims to give 20% of land ‘back to nature’
Indigenous mine opponents targeted in raids during state of siege in Guatemala
Countries fail to agree on Antarctic conservation measures for fifth straight year
Palm oil firm that dried out its land held not liable for fires that followed
In rural Nigeria, the magic of cinema builds support for ape conservation
Honey bees find food more easily in cities, thanks to abundant urban gardens
EPA finds herbicides may harm endangered species, angering ag groups
2 new beetle species discovered in Negros
State Parties in the Pacific reassess their priorities concerning the World Heritage
Plankton are the superstars of the ocean and MAPMAKER is the tool that follows them
Nature-based Solutions must be credible, measurable and inclusive – IUCN
Global launch of the Great Blue Wall
As world leaders in Glasgow commit to restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, IUCN launches the first of its kind typology of restoration actions
"Coming Off Climate Talks, US To Hold Huge Crude Sale In Gulf"
Biden Submits Treaty Fighting Climate Super-Pollutants For Senate OK
Amazon Birds Shrinking As Climate Warms: Warning From Scientists
"The Pacific Northwest Is in the Midst of a ‘Cascading Hazard’"
"Regulators Seek To Suspend Trump Rule On Railway Natural Gas"
"The Pesticide Ban Movement Gains Momentum"
"‘It’s Like Hunting Aliens’: Inside The Town Besieged By Armadillos"
"Congress Poised To Dramatically Alter Clean Energy Subsidies"
"A Fish Farm Next To Acadia? Lobstermen, NPS Give A Loud ‘No’"
Pollution Experts Won't Let Science Museum Show Work Over Shell Links
"Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill, Promoting Benefits For Americans"
"EPA Finalizes Its First National Recycling Strategy"
"Day 1 Takeaways From Tribal Nations Summit"
"Flooding, Outages, And Rescues Mount In Severe West Coast Weather"
"Drilling For ‘White Gold’ Is Happening Right Now At The Salton Sea"
Opinion: "Social Media Is Polluted With Climate Denialism"
New Delhi Air Pollution Is So Bad, Officials Call For Citywide Lockdown
"Memphis Residents Wage Fight Against TVA Coal Ash Storage"
Nations Fail To Agree On Antarctic Conservation For Fifth Straight Year
"Could ‘Smokey Beaver’ Help Fight Wildfires?"
Nations Strike Climate Deal, but World Remains Far From Limiting Warming
"Sinking Tuvalu Laments Watered Down U.N. Glasgow Climate Pact"
Glasgow Climate Promises Now Rest With a Handful of Powerful Leaders
"John Kerry Says Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are The ‘Definition Of Insanity.’"
"Flooding and Nuclear Waste Eat Away at a Tribe’s Ancestral Home"
Messonnier, Birx Detail Political Interference In Coronavirus Response
"U.S. Court Voids Emissions Rules For Heavy-Duty Truck Trailers"
"$1B Transmission Smack Down May Upend Northeast Renewables"
Biden Plans to Bar New Drilling Around Major Native American Cultural Site
"Days After Climate Summit, Biden To Hold ‘Carbon Bomb’ Gulf Oil Sale"
Rare Sierra Nevada red foxes survive massive Dixie fire that burned habitat
"Biden Lauds Electric Cars In Michigan As Climate Agenda Hits Road Bumps"
White House Takes Aim At Oil Industry As Gas Prices Create Rifts
"How Bad Is The Pacific North-West Flooding And What Caused It?"
