Conservation News ~ 15 April 2022

• Endangered species among $32m haul of stuffed animals seized in Spain
• Six new wētā species found in New Zealand, as their habitat slowly disappears
• Extinction Rebellion stages mass protest in central London
• Amazon deforestation dips slightly in March, but remains high
• Sustainable fashion: Biomaterial revolution replacing fur and skins
• Big Apple birding is set to take flight: Here’s how to get started this Spring
• ‘A huge mistake’: Concerns rise as deep-sea mining negotiations progress
• Bat rediscovered in Rwandan forest after 40 years
• Environmental Officials Celebrate Delisting Of Cumberland Sandwort As Endangered Species
• "EPA Launches Civil Rights Inquiry Into Louisiana Agencies"
• "How Texas' Energy Woes Are Derailing Life In This Houston Neighborhood"
• "2 Bald Eagles In Vermont Found Infected With Avian Influenza"
• Biomass Power Plant In Rural N.C. Ignites Environmental Justice Concerns
• Behind Trudeau Government’s OK of Bay du Nord Offshore Oil Development
• Big Oil Companies Are Using Wartime Profits To Enrich Investors: Report
• "A ‘New Era of Air Pollution’ in the Tropics Could Have a Huge Toll"
• "Dutch Watchdog Rules KLM’s ‘Carbon Zero’ Ad Is Misleading"
• "Iraqis Clean Up River As First Green Projects Take Root"
• "Why ‘Eco-Conscious’ Fashion Brands Can Continue To Increase Emissions"
• Global biodiversity is in crisis, but how bad is it? It’s complicated
• Ecuador’s Pastaza province, Indigenous groups collaborate on forest conservation
• ‘Nature has priority’: Rewilding map showcases nature-led restoration
• Poll: Most Americans say prioritize the environment over economic growth - The Week
• Three new species of 'moss animals' (bryozoa) discovered in Southern Islands | The Straits Times
• Cherry Blossom New Species Found In Manipur, Named After Scientist
• New RNA virus species: Over 5,500 in world oceans, study finds
• In Iowa Trip, Biden Will Announce That E15 Gas To Be Sold This Summer
• "Majorities in US Back Climate Change Proposals: Gallup"
• "White House Launches $1B Program To Boost Conservation Goal"
• "Rural Arizonans Might Gain Protection of Their Groundwater This Year
• "Brightmark, Georgia County Cancel $680 Million Plastic-To-Fuel Project"
• "Farms, Fish On Dry California-Oregon Border See Scant Water"
• "Company Proposes Largest Offshore Wind Farm On West Coast"
• "Ukraine Conflict Hurts Russian Science, As West Pulls Funding"
• "Energy Company To Pay Up To $35 Million After Turbines Killed Eagles"
• "Facing Disastrous Floods, They Turned to Mangrove Trees for Protection"
• Two New Beetle Species Identified at NEON Field Site in Hawai'i
• Most biodiversity hotspots lack formal protection in Borneo and Sumatra
• In Gabon, a community’s plea against logging paves the way for a new reserve
• "Biden Will Allow Summertime Sales Of Higher-Ethanol Gas"
• Newsom's Wildfire-Prevention Program Hasn't Completed a Single Project
• "Backed-Up Pipes, Stinky Yards: Climate Change Is Wrecking Septic Tanks"
• "New Sanctions Deal Fatal Blow to Russia's Arctic LNG"
• "Pouring It On: Climate Change Made 2020 Hurricanes Rainier"
• "California Utility To Pay $55 Million For Massive Wildfires"
• "Global Warming Drove a Deadly Burst of Indian Ocean Tropical Storms"
• "A ‘Silent Victim’: How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War"
• Back From The Dead? Elusive Ivory-Bill Woodpecker Not Extinct: Researchers
• "An Ocean Of Noise: How Sonic Pollution Is Hurting Marine Life"
• "California Reveals Its Plan to Phase Out New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035"
• "U.S. Warns Newly Discovered Malware Could Sabotage Energy Plants"
• "Environmental Justice Leaders Fault White House's Race-Neutral Approach"
• Wind Whips Destructive Wildfires In New Mexico, Colorado
• Calif. Joshua Tree Not Threatened, Regulators Say, Signalling Development
• "Amid Hopes and Fears, a Plastics Boom in Appalachia Is On Hold"
• ‘Historic’: Global Climate Plans Can Now Keep Heating Below 2C: Study
• Researchers Link Silica Dust Directly To Severe Black Lung Disease
• "Battle Over Carbon Capture As Tool To Fight Climate Change"
• "Fossil Fuels v. Our Future: Young Montanans Wage Historic Climate Fight"
• For the first time, wind power eclipsed both coal and nuclear in the U.S.
• B.C. group cuts 30-metre wide hole in jetty, opens path for salmon not seen in 100 years
• White House Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy Planning To Step Down: Sources
• "Expanding Drought Leaves Western US Scrambling For Water"
• "East And Horn Of Africa Prep For Worst Drought In Decades"
• "Canada Ignored Warnings Of Virus Infecting Farmed And Wild Salmon"
• "EPA: Breathing Formaldehyde Causes Cancer"
• Analysis-Biden Plan To Aid Europe With LNG Poses Risk To US Climate Goals
• "Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over State Air Pollution Plans"
• "Is Your Electric Utility Blocking Climate Action?"
• "Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change"
• "America’s Favorite Truck Is About to Test Tesla’s Dominance"
• Temblor Legless Lizard Gets Closer to California Endangered Species Protection
• Scientists convert pure energy into matter and antimatter, creating new physics
• Cool horsehoe bat seen again after 40 years
• California Coastal Commission approves closure of sea lion rookery during pupping season
• Early human habitats linked to past climate shifts