Conservation News ~ 16 July 2021

• Colombia brings landmark rulings of importance closer to Indigenous communities
• Our World Heritage is deeply tied to rivers and they need protection from dams (commentary)
• Amazon deforestation rises modestly in June
• Environmental defenders in Ecuador aren’t safe, new report shows
• Green peafowl flourish in Thailand’s northern forests, but conflict looms
• Marbled murrelet moved to Oregon Endangered Species
• "California And Other Parts Of The West Broil And Burn"
• EPA Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show
• Climate Efforts in Massachusetts Clash With Subsidies For Fossil Fuels
• Illegal Pot Invades Calif. Deserts, Brings Violence, Ecological Destruction
• Big Oil Keeps A Grip On New Mexico – With The Help Of A Major Lobbyist
• "Extreme Heat Cooks Shellfish Alive On Puget Sound Beaches"
• "2021 Is Already The Deadliest Year On Record For Florida Manatees"
• "Trees: The Critical Infrastructure Low-Income Neighborhoods Lack"
• "A Lesson From Hurricane Zeta That Could Save Money Next Time"
• "Southern Australian Sharks And Rays Being ‘Cornered’ By Climate Change"
• Armed with data and smartphones, Amazon communities boost fight against deforestation
• The science of forest biomass: Conflicting studies map the controversy
• ‘Red-carded’ Australian miner signals intention to play on in Greenland
• Study shows how soy, cattle team up to drive deforestation in South America
• Indigenous communities in Brazil reinvent grief in the time of COVID
• Dugong deaths in Sri Lanka lend urgency to calls for stronger protections
• Indonesia bets on biofuels over oil, but EVs could render both moot
• "EPA Directs Employees Not to Talk to the Press"
• Bat population in Nova Scotia showing signs of recovery
• "Wildfires Threaten Homes, Land Across 10 Western States"
• "US Drilling Approvals Increase Despite Biden Climate Pledge"
• "Climate Scientists Take Swipe At Exxon Mobil, Industry In Leaked Report"
• "Hydrogen Is One Answer to Climate Change. Getting It Is the Hard Part."
• "UN Sets Out Paris-Style Plan To Cut Extinction Rate By Factor Of 10"
• "The Science Of Forest Biomass: Conflicting Studies Map The Controversy"
• "EPA says "No" to Mountain Valley Pipeline Water Crossings Permits"
• "EPA Considers Restricting 66 Pollutants in Drinking Water"
• "Drought Hits the Southwest, and New Mexico’s Canals Run Dry"
• Baby beaver born on Exmoor for first time in 400 years
• Top brands failing to spot rights abuses on Indonesian oil palm plantations
• Indonesian fishers seize dredging boat in protest against offshore tin mining
• For Africa’s great apes, even ‘best-case’ climate change will decimate habitat
• "Democrats Propose $3.5 Trillion Budget to Advance With Infrastructure Deal"
• "Europe Plans Aggressive New Laws to Phase Out Fossil Fuels"
• "EPA Scientist To Lead National Climate Review"
• "Extreme Heat Chips Away at Effectiveness of Ozone Air Standards"
• "No Red Tide Relief In Sight As Dead Fish Overwhelm St. Petersburg"
• "Water Crisis Reaches Boiling Point On Oregon-California Line"
• "WTO Seeks To Land Big Prize After 20 Years Of Fish Talks"
• Denver Children Aren’t Tested Enough For Blood Lead Levels: Officials
• "Rare Whooping Cranes Raised For Wild as COVID Rules Relax"
• "The Climate-Safe Houses of the Future"
• Amazon rainforest now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs
• A road project in Indonesia’s Gorontalo carves a path of graft and grief
• Bank risk policies failing to protect Amazon from oil-related threats: Report
• Podcast: Reforestation done right, from Haiti to Honduras and Ho Chi Minh City
• Building back Miami’s Biscayne Bay: Do natural solutions hold hope?
• How to make conservation more effective: Q&A with Nick Salafsky
• Global demand for manganese puts Kayapó Indigenous land under pressure
• Philippines’ rich bird life is more threatened than we thought, study says
• "Climate Activists Hail Dem Budget Spending On Clean Energy"
• "EU Unveils Sweeping Climate Change Plan"
• "Mexico Abandons Fishing-Free Zone For Endangered Porpoise"
• "Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More CO2 Than It Absorbs"
• LA Beaches Close After 17m Gallons Of Untreated Sewage Discharged Into Bay
• Forest Conservation Case Tests B.C.’s Law To Protect Free Speech
• "Report: Appalachian States Face Billions In Mining Cleanup"
• "Senate Committee Advances Bipartisan Energy Infrastructure Bill"
• "A Delta in Distress"
• Heat Could Kill Nearly All Young Salmon In Sacramento River: Officials
• "Amazon Rainforest Now Emitting More CO2 Than It Absorbs"
• Scientists discover the first known algae species with three distinct sexes
• China wants to launch asteroid- deflecting rockets to save Earth from Armageddon
• Population of Pa’s state insect, the firefly, declining
• Invasive algae found in California threatens food sources for ocean animals
• Former dam executives found guilty in the killing of Berta Caceres
• Hawaii to give away invasive goats ravaging a historical site
• Invasive lizard species banned from South Carolina
• Protected areas cover a sixth of Earth’s land and freshwater
• Local scientists discover rare frog breeding in Santa Monicas
• Secretary Haaland recommends restoring Bears Ears
• China marks 25% of its territory for environmental protection
• Ecosia financial reports from May are in: 1 million euros spent on 1,713,195 trees
• New, rare Gray wolf pack spotted in Northern California
• Mexico gives up on maintaining fishing-free zone to protect vaquita porpoise
• Two Wild Red Wolves Found Dead in North Carolina, Reducing Population to 9 Known Wolves
• Biden to Restore Protections for Tongass National Forest in Alaska
• Two critically endangered plant species lost over a century found in Yunnan
• New snake species found in northwest China's Qinling Mountains
• Researchers discover two new species of the rare ant genus Myrmecina in Mizoram and two new jumping spiders
• Biden Admin Proposes Sweeping Protections For Alaska’s Tongass Forest
• "What The Budget Deal Means For Climate Policy"
• Houston Asks EPA to Probe Rail Site Associated With Nearby Cancer Clusters
• "Whistleblowers Say ‘Bad Seeds’ Undermine Pipeline Safety"
• "New Data On 'Forever Chemicals' Prompts Calls For More Transparency"
• Study Predicts Record Flooding In 2030s, Blames Moon Wobble
• "'This Is Just Another Low-Paying Job' Say Overtaxed U.S. Firefighters"
• Oregon Wildfire Displaces 2,000 Residents As Blazes Flare Across West
• "Work Injuries Tied to Heat Are Vastly Undercounted, Study Finds"
• "Fire Lookouts: The US Forest Service Lookouts Watching For Fires"