"Biden’s First — and Maybe Last — Gulf Oil Sale Draws Big Bids"
"New Energy Regulator Gets Tie-Breaking Vote on Grid’s Future"
NHL Partnership With Chemical Company Leaves Environmental Watchdogs Cold
"After Record Low, Monarch Butterflies Return To California"
"EPA Overturns Approval Of Mississippi Yazoo Pumps Project"
"Ethanol: Brazil’s Sugar-Based Biofuel Built On Labor Abuse"
American Shad On Brink Of Collapse In The James River, Nonprofit Says
Scientists Discover Unknown Plant Species Growing on Australia's Sacred Uluru
The Greater Mekong region: A hotspot of wildlife and crime
Primary-colored poison: Lead paint still a major threat to Indonesian kids
In Sumatra, a snare trap costs a baby elephant her trunk, then her life
Carnivores avoid rush hour by taking to roads at night
Indonesia slashes 2021 mangrove restoration target, vows to make up in 2022
Court convenes historic hearing in Indigenous territory on land consent issue
Think that GIF of the smoking chimp is funny? The chimp wasn’t laughing
Study evaluates role of rivers in creating the Amazon’s rich biodiversity
Monarch butterflies return to California after record low
Young forests can help heal tropical aquatic ecosystems: Study
Amazon deforestation unexpectedly surges 22% to highest level since 2006
Hope old and new: COP26 focused on two largely unsung climate solutions
New Himalayan snake found via Instagram
How sharing and learning from failures can transform conservation (commentary)
“Earthshine” from the Moon shows our planet is dimming, intensifying global warming
Bali’s new highway project sparks concerns about agriculture and conservation areas
Outcry in Sri Lanka as suspected elephant kidnappers get to keep the animals
An unlikely safari in Brazil is helping save the Pantanal’s jaguars
Marine Biologists Discover New Species of Octopus
State Endangered Species Protection Sought for Rare Central California Lizard
New Himalayan snake found via Instagram
House Readies Friday Vote On Social, Climate Bill After Mccarthy Delay
"EPA Moves To Erase Trump-Era WOTUS Rule"
"U.S. To Back Global Treaty Aimed At Curbing Plastic Pollution"
Biden USFS To Propose Road Ban On Much Of Alaska Tongass National Forest
"The Forgotten Oil Ads That Told Us Climate Change Was Nothing"
"During COP26, Facebook Served Ads With Climate Falsehoods, Skepticism"
"Senate Confirms Park Service Director After Years Of Acting Heads"
"How Air, Water And Climate Pollution Shape Our Mental Health"
"Regional EPA Bosses Named for New York, Southeast, and Mountain West"
"Protesters Disrupt The World’s Largest Coal Port" (Video)
Floating wind farms could make California 100% renewable by 2045
USFWS withdraws flawed Red Wolf Rule
New colony of koalas discovered in Sydney
Lions at Singapore Zoo test positive for COVID
Palm cockatoo populations projected to halve in 50 years
3 dead, hundreds injured after storms rouse scorpions in Egypt
Three snow leopards die of COVID at children’s zoo in Nebraska
British Colombia to shut down all fur farms
New mineral discovered in Deep Earth diamond
Natural gas customers in Texas get stuck with $3.4 billion cold-snap surcharge

Conservation News ~ 12 November 2021

11/12/2021

Study shows ‘encouraging’ results of China’s bid to protect coastal wetlands
For Bison Day 2021, conservation and reconciliation through buffalo eyes (commentary)
In Mexico City’s urban sprawl, an unexpected illegal logging network thrives
Stretch of Borneo’s Mahakam River eyed for protection to save Irrawaddy dolphins
Indonesia’s flip-flop on zero-deforestation pledge portends greater forest loss
Outgunned by militants, rangers fear for chimpanzees in southwest Mali
Behind grand declarations at COP26, a long track record of failure
Study shines a light on Indonesia’s murky shark fishery and trade
Indigenous lands under siege as buffalo frenzy grips the Amazon
Infrastructure Bill Makes 1st Major US Investment in Climate Resilience
Nations’ Climate Pledges Built On Flawed Data, Post Investigation Finds
"COP Carbon-Market Talks Struggle as U.S. Lines Up Behind EU"
"CDC Changes Its Definition Of Lead Poisoning In Young Children"
Okla. Proposes Letting Gas Utility Charge $1,400 ‘Exit Fee’ To Go Electric
"Climate Lawsuits Poised to Create ‘Tobacco Moment’ for Big Oil"
"Frustrations Grow As Marchers Demand Faster Climate Action"
Trudeau Promised To Cap Emissions, But Oil Companies Have Other Plans
"Saudi Arabia’s Climate Plan Relies On More Oil"
"More Eyes on Polluters: The Growth of Citizen Monitoring"
New species of rare tadpole-carrying frog discovered in northern NSW
In Peru’s Amazon, deforestation and crime sweep through Indigenous communities
New restoration “Playbook” calls for political, economic, and social change
COP26: As carbon emissions rise unabated, scientists eye a methane removal fix
Under Bolsonaro, Indigenous Yanomami see surge in child malnutrition deaths
Relying on green labels to address our thirst for the products of deforestation would be a disaster (commentary)
Scientists urge Biden to remove logging, fossil fuels, biomass from budget bills
FARC peace deal in Colombia sparked war on forests, report says
In China, agroforestry serves up tea with a spoonful of sustainability
Indonesia’s leader touts green goals at COP26, but overlooks green stewards at home
Green light for mining project raises red flags for Chile penguin reserve
COP26: Are climate declarations and emission reduction pledges legally binding?
