Conservation News ~ 16 June 2023

• "States Sue DuPont, 3M in Search of Funds for PFAS Cleanup Costs"
• UN Paris Meeting Presses Ahead With Binding Plastics Treaty — US Resists
• EPA Sued Over Pesticide-Coated Seeds’‘Devastating Impacts’ On US Wildlife
• "How Warming Ruined a Crab Fishery and Hurt an Alaskan Town"
• "Legal Right to Safe Climate Goes on Trial in Montana Youth Case"
• Ukraine Dam Collapse Is A Slow-Moving Ecological Catastrophe
• "Hazardous Air Quality From Wildfire Smoke Takes A Toll On Outdoor Workers"
• "Lawmakers Launch Probe Of Insurance Firms’ Funding Of Fossil Fuel Industry"
• USDA Conservation Programs Give Millions to Farms That Worsen Climate Change
• Biomedical Labs Bleeding More Horseshoe Crabs With Little Accountability
• New species of grasshopper named after Willie Nelson
• Biologists discover 20 new species of sea lettuce
• White rhinos reintroduced to DR Congo national park
• New spider species named after Keralite arachnologist
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife to Reconsider Whether West Coast Fishers Warrant Endangered Species
• New species of crab discovered in a China puddle
• "Young Activists Testify At US’s First Constitutional Climate Trial"
• UN Mulls Limiting Influence of Fossil Fuel Industry at Global Climate Talks
• "Fossil Fuel Company Net Zero Plans 'Largely Meaningless,' Report Says"
• "Why the U.S. Electric Grid Isn’t Ready for the Energy Transition"
• "Protest Derails Chaco National Park Celebration"
• "India, Pakistan Brace For Severe Cyclone, Deploy Rescuers To Coastal Regions
• "Tens of Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore on Gulf Coast in Texas"
• "The Future of Water"
• "Bringing Oats Back to American Farms"
• Climate-Smart Cowboys Hope Regenerative Cattle Ranching Can Heal the Land
• 380 new species discovered in Southeast Asia
• New species of rock-dwelling gecko discovered in India
• "House Votes To Restrict Feds From Banning Or Regulating Gas Stoves"
• "Texas Power Use To Break Records In Heat Wave This Week - ERCOT"
• "Here’s How Much Hotter Than Normal This June Has Been"
• "Europe's Biggest Nuclear Plant - At Centre Of A War Zone And Dam Breach"
• "Beyond the Yuck Factor: Cities Turn to ‘Extreme’ Water Recycling"
• Kerry Skeptical of Oil Firms' Claims That Tech Will Handle Greenhouse Gases
• "North Carolina Republicans Send Green Investment Ban To Governor"
• NC Lawmakers OK Bill Blocking Local Government Energy Fuel Prohibitions
• Greta Thunberg: Not Phasing Out Fossil Fuels Is ‘Death Sentence’ For Poor
• "Could a 4-Day Work Week Help the Climate?"
• "Biden Vetoes Congressional Effort To Ax Truck Pollution Rule"
• "Battle Lines Harden Over Big Oil’s Role at Climate Talks in Dubai"
• House Votes To Block Biden Efficiency Proposal For Gas, Electric Stoves
• PacifiCorp Could Owe Billions After Verdict In Devastating Oregon Wildfires
• "Scientists Are Baffled Why The Oceans Are Warming So Fast"
• ER Visits for Asthma in NYC Soared as Wildfire Smoke Blanketed the Region
• "How Arizona Stands Between Tribes and Their Water"
• "White House Sets Fast Pace For Energy, Climate Rules"
• "Thick Wildfire Smoke Plume Brings Unhealthy Air Quality To Minnesota"
• "US Cities Risk Losing Out On Clean-Energy Incentives, Jobs"
• "UN Chief To Fossil Fuel Firms: Stop Trying To 'Knee-Cap' Climate Progress"
• Power Firms Quietly Pushed $215m Into US Politics Via Dark Money Groups
• "US Government Toughens Rules On Chemicals Used To Break Up Oil Slicks"
• Bayer OKs $6.9 Million Settlement With New York Over Roundup Safety Claims
• "Out of Balance"
• Once-Shuttered California Mine Trying To Transform Rare Earth Industry
• Sharks Are At A Much Greater Risk Of Going Extinct Than Previously Thought
• U.S. Proposes Deep Fee Reductions For Wind, Solar On Federal Land
• Shell Chemical Plant Had Many Violations Before Recent Fire, Paid Few Fines
• "Uptick Seen in Red Knots on Jersey Shore"