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Conservation News ~ 19 February 2021

2/19/2021

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  • 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
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