Conservation News ~ 16 April 2021

• Intel Report Warns Of Fragile Future Shaped By Pandemics, Climate Change
• Haaland Meets With Utah Politicians, Tribes As Biden Weighs Monuments
• "Toxics: FDA Rules For Baby Food Guided By Feasibility, Not Safety"
• "Florida Crisis Highlights a Nationwide Risk From Toxic Ponds"
• "Judge Halts California Development, Citing Wildfire Risk"
• "Interior Solicitor Nominee Pushed For Stronger Tribal Protections"
• "Methane Has Never Risen This Fast in the Atmosphere"
• As Rainstorms Grow More Severe And Frequent, Communities Fail To Prepare
• "Electric Vehicles: Biden's EV Plan Is Enormous. And Maybe Too Small"
• Scientists Track Shrinking Sea Meadows, Storing More Carbon Than Forests
• New Invasive Mosquito Species Found in South Florida
• Researchers discover new species of moth
• Australian bush fires warmed the stratosphere for six months
• A mysterious neurological disease is afflicting endangered Florida panthers
• Transforming crop and timber production could reduce species extinction risk by 40%
• Oldest Sea Otter At Aquarium Of The Pacific Dies At 20
• Conservation Groups Petition Park Service to Tear Down Elk Fence at Point Reyes
• Thousands rally in Serbia to protect the environment
• New survey finds greater biodiversity, new species in Tibet
• Deep-sea reef study in the 'twilight zone' could uncover key lessons in conservation
• "EPA Watchdog to Probe Alleged Retaliation Against Scientists"
• "Leaked Calls Show ALEC’s Secret Plan To Fight Biden On Climate"
• Big Oil Fed State Educators Stats Used to Push Back on Biden Climate Goals
• Japan Says It Plans To Release Contaminated Fukushima Water Into Sea
• Driven by Industry, More States Pass Tough Laws vs. Pipeline Protesters
• 2.3 Million Americans Exposed To High Levels Of Strontium In Drinking Water
• "Neighborhoods United: Highway Removal Gains Steam In U.S. Cities"
• "5 Ways Biden Wove Climate Action Into His Budget"
• "‘Tiger King’ Fallout Unites PETA, Feds to Fight Cub Petting"
• "Drought and Abundance in the Mesopotamian Marshes"
• Freshwater Mussel Gets Endangered Species Protection
• 40 Sharks, Rays Join The international Endangered Species List
• 'Tiger King' Cast Faces Legal Heat Under Endangered Species Law
• Indonesia’s net-zero emissions goal not ambitious enough, activists say
• Neanderthals ate sharks and dolphins
• French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights
• WildEarth Guardians scores big protections for wildlife in New Mexico
• Nearly 400 state and local officials call for ban on new fracking permits
• BLM to remove up to 3,500 horses from Wyoming
• JPMorgan Chase expanding deforestation policies under shareholder pressure
• Landmark decision: Brazil Supreme Court sides with Indigenous land rights
• ‘We’re at a tipping point with coal’: Q&A with Bloomberg’s Antha Williams
• Farmers move to occupy a critical elephant corridor in Sri Lanka
• New palm oil frontier sparks scramble for land in the Brazilian Amazon
• A new species of sea sponge found off the coast of Norfolk has been named Parpal Dumplin by a nine year old
• "Executives Call for Deep Emission Cuts to Combat Climate Change"
• "Schumer Pushes Plan to Ax Trump Methane Rule With Lawmaker Tool"
• "Kerry To Visit China Ahead Of White House Climate Summit"
• "Florida To Close Wastewater Reservoir With Leak History"
• Delaware Poultry Plant Settles Suit Over Groundwater Contamination
• Coalition of Greens and Industry Calls on EPA to Quickly Phase Out HFCs
• Computer Mapping Could Help Biden Find And Fix Polluted Neighborhoods
• "'Seismic Shift' At FERC Could Kill Natural Gas Pipelines"
• "Energy Transitions: 4 States Weigh Plans To Rescue Coal Plants"
• "Beehive Deliveries Keep New Yorkers Buzzing On Rooftops, Backyards"
• Island species and endemics will bear brunt if warming exceeds 3°C: Study
• New Spider Species Discovered in Miami
• Spiny new chameleon species described from Bale Mountains of Ethiopia
• Bills before Brazil Congress slammed for rewarding Amazon land grabbers
• South Korea faces a public reckoning for financing coal plants in Indonesia
• ‘Complete turnaround’: Philippines’ Duterte lifts ban on new mining permits
• Cambodia puts its arduous titling process for Indigenous land up for review
• Scientists Create Whitest Paint In The World That Could Help Us Fight Global Warming
• Group Sues Fed For Failing To Act On Endangered Species Protection
• Novak Djokovic now has a tiny new snail species named after him
• Adidas Stan Smith Mylo: The First-Ever Shoe Made With Mushroom Leather
• Wolf killed north of Fremont is the second in Nebraska since November
• How many Tyrannosaurus rex walked the ancient world? About 2.5 billion
• Climate crisis pushing polar bears to mate with grizzlies, producing hybrid ‘pizzly’ bears
• Biden in risky talks to pay Brazil to save Amazon
• Apple and partners launch first ever $200million Restore Fund
• Denver returns 14 bison to tribal land in reparations, conservation effort
• Belgium bans biofuels made from palm oil and soy
• Japan confirms it will start dumping contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean
• New Zealand officially bans cattle exports
• Over 700 Sea Turtles found dead in Greece last year
• Frustration over light penalties for coal mine that polluted Indonesian River
• Countless Barrels of toxic waste found in ocean near Los Angeles
• New species of frog unearthed in Peruvian Amazon jungle
• LaDonna Brave Bull Allard passes away from cancer
• Maryland lawmakers ban wildlife killing contests
• Amrabad Tiger Reserve project for uranium mining shelved
• Nepal has 752 one-horned rhinos, new census reveals 107 more rhinos since last count
• The economy would be far more fair with Mario Kart rubber-banding, experts say
• Scant evidence that ‘wood overuse’ at Cahokia caused local flooding, subsequent collapse
• Global carbon emissions drop due to COVID restrictions
• Botswana trophy hunting season opens after COVID hiatus
• Gianforte signs bills allowing wolf snaring, extended seasons
• Two Ugandan police officers charged over illegal possession of ivory
• Pipeline leaks more than 1,600 gallons of oil at Inglewood Oil Field