Conservation News ~ 19 February 2021

• People are rescuing thousands of ‘cold-stunned’ sea turtles in Texas
• Two to appear in court for alleged rhino horn possession
• Europe’s largest meteorite crater is hom eot deep ancient fungi
• Meat eating could bring habitat loss for 17k species by 2050
• Ford plans to go all elctic in Europe by 2030
• Ending tropical deforestation is vital to public health
• Soloman Islands ship crew accused of dumping 1k tonnes of oil in sea
• Experts identify super-plant that absorbs roadside air pollution
• Lake O Prayer walk aims to defend Everglades future
• Public hearing scheduled after TSMV’s development proposal passes first hearing
• At least 12 animals dead at San Antonio primate sanctuary after winter storms cut off power
• New species of reef-dwelling fish discovered
• California Condor eggs laid at Oregon Zoo boost recovery
• Top coal scientist warns Albertans of contamination from mining
• 800 radiated tortoises rescued
• Sceintists find 11 mysterious new species of stygofauna in potential fracking sites
• Abalone poacher sentenced to jail for 244 years
• Line 3 water protectors have locked themselves inside pipeline
• Walmart selling beef from firm linked to Amazon deforestation
• Agroforestry-grown coffee gives Amazon farmers a sustainable alternative
• Mexico was once a climate leader – now its betting big on coal
• San Diego pilots sea-life boosting alternative to conventional tidal defences
• Scientists discover new giant fish species off Japan’s coast
• Judge: Trump’s lifting of mining ban in Oregon, US West was wrong
• Inuit hunters braved -30C weather to block an iron mine
• Lizards may be protecting people from Lyme disease in the southeastern United States
• China’s new species of Nemoura named after actors
• Scientists and law professors urge Biden to pull unlawful Endangered Species Act rules
• An ozone-depleting chemical’s recent frightening ris has been reversed
• Kenya launches $34 million project to tackle efforts of climate change
• Kenya Wildlife Services says no rhinos were killed by poachers in the country in 2020, first time in 20 years
• Newly discovered mineral ptrovite could revolutionize batteries
• Southeast Asian wild pigs confront deadly African swine fever epidemic
• Hedge-trimmer fish facing global extinction
• Adidas bans fur, commits to sustainable materials
• Idaho proposes to expand wolf hunting, trapping on public and private lands
• Ancient trees show when the earth’s magnetic field last flipped out
• CBD sues Feds for failing to update population analyses for polar bears, walruses, and manatees
• US makes official return to Paris climate pact
• Bank of America matches efforts by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase with net-zero financing goal
• "Lights Come Back On In Texas As Water Woes Rise In The South"
• "U.S. Needs To Brace Itself For More Deadly Storms, Experts Say"
• "Supreme Court Loads Up On Environment Cases"
• "UN: Huge Changes In Society Needed To Keep Nature, Earth OK"
• "Ancient Trees Show When The Earth's Magnetic Field Last Flipped Out"
• "UN Chief, Climate Envoy Kerry To Mark Us Return To Paris Accord"
• "Wind Farms Aren’t All Ready for Icing Amid Changing Climate"
• Indigenous, Greens Oppose Saskatchewan Peat Moss Mining Project
• "New Invasive Mosquito Found In Miami-Dade, Broward"
• "1st Clone of US Endangered Species, A Ferret, Announced"
• Livestock grazing in eastern Himalayan pastures enhances biodiversity and productivity 
• Life - and potentially new species - discovered below 900m Antarctic ice shelf by Cambridge ...
• Scientists clone the first US endangered species
• "Texas Was Warned a Decade Ago Its Grid Was Unready for Cold"
• "Firefighters Face Lies, 'Phony' Studies on PFAS Exposure"
• 'Send Us Your Ideas': Biden Pledges To Protect 30% of US Lands By 2030
• DuPont Sold La. Plant Amid Fears Over Cost Of Offsetting Toxic Emissions
• "California Lawmakers Propose Ban On Fracking By 2027"
• "Biden’s Plea to Remake Grid Gets a Boost on Texas Power Crisis"
• "Piecing Together the Next Pandemic"
• "WHO Team Found No 'Credible Link' Between Wuhan Labs, COVID-19"
• After Pork Giant Was Exposed for Cruel Killings, FBI Pursued Its Critics
• "The Staggering Decline of Oceanic Sharks and Rays"
• Black-footed ferret COVID-19 vaccination seems to be working
• Appalachia’s fracking boom has done little for local economies
• New species Found: Life Possible Under 3000 Layers of Ice in Antarctica!