In Nepal, doubling down on tiger conservation looks to pay off
Despite deals, plans and bans, the Mediterranean is awash in plastic
In Indonesia, a coastal town rejects ‘metropolitan’ model for mangroves
One in five hectares of oil palm in Indonesia is illegal, report shows
Top Brazil gold exporter leaves a trail of criminal probes and illegal mines
Indigenous agents fight deforestation with drones and AI in Brazilian Amazon
‘A leap of faith’: Q&A with Robin Radcliffe on airlifting rhinos upside down
Police bust 2 men selling hornbills on Indonesian Facebook
Podcast: Natural forest regeneration’s critical role in reforestation goals
Starving and injured Sumatran tiger dies in captivity, Indonesian officials report
COP26: E.U. is committed to forest biomass burning to cut fossil fuel use
Indigenous leaders share hopes and concerns towards pledges made at COP26
From the ocean floor, a startup livestreams the rise of coral cities
COP26 cop-out? Indonesia’s clean energy pledge keeps coal front and center
After a pandemic reprieve, loggers return to a unique Madagascar forest
New global partnership aims to remove barriers to Indigenous climate finance
Bornean communities locked into 2-million-hectare carbon deal they don’t know about
COP26: Surging wood pellet industry threatens climate, say experts
UNESCO reiterates road project’s dangers to Papua park as Indonesia doubles down
Planned copper mine raises fears for biodiversity hotspot in Jordan
Struggle endures for Philippine community pitted against gold miner
For forest communities in Sumatra, loss of nature means loss of culture
"China and the United States Join in Seeking Emissions Cuts"
"Cop26 Draft Text Annotated: What It Says And What It Means"
"6 Automakers and 30 Countries Say They’ll Phase Out Gasoline Car Sales"
"Regan Seeks Industry Backing for Methane Rule to Overcome GOP"
"COP26: Surging Wood Pellet Industry Threatens Climate, Say Experts"
Biden’s Proposed Auto Emissions Crackdown Will Be Strengthened: Regan
"Judge OKs $626 Million Settlement In Flint Water Litigation"
"U.S. Firefighters On Climate Frontline Face 'Broken' Health System"
"FERC, 10 States Weigh Transmission Overhaul To Unlock Clean Power"
UN Projects ‘Go Away’ Onto Its Own Building in Fight With Activists
"COP26 Climate Summit Draft Reveals Which Fights Remain"
"EPA Outlines $630 Million Plan To Curtail Tijuana Sewage Pollution"
"‘Faulty’ Science Used By Trump Appointees To Cut Owl Habitat"
"How the American Oil and Gas Industry Funds the Fulbright Program"
"New Database Shows Hundreds Of Contaminants Detected in US Tap Water"
"DOJ Launches EJ Investigation In Biden Adviser’s Hometown"
"Chinese-Owned Steel Mill Coats Serbian Town In Red Dust; Cancer Spreads"
Oil And Gas Industry Pushes Misinformation About Its Impact On La. Coast
Metropolitan Water District Declares Drought Emergency In Southern Calif.
Satellites Could Help Hold Countries To COP26 Emissions Promises
"COP26 Climate Summit Draft Reveals Which Fights Remain"
"EPA Outlines $630 Million Plan To Curtail Tijuana Sewage Pollution"
"‘Faulty’ Science Used By Trump Appointees To Cut Owl Habitat"
"How the American Oil and Gas Industry Funds the Fulbright Program"
"New Database Shows Hundreds Of Contaminants Detected in US Tap Water"
"DOJ Launches EJ Investigation In Biden Adviser’s Hometown"
"Chinese-Owned Steel Mill Coats Serbian Town In Red Dust; Cancer Spreads"
Oil And Gas Industry Pushes Misinformation About Its Impact On La. Coast
Metropolitan Water District Declares Drought Emergency In Southern Calif.
