Conservation News ~ 1 December 2023

• Scientists Discover New Species of Deep-Sea Fish in Uncharted Trench
• New species of dwarf gecko discovered at estate in India
• New species of 'slow' frog discovered on mountain in China
• New species of dwarf gecko discovered at resort in India
• New moth species confirmed in Killarney National Park
• Brazil's Most Adorable Anteater May Be a New Species
• New species of 'giant' cave spider found in Ecuador
• 'Mysterious' jellyfish with 240 tentacles discovered off Japan's coast declared a new species
• Scientists unearth secrets of the world's smallest porcupine species     
• Researchers find evidence of golden mole species thought to be extinct
• Rare Giant Rat Is Photographed Alive for First Time
• U.S. to invest $150M in Black-owned forest land
• Western gray squirrels now classified as endangered species in Washington state
• Smalltooth sawfish's range limited to Florida's tip despite 20 years on endangered list
• Western gray squirrels uplisted to endangered status due to Pacific Northwest habitat loss
• New York Cites PepsiCo’s Plastic Pollution In First-Of-Its-Kind Lawsuit
• "EU Extends Approval Of The Weedkiller Glyphosate By 10 Years"
• "Top Companies' Lobbying Undermines Their Climate Pledges, Study Finds"
• "South Florida Storm Dumps More Than A Foot Of Rain"
• "FTC Cracks Down On Food Industry For Paid Dietitian ‘Influencer’ Posts"
• "Los Angeles Will Offer More Energy Incentives to Low-Income Residents"
• Only 51 Of These U.S. Whales Remain. Little Prevents Their Extinction
• 2 Enviros Targeted By A Hacking Network Say The Public Is The Real Victim
• PG&E Bills Will Go Up By $32 Per Month To Pay For Wildfire Protections
• "The Naturalist and the Wonderful, Lovable, So Good, Very Bold Jay"
• Negotiations For Treaty To End Plastic Pollution Close Amid Disagreements
• "Texas Board Rejects Many Science Textbooks Over Climate Change Messaging"
• Residents and Enviros Slam New Dominion Gas Power Plant As ‘Slap In the Face’
• "New Hardiness Zone Map Will Help Gardeners Keep Pace With Climate Change"
• "Dubai’s Costly Water World"
• "Quinault Nation Calls Off Fall Coastal Coho Fishery For Conservation"
• "Hydrogen Fuel Is Gaining Traction With Truckers"
• "Colorado To Release Gray Wolves: Here's When, Where And Why."
• Is China Emitting a Climate-Super Pollutant in Violation of Treaty?
• Last Two Cobs Of Heirloom Corn Could Help Grow Food In Climate Crisis
• New report on High Seas Biodiversity Treaty gives accessible at-a-glance introduction
• IUCN develops three Action Plans for threatened pollinator groups in Europe
• Sports outline game plan to safeguard biodiversity at first Sports for Nature Annual Meeting
• Towards a shared vision for biodiversity conservation in Central Asia
• We must unite our efforts to fight climate change and biodiversity loss
• New toolkit to assess the effectiveness of World Heritage management
• "The Instagram Wellness Influencers Spreading Climate Misinformation"
• Gulf Oil Leak Could Have Spilled More Than 1 Million Gallons: Coast Guard
• "How Electricity Is Changing Around the World"
• Climate On Track To Warm By Nearly 3°C Without Aggressive Actions: UN
• New Study Says Global Toll Of Lead Exposure Is Even Worse Than We Thought
• Richest 1% Account For More Carbon Emissions Than Poorest 66%: Report
• Union Pacific Fired Him Rather Than Heed His Warnings of Rail Dangers
• "Column: California Strikes Another Blow Against Rooftop Solar"
• 'We Didn't Know We Were Poisoning Ourselves': Deadly Legacy Of Uranium Boom
• As More Of World Thirsts, Luxury Water Becoming Fashionable Among Elite
• "What Is COP28? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit"
• EPA Offers $2B To Clean Up Pollution, Energy In Poor And Minority Communities
• EPA Mulls Approving Fruit Pesticide Despite Risks To Children, Records Show
• Dirty Water and Dead Rice: The Cost of Clean Energy Transition in Minnesota
• "Mucus-Covered Jellyfish Hint at Dangers of Deep-Sea Mining"
• "All the Fish We Cannot See"
• "Climate Change Is Hastening The Demise Of Pacific Northwest Forests"
