Conservation News ~ 17 November 2023

• Pregnant pygmy toad — with 'sandpaper'-like skin — discovered as new species in Angola
• 'Fiery' scorpionfish with tentacles and pointy teeth is a new species
• Lizard with hieroglyphic-like pattern found on Iran sand dunes. It's a new species
• New Endemic Plant Species from Malta
• 'Unique' toad found living on volcano in Kenya is a new species.
• 'Miniature' mountain frog — with 'squeaker'-like call — discovered as new species
• Tiny-toothed fish — with 'interesting' yellow body and green snout — is new species
• Ringed seals identified as new species
• New species of catfish discovered lurking in Brazil river
• New Species of Butterfly 'Stained With Fire' Found in Cloud-Covered Forests
• New species of epiphytic plant discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
• Two new species of red bristle worms found in Japan
• Two new species of worms discovered off Japan's Ryukyu Islands
• New species of 'collared' lizard discovered in Brazil: study
• Translucent shrimp — pregnant with green eggs — found in Saudi Arabia is new species
• Whistling heard near Peru road leads researchers to green toads. It's a new species
• Creature with 'robust' claws found lurking outside church in India. It's a new species
• Six newly discovered beetle species include one with bottle-opener shaped genitalia    
• New species of epiphytic plant discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
• Alabama snail once thought to be extinct proposed for endangered species protections
• "Court Tosses EPA Ban On Pesticide Linked To Brain Damage In Kids"
• "Access Denied: Trying To Get Into Canada’s ‘Premier’ Pro-Coal Gathering"
• "UN Sounds Warning On Climate Change Health Threat"
• "Action To Protect Against Climate Crisis ‘Woefully Inadequate’, UN Warns"
• Poisoned For Decades By A Peruvian Mine, Communities Feel Forgotten
• "A Tangle of Rules to Protect America’s Water Is Falling Short"
• "How One Solar Company Is Succeeding In Coal Country"
• Coal Ash: "Alabama In Billion-Dollar Showdown With EPA"
• "How An American Meat Broker Is Fueling Amazon Deforestation"
• "Years Into A Climate Disaster, These People Are Eating The Unthinkable"
• "House GOP Approves Cutting EPA Budget By Nearly 40 Percent"
• "World Bank Poised To Host Climate Loss And Damage Fund, Despite Concerns"
• "Toxic Pesticides Are Sprayed Next to Thousands of US Schools"
• "Battle Brewing Over Proposed US Laws To Protect Pesticide Companies"
• "First US Rule for Tire Chemical Part of Broader EPA Effort"
• Cover Crops Help The Climate And Environment, But Most Farmers Say No
• Planned Deer Slaughter On Catalina Island Sparks Protest Among Residents
• "A Climate Change Success Story? Look at Hoboken."
• "How Microsoft Is Making A Mess Of The News After Replacing Staff With AI"
• Californians Bet Farming Agave For Spirits Holds Key To Weathering Drought
• "As Climate Talks Near, Calls Mount for a ‘Phaseout’ of Fossil Fuels"
• "EPA Watchdog Accused Of Creating A Hostile Work Environment"
• "This County Could Create The Strictest Workplace Heat Rules In The U.S."
• Majority-Black Penn. Community Fights Proposed $6 Billion LNG Terminal
• How Midwest Landowners Helped to Derail One of the Biggest CO2 Pipelines
• "In the Florida Everglades, a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hotspot"
• Texas Could Spend U.S. Funds Meant To Cut CO2 Emissions On Highway Projects
• Millions of US Homes Are So Overheated They Open Windows In Winter. Why?
• Some Houses Being Built To Stand Up To Hurricanes And Cut Emissions, Too
• "A Food Historian’s Hunt For Ingredients Vanishing From US Plates"
• US Chemical Industry Likely Spent $110M To Thwart PFAS Legislation: Study
• "US Agency Proposes Allowing Carbon Capture Projects In National Forests"
• India Court Tells States To Stop Crop Burning Amid Hazardous New Delhi Air
• EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Unregulated Contaminants in Drinking Water
• "Lawsuit: Southern Co. Lied To DOE Over Kemper CCS Plant"
• Numerous Miles-Long Oil Spills Seen On Pittsburgh’s Iconic Mon River
• "Greenland’s Ice Shelves Hold Back Sea Level Rise. There Are Just 5 Left."
• Baltimore, Maryland Dept. of Environment Settle Lawsuits Over Sewage Plants
• As Paradise, California, Rebuilds, Nobody Can Afford Home Insurance
• "Boiling Point: Trump Is Lying About California And Clean Energy Again"
• Sen. Joe Manchin Is Retiring, Giving GOP A Key Pickup Opportunity In 2024
• "US Faces Almost Daily Hazardous Chemical Accidents, Research Suggests"
• "Nation At Risk Of Winter Blackouts As Power Grid Remains Under Strain"
• "NuScale Cancels First-Of-A-Kind Nuclear Project As Costs Surge"
• "America’s New Wildfire Risk Goes Beyond Forests"
• "Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli As NIH Director"
• Industry May Have Killed Landmark EU Chemical Policy: What It Means For U.S.