• Big dream: NGO leads in creating 1,615-mile Amazon-Cerrado river greenbelt
• Wasting away: Sea urchins suffer deformities from plastic chemicals
• Indigenous community wins recognition of its land rights in Panama
• In the fight to save the vaquita, conservationists take on cartels
• Tragic gorilla killing launches initiative to tackle food poverty in Uganda
• TEXAS SNAP FREEZE CAUSES ELECTRICITY PRICES TO SOAR 10,000 PERCENT
• Rarely seen jaguar reported in 2016 shows up again on camera in southeast Arizona
• Suit filed to ensure action on Suncor oil refinery air pollution permits
• Stop the Illegal Wildlife Trade: Animal populations fall by 62% where wildlife trade occurs, study reveals
• Biologists uncover forests' unexpected role in climate change
• Glimpse America’s Future: Climate Change Means Trouble for Power Grids
• "How the Fossil Fuel Industry Convinced Americans to Love Gas Stoves"
• "The Auto Industry Bets Its Future on Batteries"
• Poultry Plant Workers Complain Of Intimidation After Fatal Chemical Leak
• "EPA Dumps Trump-Era Chemical Analysis Approach After Rebuke"
• 15 States Sue NHTSA Over Delayed Hike In Automaker Emissions Penalties
• "Package Of Public Lands Bills Expected To Face House Vote Next Week"
• "The Extinction Crisis: Coming to a Dinner Table Near You?"
• "Deb Haaland’s Senate Hearing Set"
• Photos Show Thousands Of Stunned Sea Turtles Rescued From Texas Storm
• Mars, Nestlé and Hershey to face child slavery lawsuit in US
• Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle
• Carmakers in US to spend $250B on electrification by 2023, push for national standard, group says
• Court Rules Against Ecuador’s Oil Industry in Appeal by Children Living Next to “Flares of Death”
• The price of solar electricity has dropped 89% in 10 years
• Biden Climate Task Force Meets, Aiming to Restore ‘Credibility’
• "Grijalva Hopes To Work With Haaland To 'Repair' Interior"
• Biden DOI Delays Trump Cut In Royalties For Drilling On Federal Lands
• "Can Biden Transmission Order Avoid State Backlash?"
• "Interior Unwinds Bernhardt LWCF Actions"
• "Judge: Trump’s Lifting Of Mining Ban In US West Was Wrong"
• "Appalachia’s Fracking Boom Has Done Little For Local Economies: Study"
• Court Says Minnesota Can Regulate Mine Waste Seeping Into Groundwater
• Bittman Book Says Next 100 Years of Food Must Be Radically Different
• "Inside Clean Energy: How Norway Shot to No. 1 in EVs"
• As Bahamas offshore project falls flat, oil driller island-hops across Caribbean
• Nearly one-third of all oak species threatened with extinction, report says
• The controversial hunt for a multibillion-dollar treasure in a Chilean park
• Southeast Asian wild pigs confront deadly African swine fever epidemic
• "Power Cut Across Texas As Snow, Ice Blanket Southern Plains"
• Japan Rocked By 'Aftershock' From Devastating 2011 Fukushima Quake
• "Biden Has Chance to Boost Leftward Tilt on D.C. Circuit"
• "U.S. Interior Department Postpones Sales of Oil Drilling Rights"
• "Biden EPA Asks D.C. Circuit to Freeze Mandate on Clean Power Plan"
• "Wisconsin Judge Orders Start To Wolf Hunt This Month"
• "Biden Picks Ex-Obama Climate Official For Energy Department Deputy"
• "Why the Poor in Baltimore Face Such Crushing ‘Energy Burdens’"
• "Wildfires Can Pollute Drinking Water." Worries Above Santa Cruz.
• "How Whale Songs Can Help Us Explore the Ocean"
• New species of gall midges found near Singanallur lake
• This Chinese City Has 16,000 Electric Buses And 22,000 Electric Taxis
• Zero convictions as impunity blocks justice for victims of Brazil’s rural violence
• As forests shrink, mammals are stressed out— with possible fallout for humans
• More meat and playtime can calm your killer kitty
• 500+ experts call on world’s nations to not burn forests to make energy
• ‘Hungry’ palm oil, pulpwood firms behind Indonesia land-grab spike: Report
• "Cold Snap Leaves 8 Million In Texas, Mexico Without Power"
• "Luxury Car Brand Jaguar To Go All-Electric By 2025"
• EPA Awards $220M To Clean Up Abandoned Uranium Mines On Navajo Nation
• "Climate Activist Jailed in India as Government Clamps Down on Dissent"
• Chicago Plant Sparked A Hunger Strike Amid Environmental Racism Claims
• "Top Economists Warn U.S. Against Underestimating Climate Damage"
• Can Biden Stop Invisible Climate Threat Seeping From Store Freezers?
• "An Inside Look at Cuba’s Constant Struggle for Clean Water"
• Facing A Reckoning, Wyoming Wrestles With A Transition From Fossil Fuels
• "They’re Arctic Survivors. How Will They Adapt to Climate Change?"
• European public roundly rejects Brazil trade deal unless Amazon protected
• ‘A better world is within reach’: Q&A with Greenpeace’s Jennifer Morgan
• Cat corridors between protected areas is key to survival of Cerrado’s jaguars
• Grim toll from Indonesia’s abandoned mines may get even worse, report warns
• TOURIST SELFIES COULD BE SPREADING COVID TO ENDANGERED MOUNTAIN GORILLAS