Satellites Could Help Hold Countries To COP26 Emissions Promises
Fishers released at Olympic National Park
Judge blocks dolphinarium animals from moving to China
In q first, the Justice Department is investigating Alabama’s sewage crisis
Car firms agree to end sale of fossil fuel vehicles by 2040
The world created about 8 million tons of pandemic plastic waste, and much of it is now in the ocean
New Zealand finally welcomes godwit two months after it was blown 2,000km back to Alaska
Australian researchers identify new frog species
US sets Nov 17 date for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction
Humpback whale calves come in record numbers to the Salish Sea
Scientists urge Biden to remove logging, fossil fuels, biomass from budget bills
Court deal a win for endangered ‘I’iwi bird
COP26 sets course for disastrous heating of more than 2.4C
Feds sat Hawaiian Hoary Bats aren’t endangered despite unresolved questions
Dole strikes deal to turn its pineapple leaves into vegan leather
Big COP26 coalition commits to phasing out coal
COP26: World leaders promise to end deforestation by 2030
Wild heirs of lost British honeybee found at Blenheim
Half of world’s fossil fuel assets could become worthless by 2036 in net zero transition
Court halts roadside post-fire logging project
Luxury carbon consumption of top 1% threatens 1.5c global heating limit
"Calls for Climate Reparations Reach Boiling Point in Glasgow Talks"
"COP26 Talks on Global Carbon Market Run Into New Obstacles"
Veterans Exposed To Burn Pits Will Get Expanded Health Care: White House
Despite GOP Gains in Va., State’s Clean Energy Law Will Be Hard to Derail
"Virginia Fishing Village Threatened By Rising Sea Levels"
Benton Harbor Residents Sue City, State Over Lead In Water
Lukashenko Warns Europe: Sanction Us Again And We Could Cut Gas Supply
"EPA Plans ‘Even More Ambitious’ Methane Rule"
"Methane Plume Seen by Satellite Over Alabama Mystifies Experts"
Huge Snapping Turtles Once Flourished In La.; Now Feds Seek Protections

Conservation News ~ 5 November 2021

11/5/2021

From flood to drought, Brazil’s Acre state swings between weather extremes
World Lemur Day celebrated in Madagascar with new postage stamps
Pingers on fishing nets found to save river dolphins in Indonesian Borneo
‘To change policies, insert yourself in them’: Q&A with biologist Liliana Dávalos
Deforestation soars in Nigeria’s gorilla habitat: ‘We are running out of time’
It’s time for Brazil to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (commentary)
Banking on deforestation: Top lenders make $1.7b from agribusiness deals
New insect species discovered in south China
Hundreds of NGOs sign open letter calling to halt “illegal activities” in DRC’s protected areas
"‘Last, Best Hope:’ Leaders Launch Crucial UN Climate Summit"
"Supreme Court to Hear Case on EPA’s Power to Limit Carbon Emissions"
"G20 Nations Agree to New Limits on Coal-Burning Power Plants"
"Biden Admin To Require New Climate Analysis Before Oil Leasing"
"Reluctant Middle East Forced To Open Eyes To Climate Crisis"
Nevada Rancher Cites ‘Shroud Of Secrecy’ At Lithium Mine Near Oregon
"The Divestment Movement’s Big Month"
"A Big New Forest Initiative Sparks Concerns of a ‘Carbon Heist’"
Will Reviving B.C.’s Declining Salmon Require A Rethink Of Hatcheries?
"The Coming Age of Climate Trauma"
Data-driven platform looks to clear up fog of palm oil traceability
As fossil fuel use surges, will COP26 protect forests to slow climate change?
