Conservation News ~ 14 January 2022

• "Biden Consoles Residents in Fire-Ravaged Colorado"
• "Canada’s New Environment Minister Talks Climate — And Compromise"
• "Senate Plans Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Vote This Week"
• Biden Faces Delays In Undoing Trump’s War On Efficient Appliances
• "‘Drastic’ Rise In High Arctic Lightning Has Scientists Worried"
• "Hunters Kill 20 Yellowstone Wolves That Roamed Out Of Park"
• "Road Salt Works. But It’s Also Bad for the Environment."
• "Cryptocurrency Plan Fails For Manchin-Connected Coal Plant"
• "The Western Megadrought Is Revealing America's 'Lost National Park'"
• "Dank, Ancient And Quite Fantastic: Scotland’s Peat Bogs Breathe Again"
• 4 new species of algae you've probably seen and didn't even realize it     
• As blackouts loom, Indonesia’s energy crisis highlights its addiction to coal
• Two new species of flower flies discovered
• Cattle boom in Brazil’s Acre spells doom for Amazon rainforest, activists warn
• Not your ordinary houseplant: World’s tallest begonia found in Tibet
• Indonesia aims for sustainable fish farming with ‘aquaculture villages’
• ‘Only the rains will stop it’: Bolivia forest fires hit protected areas
• Tom Lovejoy’s enduring legacy to the planet
• Proposal could redefine palm oil-driven deforestation as reforestation in Indonesia
• U.S. greenhouse gas emissions jumped in 2021, a threat to climate goals
• "2021 Was Earth’s Fifth-Hottest Year, Scientists Say"
• "Hurricane Ida, Europe Floods Made 2021 Costly For Disasters"
• U.S. Emissions Surged In 2021, Pushing Nation Off Its Climate Targets
• "U.S. Aims To Double Cover Crop Planting To Address Climate Change"
• "Manchin's Coal Corruption Is So Much Worse Than You Knew"
• "U.S. Supreme Court Leaves In Place Limits On Higher-Ethanol Fuel Blend"
• "Biden Administration To Scrap Trump Plan For Wider Alaska Oil Drilling"
• Lakes Are Losing Their Ice Cover Faster Than Ever — What That Means
• "The Great Siberian Thaw"
• "Rare Snowy Owl Soars Over Washington, Thrills Crowds"
• Climate crisis: last seven years the hottest on record, 2021 data shows
• Cars are about to get 3 billion tons cleaner
• In Panama, a tiny rainfrog named after Greta Thunberg endures
• Coastal deforestation fuels more frequent storms in West Africa, study warns
• Despite sanctions, U.S. companies still importing Myanmar teak, report says
• The thick of it: Delving into the neglected global impacts of human waste
• Indonesia’s clean energy transition must start with clean rivers (commentary)
• Foreign capital, blamed for depleting Indonesia’s fish stocks, is set to return
• Philippine groups slam ‘cruel Christmas gift’ as open-pit mining ban is lifted
• ‘I feel obligated to protect them’: A lifelong love affair with Guinea-Bissau’s turtles
• In Bolivia, Indigenous groups fear the worst from dam project on Beni River
• Colombia’s new anti-deforestation law provokes concern for small-scale farmers
• Community project helps Kenya aim for climate goals one mangrove tree at a time
• Wild release marks return of giant forest tortoises to Bangladesh hills
• New atlas illuminates impact of artificial light in the ocean at night
• Fighting a Chile mining project with science: Q&A with biologist Maritza Sepúlveda
• New species of deepwater soft coral discovered west of Scotland
• "EPA Moves To Crack Down On Dangerous Coal Ash Storage Ponds"
• "White House Plan Aims To Protect Science From Politics"
• "US Navy To Drain Hawaii Tank System Blamed For Tainted Water"
• Warming Permafrost Puts Key Arctic Pipelines, Roads At Risk: Study
• DOE Blew $1.1B on Carbon Capture Projects That Were Mostly Failures: GAO
• "Biden Spending Bill Ignites Debate Over Dairy Methane Pollution"
• "Ghost Flights Are Polluting the Skies Thanks to Omicron"
• EPA To Assess Impact On Endangered Species Before Approving Pesticides
• "Stirring Up Lead Dust In NYC Housing"
• Fashion Industry May Finally Face Accountability for Its Toxic Footprint
• Oil production or carbon neutrality? Why not both, Guyana says
• As Indonesia retakes land from developers, conservation is an afterthought
• Guinea-Bissau turtle hatchery addresses unusual problem of too many eggs
• Wild cat trade: Why the cheetah is not safe just yet (commentary)
• As its end looms, Cerrado tracker records 6-year deforestation high
• Wyoming governor asks feds to remove grizzly bears from endangered species list
• Extremely rare 'rainbow-like' blanket octopus spotted in the wild on Great Barrier Reef
• "EPA To Review Rules For Largest Source Of Lead In Air"
• "Biden To Hold Wind Power Auction Off New York, New Jersey Coast"
• "Hottest Ocean Temperatures In History Recorded Last Year"
• In Orlando, A Mountain Of Coal Ash Evades EPA Rules. One of Many.
• "An Alabama Town’s Sewage Woes Test Biden’s Infrastructure Ambitions"
• "EPA OKs Weedkiller ‘Cocktail’ With New Wildlife Protections"
• "On the Defensive a Year Ago, the American Petroleum Institute Is Back"
• Powell Says Climate Stress Tests Likely A 'Key Tool Going Forward'
• "No English River Is Free From Pollution - Parliament Report"
• "Here’s How Climate Change and Covid Are Transforming Skiing"
• Motorists Kill Two Nēnē At Haleakalā National Park
• Two new species of freshwater goby fish discovered in the Philippines
• "The Heat Stays On: Earth Hits 6th Warmest Year On Record"
• The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Efforts to Protect the Environment
• "The US 'Megadrought' Sets Another Stunning Record"
• "Still No Penalties for Coastal GasLink Environmental Violations"
• "How California Plans To Spend $37 Billion Fighting Climate Change"
• Six in 10 Americans ‘Alarmed’ Or ‘Concerned’ About Climate Change: Study
• Plants At Risk Of Extinction As Climate Disrupts Animal Migration
• "Postal Service: Here’s The Price Tag For 100% EVs"
• "Manatee Feeding Experiment Starts Slowly As Cold Looms"
• "CDC Warns Americans: Don’t Kiss Or Snuggle Your Bearded Dragon"