Conservation News ~ 14 January 2023

• US forestry fund backed by major Japanese corporations begins operations
• Feds again eye Endangered Species Act listing for dunes sagebrush lizard
• New species of parachute gecko recorded in Mizoram
• Five new insect species discovered in China's Wuyishan National Park
• New species of inverted tulip discovered
• Biden Administration Proposes Stronger Endangered Species Act Rules
• UN says climate change 'out of control' after likely hottest week on record
• New species of palm found to flower and fruit underground
• Bison That Became Extinct in the Middle Ages Born in Europe
• "U.S. Truckmakers Reach Deal To Phase Out Polluting Diesel Big Rigs"
• "Protect This Place: The Montana River Threatened By a Shuttered Pulp Mill"
• "It’s Toxic Slime Time on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee"
• Deer Park Chemical Fire In 2019 Could Have Been Prevented, CSB Finds
• British Mill Company's Pollution Draws Scrutiny In Mississippi. Less In La.
• "It’s Deadline Day for Deep-Sea Mining"
• "New Mexico Trail Clash Echoes Culture War Across US West"
• "Energy Groups Object to Conservation as Use of Public Lands"
• "Against All Odds, The Rare Devils Hole Pupfish Keeps On Swimming"
• "Solar Storm To Make Northern Lights Visible In 17 US States"
• "Flash Floods Rage In Vermont, New York; 50 Rescued By Swift Boat"
• "Heat Stress Deaths Show Europe Isn’t Ready For Climate Change"
• "U.S. Carbon Emissions Fall For First Time In Biden Era"
• "EPA: Cleaning Product Chemical Poses Cancer Threats"
• U.S. Banned Use of Brain-Harming Pesticide on Food -- But Slowed a Global Ban
• Alabama Black Belt Case Tests Whether Sanitation Is a Civil Right
• "Tracing Mining’s Threat to U.S. Waters"
• A Racist Past And Hotter Future Testing Western Water Like Never Before
• "Biden Admin Announces $650 Million To Plug Orphaned Gas And Oil Wells"
• Oregon Town Buys Surrounding Forests to Confront Climate-Driven Wildfires
• Vermont Floods Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change
• "Florida In Hot Water As Ocean Temperatures Rise Along With The Humidity"
• "Extreme Heat Is Pushing The U.S. Toward A Grim New Fossil Fuel Milestone"
• Crawford Lake Shows Humans Started A New Chapter In Geologic Time: Scientists
• "'A Wake Up Call': The World Needs to Prepare for Massive Crop Failure"
• "Crunch Talks Due On Deep-Sea Mining Controversy"
• "In The Northern Rockies, Grizzly Bears Are On The Move"
• "Heat Down Below Is Making the Ground Shift Under Chicago"
• "Why Is Climate Denial Still Thriving Online?"
• Cities Make Made Plans For Extreme Heat. Are They Enough In A Warming World?
• New species of fairy shrimp discovered in China
• Meet the 486-legged millipede found in an L.A. area park
• Southwest's Enduring Heat Wave Is Expected To Intensify Over The Weekend
• "Republicans Assail Kerry’s Climate Strategy as He Prepares for China Talks"
• "Leaks Can Make Natural Gas as Bad for the Climate as Coal, a Study Says"
• WHO Lists Sweetener Aspartame As Possible Cancer Cause. Some Say It’s Safe
• Houston To Relocate People Living Near Polluted Union Pacific Rail Yard
• EPA Finalizes Rule Furthering 40 Percent Phasedown Of Planet-Warming HFCs
• Oil And Gas Responsible For $77 Billion In Annual Us Health Damages: Study
• Industry Wants New Pipeline on Navajo Land Scarred by Decades of Drilling
• "European Union Approves Ambitious Nature Restoration Law"
• "Cement Warms The Planet. This Green Version Just Got A Key Nod Of Approval."
• Vermont Floods Show Limits of America’s Efforts to Adapt to Climate Change
• "Florida In Hot Water As Ocean Temperatures Rise Along With The Humidity"
• "Extreme Heat Is Pushing The U.S. Toward A Grim New Fossil Fuel Milestone"
• Crawford Lake Shows Humans Started A New Chapter In Geologic Time: Scientists
• "'A Wake Up Call': The World Needs to Prepare for Massive Crop Failure"
• "Crunch Talks Due On Deep-Sea Mining Controversy"
• "In The Northern Rockies, Grizzly Bears Are On The Move"
• "Heat Down Below Is Making the Ground Shift Under Chicago"
• "Why Is Climate Denial Still Thriving Online?"
• Cities Make Made Plans For Extreme Heat. Are They Enough In A Warming World?