One of world’s last two northern white rhinos withdrawn from breeding program
Jordan High teacher discovers new species of wasps
The rare and the beautiful: New species of butterflies bring cheer in Delhi
"Biden Administration Moves to Limit Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas"
"100 Nations Pledge to End Deforestation Backed by $19 Billion"
"EPA Withheld Reports of Substantial Risk Posed by 1,240 Chemicals"
Louisiana Plastics Plant Faces 2+ Year Delay For Environmental Review
"Some EPA Science Integrity Lapses Unreported, Survey Says"
"Manchin Complicates Reconciliation Passage Timeline"
Denmark, U.S., 12 Other Nations Back Tougher Climate Goal For Shipping
"The Green Steel Revolution Is Picking Up Steam"
"America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic"
"World Leaders Are Met with Protests at COP26 Summit"
Ecuador to expand Galapagos marine reserve, president says
Climate change is now the main driver of increasing wildfire weather, study finds
$1.7 billion pledged in support of Indigenous and local communities’ land tenure
Oil executives deny misinformation on climate change, despite evidence
WWF distances itself from rights abuses at U.S. congressional hearing
2°C warming limit? More like 3°C and hotter, leading climate scientists say
Straight outta Borneo: New gecko species just dropped
For Indonesian farmers used to ‘instant’ results, going organic is a tough sell
COP-26: Amazonia’s Indigenous peoples are vital to fighting global warming (commentary)
‘People don’t know the Yanomami’: Q&A with filmmakers Davi Kopenawa & Luiz Bolognesi
Inti Tanager: Colorful New Species of Bird Discovered in South America
Achieving a ‘nature positive future’: an interview with Cristián Samper
New protections announced for Galápagos Islands and beyond at COP26
COP26 deforestation-ending commitment must hold leaders accountable (commentary)
Jane Goodall’s Hopecast podcast features Mongabay founder
The ‘net zero’ bridge to saving the Amazon (commentary)
COP26 Glasgow Declaration: Salvation or threat to Earth’s forests?
Straight outta Borneo: New gecko species just dropped
Leatherback turtle nest numbers in south Florida double previous record
Jeff Bezos pledges $2 billion to protect the environment
Stanford’s Peter Vitousek and Gretchen Daily honored by the British Ecological Society
Pledges Don't Stop Nations From Exporting Huge Amounts Of Fossil Fuels
"Biden’s Carbon-Capture Plan Hands Lifeline to Coal Plants"
"Poison in the Air"
World’s Biggest Banks To Play A Role In Limiting Greenhouse Emissions
"Zero Deforestation Commitment: Empty Promises Or A Workable Plan?"
10 Facebook Publishers Push Nearly 70% of Climate Denial Content
"After California Oil Spill, Environmentalists Plan To Sue US"
"COP26 Live Updates"
Laws Offer Little Protection to Expected 200 Million Climate Refugees
"Climate Change Grips Trout Streams Across the Nation": Anglers Respond
"Poland And 17 Other Countries To Announce A Major Deal To End Coal"
"Climate Summit Turns Its Focus to a Contentious Question: Who Pays?"
"How EPA Methane Rule Hits Energy, From Pipelines To Politics"
"The Dark Secrets Behind Big Oil’s Climate Pledges"
"Widespread Coronavirus Infection Found in Iowa Deer, New Study Says"
"Avangrid Power Line Rejection Deals Blow to Emissions Goals"
"Michigan City With Lead In Water Ordered To Fix Water Plant"
"The Dalles Sues To Keep Google’s Water Use A Secret"
"This U.S. City Just Voted To Decarbonize Every Single Building"
"Indonesian Zoo Breeds Komodo Dragons To Save Them From Extinction"
Peruvian court dismisses defamation case against Mongabay journalist
COP26: “Work with nature in forest restoration,” says respected journalist
Indonesian bridal couple stage ‘ecological wedding’ in hopes of inspiring others
Sinking hope of justice as exporter of 26-ton shark fin cargo gets token fine
Ecuador’s consultation process for Indigenous lands comes under the microscope
Infrastructure projects in Congo Basin need greater oversight, report says
Brazil’s Indigenous Xavante strangled by agribusiness, slammed by COVID-19
How do the U.N. forest declarations compare?
"Cop26 Pledges Could Limit Warming To 1.8C, Says Energy Agency Boss"
"U.S. Agrees To End Fossil Fuel Financing Abroad"
"As Madagascar Faces Climate-Linked Famine, UN Flags Need To Prepare"
"Top Dem Seeks Probe of Trump EPA’s Handling Of Yazoo Pumps"
Blue Hydrogen Plant Touted For Louisiana, But Will It Reduce Carbon?