• "Why Michigan’s Clean Energy Bill Is a Really Big Deal"
• "EPA Says Minnesota Needs To Take More Action On Nitrates In Drinking Water"
• Future-Curious Climate Scientists Are Researching How Trees Form Clouds
• Oil Firms Attending Climate Talks Have Minimal Green Energy Transition Plans
• 20 Farming Families Use More Water From Colorado R. Than Some Western States
• "Trump Turns To Oil Barons To Boost His White House Bid"
• "Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Falls To Lowest Since 2018"
• "Climate Change Put Tuvalu In The Spotlight"
• UN Global Plastic Treaty Talks: Delegates Face Off Over Production Limits
• "Oil or Water? Midland Says Disposal Wells Could Threaten Water Supply"
• "Forever Chemicals’ Toxic Legacy At Chicago’s Airports"
• "Hunger, Joblessness Drive Record Guatemala Migration To US"
• "Why Vultures Might Just Be the Smartest Birds Above the Block"
• ‘The Science Is Irrefutable’: US Warming Faster Than Global Average: Report
• "Over 60 Countries Back Deal To Triple Renewable Energy This Decade"
• "Don’t Offend Monarchs, UAE Tells Reporters Ahead Of Climate Talks"
• How Much Can Trees Fight Climate Change? Massively, but Not Alone: Study
• "Giant Sequoias Are in Big Trouble. How Best to Save Them?"
• Harvest Of Horseshoe Crabs, For Medicine And Bait, Limited To Protect Bird
• "Wood Pellet Giant Enviva Discloses a Financial Crisis"
• Desperate For Water, Desert City Hopes To Build Pipeline To Calif. Aqueduct
• "Exxon Mobil Plans to Produce Lithium in Arkansas"
• Researchers, Farmers, Brewers Want To Safeguard Beer Against Climate Change
• Endangered bird hatched in Houston Zoo, first for species in North America
• How campaigners' slayings hurt environmental protection in Colombia
• Attenborough's long-beaked echidna: Long-lost mammal rediscovered in Indonesia
• Wolverines may soon be listed under the Endangered Species Act
• Two Channel Islands Plants Removed from Endangered Species List - The Santa Barbara
• Number of species at risk of extinction doubles to 2 million, says study - The Guardian
• 2 Grim Reports On Global Climate Highlight Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Ill Health
• Anchorage Adds More Shelter Beds After Big Snow And Record Outdoor Deaths
• "The Coming Senate Energy, Environment Committee Shuffle"
• New York Attorney General Argues for Limiting Green Amendment's Reach
• Toxic Gunk Cleansed From South Carolina's Congaree River 13 Years Later
• "US Supreme Court Denies Request By Oil Firms To Halt Coastal Erosion Suit"
• "Thousands Of Eastern Oregonians Face Crisis Of Contaminated Well Water"
• "Opinion: Uncounted Emissions: The Hidden Cost of Fossil Fuel Exports"
• "Scientists Say Health Should Be The Core Of Global Plastic Treaty"
• "Dominica Set To Open World’s First Reserve Centered Around Sperm Whales"
• "U.S. and China Agree to Displace Fossil Fuels by Ramping Up Renewables"
• Valley Fever: "An Invisible Killer"
• COP28 Host UAE Has World’s Biggest Climate-Busting Oil Plans, Data Show
• "U.S. Lawyer Accused Of Shooting 2 Environmental Protesters Dead In Panama"
• "Does The Amazon's Drought Mean The Forest Is At A Tipping Point?"
• "Worsening Sand, Dust Storms Driving Global Land Loss, Says UN"
• Corruption, Rights Abuses Flourish in Lithium Mining Across Africa: Report
• As US Insurers Stop Covering Prescribed Burns, States And Communities Step Up
• "US Crude Stockpiles Rise, Fuel Draws Down Last Week - EIA"
• "Colorado River in Crisis: A Los Angeles Times Documentary"
• Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests
• Facing an uncertain future, 70 endangered yellow-legged frogs released in California lake
• Center for Biological Diversity seeks endangered species protection for Crater Lake newt
• "U.S. and China Agree to Displace Fossil Fuels by Ramping Up Renewables"
• Valley Fever: "An Invisible Killer"
• COP28 Host UAE Has World’s Biggest Climate-Busting Oil Plans, Data Show
• "U.S. Lawyer Accused Of Shooting 2 Environmental Protesters Dead In Panama"
• "Does The Amazon's Drought Mean The Forest Is At A Tipping Point?"
• "Worsening Sand, Dust Storms Driving Global Land Loss, Says UN"
• Corruption, Rights Abuses Flourish in Lithium Mining Across Africa: Report
• As US Insurers Stop Covering Prescribed Burns, States And Communities Step Up
• "US Crude Stockpiles Rise, Fuel Draws Down Last Week - EIA"
• "Colorado River in Crisis: A Los Angeles Times Documentary"