Conservation News ~ 1 April 2022

• "Egypt: Soaring Wheat Prices Turn Food Security Into A Priority"
• "How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions"
• "Ice Shelf Collapses In Previously Stable East Antarctica"
• "Fiery Emails Show EPA Turmoil Over Pet Collars Tied To Deaths"
• "Large Fires Becoming Even Larger, More Widespread"
• As Biden Promises U.S. LNG Exports, Gulf Coast Enviros Say Whoa
• Chemical Spill At Compton Plastics Factory Triggers Odor Complaints
• "Maryland Moves To Take Over Troubled Baltimore Sewage Treatment Plant"
• "1,000-Year-Old Oaks Used To Create 'Super Forest'"
• "Scientists Figure Out How Vampire Bats Got A Taste For Blood"
• Biden, E.U. Announce Push To Reduce Europe’s Reliance On Russian Energy
• "US Pipeline Agency Pulls Back Plan To Assess Climate Impacts"
• "The World’s Forests Do More Than Just Store Carbon, New Research Finds"
• "Nunavut Capital Struggles To Fix Water System"
• "Revealed: The Dangerous Chemicals In Your Food Wrappers"
• "Pressure Grows For Deal To Save Nature At Crunch Talks In Geneva"
• "EPA Moves To End Asbestos Cleanup Along Montana Railroad"
• "Banks Undermine Their 'Net Zero' Pledges Through Lobbying - Report"
• "Explainer: Why South Gets More Killer Tornadoes At Night"
• "Officials: Florida Manatees Eat ‘Every Scrap’ In Food Trial"
• USDAs Wildlife Services Killed More Than 400 000 Native Wildlife in 2021              
• Researchers detect new species of jumping spider in Rajasthan's Thar Desert
• ‘Giving up’: Amazon is losing its resilience under human pressure, study shows
• Coalition against online wildlife trafficking shares little evidence of success (analysis)
• The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching — once again — and over a larger area
• On a Honduran island, a community effort grows to protect its precious reefs
• Australia's carbon credit scheme 'largely a sham', says whistleblower who tried to rein it in
• Wolverine fish and blind eel among 212 new freshwater species
• Deforestation on the rise as poverty soars in Nigeria
• Northern Long-Eared Bat Proposed as Endangered Species
• "EPA Would See Highest Funding Ever Under Biden Budget Plan"
• "Misinformation Is Derailing Renewable Energy Projects Across The U.S."
• "Commerce Inquiry Imperils Solar Industry, Advocates Say"
• "Ukraine’s Pipelines Are Still Carrying Russian Gas To Europe"
• "War Shakes Europe Path To Energy Independence, Climate Goals"
• "Turning Cities Into Sponges to Save Lives and Property"
• "FirstEnergy Utility Gave To Pro-Trump Dark Money Group"
• "As Climate Fears Mount, Some in U.S. Are Deciding to Relocate"
• "Heavy Rains In Australia Trigger Fresh Round Of Flood Evacuations"
• "Infectious Fungus Wreaks Havoc on Crazy Ants—and Scientists Are Thrilled"
• Largest American Wind Farm ever Built all-at-Once Opens in Oklahoma, Saves Customers $1 Billion over Fossil fuels
• Federal emissions reduction plan still undercounts forestry, environmentalists say
• Coastal California Sunflower Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success
• That dead whale on the beach? Let it be, study says. Or at least don’t blow it up
• Food security framing increases relevance of biodiversity negotiations to less industrialized nations (commentary)
• WWF casts a wide net to save dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef
• Rare mammals caught on camera highlight value of Annamite Mountains
• Online trade in rare silvery pigeon is cause for concern, researchers say
• Indonesia’s gasification plans could be costly for budget and environment
• Making room in the Atlantic Forest for the largest primate in the Americas
• The ocean is a cacophony of fish talk, study shows. We just can’t hear it
• Dams on Brazil’s Jamanxim River: The advancing assault on the environment and Indigenous peoples in the Tapajós basin (commentary)
