Conservation News ~ 13 May 2022

• Native Peoples Harvested Huge Amounts of Seafood Without Harming Ecosystems
• To curb the climate crisis, transforming forestry is key, UN says
• Unknown box jellyfish species spotted in Cronulla
• Amazon deforestation surges in April
• Fisher groups are the marine militia in Indonesia’s war on illegal fishing
• For more fish and healthier coral in Bali, focus on communities and connectivity: Study
• ‘They died from the spill: The animals that couldn’t escape Peru’s oil slick
• “Indigenous people are fighting to protect a natural equilibrium”: Q&A with Patricia Gualinga
• DRC logging contracts suspended as audit uncovers serious violations
• To gauge impact of nitrogen pollution, Sri Lanka project looks to lichens
• Climate limit of 1.5C close to being broken, scientists warn
• New Species Discovered In Toxic Cave By Denver Researcher
• Lessons from panda conservation could help Asia’s other, overlooked, bears
• Wildlife Diversity At Risk: 23 Species Declared Extinct in 2021
• "Earth Given 50-50 Chance Of Hitting Key Warming Mark By 2026"
• "Gas Prices Jump To Fresh Record Highs"
• "Religious Leaders Urge Banks To Stop Financing Drivers Of Climate Change"
• "Haul Of Atlantic Cod, Once Abundant, Reaches New Low"
• "A Fight Over America’s Energy Future Erupts on the Canadian Border"
• "In Focus: Migration And Climate Change"
• "These Mushrooms Borrowed the Same Deadly Toxin From a Mysterious Source"
• "America’s Love Affair With The Lawn Is Getting Messy"
• "Wildfires Rage in Siberia, Killing at Least 10"
• "In Journalism, ‘Objective’ Is A Good Word With A Noble History. But ..."
• "Strong Winds Batter New Mexico, Complicating Wildfire Fight"
• La. Solon Pushes Bills Benefiting Oil & Gas Industry — And Her Husband
• "Brazil’s Amazon Deforestation Hits Record For Month Of April"
• "DOE Updates Water Heater Rule For First Time In Two Decades"
• After A Century, Lead Still Poisons Thousands Of Midwestern Kids
• "Pentagon Halts Burning Of ‘Forever Chemicals’"
• Wis. County Sues Makers Of Fire Foam Over Airport PFAS Contamination
• Report: Fashion Industry Sustainability Claims Mask ‘Greenwashing’
• "The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life"
• Extinction Obituary For The Quiet And Beautiful Hawaiian Po’ouli
• Brazil Using Rock Powder to Fight Fertilizer Shortages and Climate Change
• WCS CEO to depart conservation group for the Bezos Earth Fund
• Newly described plant is latest fruit of Sri Lankan botanists’ collaboration
• Himalayan musk deer talk to each other through poop, but poachers are also listening
• Scheme to stop ‘conflict minerals’ fails to end child labor in DRC, report says
• Indonesia’s revocation of palm oil, mining permits marred by ‘maladministration’
• Thai gold mine blamed for sickening local villagers is set to reopen
• Boom and bust on Lake Victoria: Q&A with author Mark Weston
• Bull run: South Africa marks latest rhino relocation to boost populations
• What’s popping? Humpbacks off South Africa, new acoustic study finds
• Can celebrities and social media influencers really ‘rewrite extinction’?
• Human disturbance is pitting wolverines against an unlikely competitor: Coyotes
• Oil Giants Sell Dirty Wells to Buyers With Looser Climate Goals: Study
• "Oil and Gas Industry Tries to Hold Public Schools Hostage"
• Emails: RCMP Changed Its Story About Arresting Journalists In B.C. Raid
• "U.N. Seeks $144 Million To Offload Decaying Yemen Oil Tanker"
• "California Urban Water Use Rose 19% In March Despite Worsening Drought"
• A New Trump-Tied PAC Enters War Against Biden’s Conservation Goals
• More Than 100 Vultures Found Dead Near Maryland Dam From Avian Flu
• "U.S. Attorneys to Step Onto Environmental Justice’s Front Lines"
• ‘Forever Chemicals’ May Have Polluted 20M Acres of US Cropland: Study
• "Scientists Study Secrets Of Starling Murmurations"
• Missing the emissions for the trees: Biomass burning booms in East Asia
• Food for all: Q&A with Michel Pimbert of the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience
• In oil palm-dominated Malaysia, agroforestry orchards are oases of bird life: Study
• Podcast: She’s here! Rare Sumatran rhino calf born at rhino sanctuary
• Biologist fighting plastic pollution to save sea turtles wins ‘Green Oscar’
• Deforestation-neutral mining? Madagascar study shows it can be done, but it’s complicated
• Indonesia cancels fisheries infrastructure projects in Maluku region amid lack of funds
• "US Boarding School Investigative Report Released"
• "House Democrats Seek Criminal Charges Against Bernhardt"
• "Coming This Summer: Spiking Electricity Bills Plus Blackouts"
• House Democrats Advance Bill To Require New USPS Delivery Vehicle Review
• "U.S. Firefighters In Final Push For Healthcare As Wildfires Surge"
• "U.S. Gasoline Prices Hit A High, But The Oil Market May Signal Relief"
• "Wildfires In Russia: Will War In Ukraine Limit Firefighting Response?"
• "Exxon Doubles Down On ‘Advanced Recycling’ Claims That Yield Few Results"
• "Salt Scourge: The Dual Threat of Warming and Rising Salinity"
• "Big Meat Is Gobbling Up Fake Meat Companies"
• Europe’s largest floating solar farm is ready to come online in Portugal
• A New Species of Plant has Been Discovered at Six Senses Ninh Van Bay
• "Biden Marks The Approaching Milestone Of 1 Million U.S. COVID-19 Deaths"
• "Biden Pulls 3 Offshore Oil Lease Sales, Curbing New Drilling This Year"
• "House Panel Will Investigate USPS Plan To Purchase 8.6 Mpg Trucks"
• US Oil Refineries Spewing Cancer-Causing Benzene Into Communities: Report
• "Jackson’s Sewer Dumped 44.7 Million Gallons Of Waste Into The Environment"
• "U.S. Asbestos Imports Surge Despite Crackdown"
• "Calif. Coastal Commission Rejects Plan For Poseidon Desalination Plant"
• "Meat Industry Hyped ‘Baseless’ Shortage To Keep Plants Open Amid Covid"
• "States Weigh ‘Everywhere Chemicals’ Bans to Exceed Federal Rules"
• "Vegas Mob Lore Floats To The Surface Along With Bodies At Lake Mead"
• Forever chemicals may have polluted 20m acres of US cropland
• Endangered Hawaiian monk seal population highest in decades