"Faith Groups Increasingly Join Fight Against Climate Change"
"Exxon Would Like You to Invest in Its $100-Billion Carbon Capture Scheme"
Blue Carbon: The Hidden CO2 Sink That Pioneers Say Could Save The Planet
"Nation’s 3rd-Largest Utility To Shut Down Half Of Coal Fleet"
"Greta Thunberg Says Climate Talks Are Becoming a ‘Greenwash Campaign’"
Legal agreement reached to continue protections for Canada Lynx
Evidence of prehistoric humans found on Falkland Islands
Scientists discover ancient plants beneath a kilometer of ice
World spends $423 billion a year to subsidize fossil fuels
Florida manatee deaths soar as polluted water kills seagrass
White House unveils $1.85 trillion climate and social welfare package
Big banks haven’t quit fossil fuel, with $4 trillion since Paris
Dalmation Pelicans could return to the Netherlands
Young tiger salamanders decline despite protection
Ireland bans fur farming
AI reveals the Sahara actually has 1.8 billion trees

Conservation News ~ 29 October 2021

10/29/2021

"U.S. Warns Climate Poses ‘Emerging Threat’ to Financial System"
"Billions In Environmental Justice Funds Hang In The Balance"
"La Niña Weather Pattern Likely to Prolong Western Drought, NOAA Says"
"Climate Change Poses a Widening Threat to National Security"
"Greenpeace Chief Warns Of ‘Greenwashing’ at UN Climate Talks"
"California Seeks Strict Limits On New Oil Drilling Near Communities"
"Federal Firefighters Deserve Better Pay And Benefits, Lawmakers Say"
"Planned Fossil Fuel Output ‘Vastly Exceeds’ Climate Limits, Says UN"
"Plastics Poised To Overtake Coal As Climate Driver" - Report
"Why No Tusks? Poaching Tips Scales Of Elephant Evolution"
Plastics set to overtake coal plants on GHG emissions, new study shows
Deforestation from cattle ranching also hurts rivers in Nicaragua, study says
Can we stop calling it ‘forest bathing’ now? Please, just take a hike. (commentary)
Mangrove conservation takes root with local communities on Kenya’s coast
‘Unequal exchange’ for Brazil community in shadow of Anglo American mine
COVID could wreak havoc on gorillas, but they social distance better than we do
Opposition to South Africa coal mine persists a year after murder of activist
Report: Luxury carmakers still sourcing deforestation-linked leather from Paraguay
"Biden Crafts a Climate Plan B: Tax Credits, Regulation and State Action"
"UN Warns World 'Way Off Track' As Greenhouse Gases Grow"
"Judge Issues Injunction Blocking Wisconsin Fall Wolf Hunt"
Big Ag Pays Farmers For Control Of Their Soil-Bound Carbon
"Drought-Stricken California Doused By Powerful Storm"
"Judge Nixes Trump-Era Limits On Regulation Of Water-Polluting Projects"
Total Accused of Campaign to Play Down Climate Risk From Fossil Fuels"
"White House Taps Martha Williams To Head FWS"
"Navajo Nation Pushes For Radioactive Waste Remnants To Be Removed"
"Fishery Closures and the Ghosts of Past Mistakes"
Hong Kong Baptist University's discovery of new coral and nudibranch species
An endangered species of African giant owl is captured for the first time in 150 years
New flower species found in Shei-pa National Park
Critically endangered Sunda pangolin caught on camera trap
California Protects Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles As Endangered Species
Giant pandas no longer endangered, China says
Hertz will buy 100,000 Teslas, marking a big bet on electric vehicles in rental cars
State Judge Issues "Dramatic Decision" in Striking Down Wisconsin Wolf Hunt
Bolsonaro evades genocide blame amid Indigenous deaths by invaders, COVID-19
$200 million in gold extracted in Amazon mine through illegal licenses
Study chronicles dying of a lake in PNG with advent of oil & gas activities
Indigenous group faces eviction for ‘New Bali’ tourism project in Sumatra
On Nigeria-Cameroon border, joint patrols throw a lifeline to threatened apes
"World Set To Miss Goal Of $100B Climate Aid Pledged To Poor"
"Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit New Record Despite Lockdowns, UN Reports"
"Manchin Pushes For More Climate Cuts From The Budget Bill"
Natural Gas Leaks In Boston Vastly Underreported — Could Be Inside Homes
"Unchecked Oil and Gas Wastewater Threatens California Groundwater"
"Attorneys Eye Glasgow Talks for Progress on Many Climate Issues"
GenX: "EPA Deems ‘Forever Chemical’ Haunting N.C. Toxic To Humans"
Hawaii Has A One-Year Deadline To Ditch Coal. Can It Keep Lights On?