• Opium production down as communities in Mexico’s Golden Triangle turn to forestry
• Indonesian bill turns coal-derived fuels clean by ignoring true scale of emissions
• EU response to palm oil is opportunity, not threat (commentary)
• Madagascar’s insistence on using seized rosewood rattles conservationists
• In Benin, the line between conservation and counterinsurgency blurs
• As the Horn of Africa heats up, the risks of insecurity are rising (commentary)
• ‘Marine conservation talks must include human rights’: Q&A with biologist Vivienne Solís Rivera
• It’s a girl: Super rare Sumatran rhino born in captive-breeding center
• FSC-certified Moorim Paper linked to massive forest clearing in Indonesia’s Papua
• Opium production down as communities in Mexico's Golden Triangle turn to forestry
• Rare birth of Sumatran rhino brings hope for endangered species
• "Biden Expected To Announce Massive Release Of Oil Reserves"
• "Biden To Use Defense Production Act For U.S. Critical-Minerals Supply"
• "Historic Restructuring Of Flood Insurance Begins Tomorrow"
• "Major Automakers Back Tough US Vehicle Emissions Rules In Court Battle"
• "Md. Poised To Enact Sweeping Energy, Climate Plan"
• Taxpayers Spend Billions on Crop Insurance on Frequently Flooded Land
• "Canada Lays Out C$9.1 Bln Roadmap To Meet 2030 Climate Targets"
• EPA Report Describes Toxic Work Environment in New Chemicals Division
• "Maine Politicians Ask For Time To Comply With Whale Rules"
• Europe Has Designs On Making 'Fast Fashion' Industry More Sustainable
• "Biden Seeks Major Spending Jump For Global Climate Efforts"
• "Biden Renews Push For Environmental Justice Boss at EPA"
• "How 2 Industries Stymied Justice for Young Lead Paint Victims"
• "BLM Would Undergo A Major Hiring Spree Under Biden Budget"
• "Oil Executives Snub House Committee, Will Appear at Another"
• Iowans Push For Limits On Eminent Domain For Carbon Capture Pipelines
• US Poised To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Battle Diseases
• "Greenpeace, Crypto Billionaire Lobby to Change Bitcoin Code"
• Salmon Travel Deep Into Pacific. As It Warms, Many ‘Don’t Come Back.’
• Bobcats With Taste for Python Eggs May Guard Florida’s Swamp
• Traditional knowledge guides protection of planetary health in Finland
• Wild bison, taking over Europe and North America, will once again roam England
• Saving Nigeria’s gorillas was also meant to help communities. It hasn’t (analysis).
• At Donner Summit, snowpack measures at 47% of average
• "Biden Admin To Roll Out New Fuel Efficiency Rule Today"
• "E.P.A. Decides Against Limiting Perchlorate in Drinking Water"
• "House Panel To Grill USPS On Plan To Buy Gas-Guzzling Trucks"
• "EPA Resurrects Plan To Drop Air Pollution Liability Shield"
• "New Gloal Nature Pact Hangs In Balance As 'World Burns'"
• "White House Turns To Air Quality In Latest Effort To Thwart Coronavirus"
• "White House Advisers Denounce Race Exclusion From Equity Tool"
• "UN Chief Names Panel To Probe Companies’ Climate Efforts"
• "US Taps $420M To Boost Water Supplies Hit By Climate Change"
• "Hope for Coral Reefs"
• Deserts breathe water vapor
• California groundbreaking set for largest wildlife crossing
• Shocking mass die-off in Antarctica – From 100,000 Antarctic Petrels to Zero Birds
• Secret Great White Shark social club discovered off Mexican coast
• Potato farmers conquer a devastating worm
• 500% boom in numbers of eggs laid by breeding Green Sea Turtles
• Wolverine fish and blind eel among 212 new freshwater species
• Super rare Sumatran rhino born in captive-breeding center
• New genetic tricks for boosting crop yield take clues from ancient farmers
• Microplastics found in human bloodstream for first time
• Biden’s environment and energy agencies would see funding boost under proposed budget
• The fourth Peruvian indigenous leader is assassinated in a week