• "Why ‘Climate Havens’ Could Be Closer to Home Than You’d Think"
• Musk’s X Sues Media Matters Over Its Report On Ads Next To Hate Posts
• "Two Years With America’s Elite Firefighters"
• ‘We Absolutely Need To Act Immediately,’ Says UN Chief in Antarctica
• "BLM Ends Use of M-44 'Cyanide Bombs' On Public Lands"
• "New Jersey To Phase Out New Gas-Powered Vehicles By 2035"
• "As Groundwater Dwindles, Powerful Players Block Change"
• "Highway Agency Finalizes Contentious Climate Rule"
• "U.S. Gas Prices Plunging as Holiday Travelers Hit the Road"
• "Wild Turkeys Are Disappearing — But No One Is Sure Why"
• "The Protein Problem: Raising Better Beef"
• Black Women Face Risks From Toxics in Beauty and Personal Care Products
• Hard-To-Eradicate ‘Super Pigs’ In Canada Threatening To Invade The US
• "Biden’s Absence at Climate Summit Highlights His Fossil Fuel Conundrum"
• "‘Time To Roll Up Our Sleeves’: Congress’ Long To-Do List"
• TV Forecasters Talk About Climate Change, But Face Pushback And Threats
• US Oil And Gas Production Set To Break Record In 2023 Despite UN Treaty
• "Colorado River Deal Opens Cash Spigot For Big Farms"
• "US Prepares Wave Of Methane Rules On Oil And Gas Industry"
• "Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s Grand Plan To ‘Hook’ Poor Countries On Oil"
• "In Alabama, Another Small-Town Paper Hit In ‘Open Season’ On Free Press"
• "Former Coal Towns Get Money for Clean-Energy Factories"
• Sea Turtle Nests Break Records On US Beaches, But Warming Threatens Survival
• "Pope Forced To Pull Out Of COP28 Trip Because Of Health Issues"
• Pro-Iran Group Claims To Have Hacked Water Authority In Pennsylvania
• "They Fled Climate Chaos. Asylum Law Made Decades Ago Might Not Help"
• "Biden Admin Sued for Hiding Records on Opposition to Fossil Fuel Phaseout"
• "America’s First ‘Enhanced’ Geothermal Plant Just Got Up And Running"
• New Law Expands the FDA’s Power But Fails to Ban Toxics in Beauty Products
• “Carbon Cowboys” Chasing Offsets Keep Amazon Communities in the Dark
• "The Human Limit: Where Malaria Is Spreading"
• "In A ‘Sacred’ Desert, The U.S. Turns Away From Drilling And Mining"
• "A Plane Fueled By Fat And Sugar Has Crossed The Atlantic Ocean"
• A Sumatran rhino calf born in Indonesia adds to an endangered species of fewer than 50 animals
• 1st World Forestry Industry Conference opens in Nanning, S China's Guangxi - Xinhua
• Planting 'koala corridors' to save Australia's endangered marsupial
• More than 1 million gallons of oil leaks into Gulf of Mexico
• Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says
• Wolverines get protection in the lower 48 states
• "Vice President Harris Will Attend COP28 Climate Conference In Dubai"
• US Will Protect Wolverines As Climate Change Melts Their Mountain Refuges
• "This Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Is the Next Carbon Bomb"
• "The $500,000 Fight To Protect A Muskoka Wetland"
• The Love Story Of An Endangered Tree And The Little Bird Who Eats Its Seeds
• "In Reversal, Mexico Calls For Moratorium On International Deep-Sea Mining"
• "A Roll Of The Dice: The Unknown Threat Of Exposure To Chemical Mixtures"
• "‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Drinking Water Sources Across England"
• Salton Sea Has Even More Lithium Than Previously Thought, New Report Finds
• Meet Three Therapists Who Are Helping People Cope With Climate Anxiety
• "‘Game Changer’: EPA Rule Would Force Removal Of America’s Lead Pipes"
• "Climate Summit Approves a New Fund to Help Poor Countries"
• "Hundreds Of New Oil And Gas Projects Approved Despite Climate Crisis"
• "Why The Return Of Sea Otters To Canada’s West Coast Is Making Waves"
• Climate Change Drives New Cases of Malaria, Complicating Disease Fight
• "Disinformation Is One of Climate Summit’s Biggest Challenges"
• "Oregon’s Drinking Water Is at Risk From Clearcutting"
• "As Temperatures Rise, Dengue Fever Spreads and Cases Rise"
• German Court Upholds Wiretaps Of Climate Activists' Calls To Press
• "Next Thanksgiving, Smokey Bear Should Talk About Climate Change"