"A Climate-Conscious Fox Weather Could Leave Audiences Confused"
Conservation Dogs May Help in Search for Endangered Franklin’s Bumblebee
Trigonopterus corona, the new species of tiny beetle named after the coronavirus
On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, museum scientists have discovered 28 new species of beetles
Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ are people too, US court rules
Polar bear hunting a reindeer caught on tape for first time
Court strikes down Trump EPA water permitting rule
NGOs say FSC label offers little protection for forests, Indigenous people
Hungry like the maned wolf pup: Clips give rare glimpse of elusive canine
Indigenous Bolivians take the defense of their land into their own hands
Poisoned city: The story of Brazil’s forgotten environmental disaster
World Faces Disastrous 2.7C Heating On Current Climate Plans, UN Warns
"White House Sets Climate Spending At Up To $555 Billion"
Biden FWS Moves To Undo Two Trump-Era Endangered Species Act Rollbacks
"Amplify Energy Cashed Out Cleanup Fund While Racking Up Violations"
"Gulf Arab States, Squeezed By Climate Change, Still Tout Oil"
"Majority in US Concerned About Climate: AP-NORC/EPIC Poll"
Australia Pledges ‘Net Zero’ by 2050. Plan Makes That Hard to Believe
Big Oil Hearing To Kick Off Probe Into Climate Disinformation: Lawmaker
"White House To Release Climate Strategy Ahead Of Glasgow"
"Italy Hosts A Climate-Focused G20 As Geopolitics Shift"
Indigenous leaders to push for land tenure rights as climate solution at COP26
Indigenous Papuans won their forest back from a palm oil firm, but still lack land title
Cooking with the sun: Entrepreneurs help launch Mexico’s solar revolution
Deprived of their forests, Uganda’s Batwa adapt their sustainable practices
Biden administration plans roll backs of Trump-era Endangered Species Act rules
Discovery of a new species of fish thanks to sounds
Marine Biologists Identify New Species of Beaked Whale
Big Oil Uses Newsletter Ads to Spread Misinformation Ahead of Hearing
Putin Pledges Carbon Neutrality By 2060 -- Claims Forests Will Do Job
‘Not a Solution Itself’: India Questions Net Zero Targets Ahead of Cop26
"Release of EPA Methane Rules Expected This Week"
"EPA Taps 10 Environmental Justice Panel Members to Advise Agency"
Trudeau Picks Ex-Greenpeace Activist As Climate Chief, Angering Oil Patch
Indigenous Leaders Push Land Tenure Rights As Climate Solution At COP26
Human Rights Group To Investigate Uranium Contamination On Navajo Nation
Wildfires, Cutting, Heating Turn 10 Unesco Forests Into Carbon Sources
"Are We on the Verge of Chatting With Whales?"
Indonesian farmers resisting an iron mine run up against a sultan
Indigenous guides warn of repercussions if we don’t fix our relationship with nature
Ugandan activists’ arrest slammed as threat to space for rights defenders
Indonesia’s ‘green’ electricity plan undermines its climate vows, activists say
A new 100-page report raises alarm over Chevron’s impact on planet
What makes a ‘refugee’? It could be a life-or-death question in the climate crisis
Philippine wetland oil riches untouched by war now up for grabs in peacetime
In Zimbabwe, an irrigation project threatens a tribe’s land and trees
Podcast: Indigenous bioacoustics listens to the land for conservation and tradition
Inga tree points to way out of slash-and-burn for Central American farmers
Endangered birds experience 'virgin birth,' a first for the species
"Climate Change Became the Largest Part of Biden Spending Bill"
"Dems, Oil Execs Clash At Hearing: ‘They Are Obviously Lying’"
"China’s New Climate Pledge Changes Little, in Bad Omen for Global Talks"
Brazil's Greenhouse Emissions Rose 9.5% In 2020 With Amazon Deforestation
"Forced Relocation Left Native Americans More Exposed to Climate Threats"
Enviros Petition EPA To Rescind Factory Farms’ “Free Pass To Pollute”
"EPA Unveils Strategy For Reducing Lead Exposure"
"What a $2B Texas Project Says About U.S. Quest For CO2-Free Grid"
"What Is COP26 and Why Is It Important?"
‘We Can’t Live Like This’: Climate Shocks Rain On Honduras’s Poorest