Conservation News ~ 19 January 2024

• Two new Australian scorpions species named as scientists hunt for missing 90 per cent
• Unexpected New Species Discovered in a Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent
• Mystery Snakeworm New to Science Discovered in Alaska in 'X-Files Case'
• Ocean explorers discover 4 new species of deep-sea octopus
• 2 new species of 'strange' scorpion discovered
• New Crustacean Discovered in Deep Waters of Bahamas
• "House Passes PRESS Act To Shield Journalists From Revealing Sources"
• "As Big 2024 Elections Loom, What's At Stake For Climate Action?"
• "Interior Department Adds Six States To Western Solar-Development Plan"
• Forest Service Pulls Permit For Construction Of Utah Oil Railroad
• Largest Deep-Sea Coral Reef To Date Mapped By Scientists Off Atlantic Coast
• "Climate Crisis Fuels Bangladesh’s Worst Dengue Epidemic"
• "There’s New Data On Alberta’s Massive Oil And Gas Cleanup Problem"
• St. Croix Tap Water Remains Unsafe To Drink As US Virgin Islands Seek Fix
• Calif. Water-Saving Plan Slammed As Costly, Complicated And Unrealistic
• Faithful Work With Environmentalists To Conserve India’s Sacred Forests
• Six Months After Being Reintroduced to the Royal National Park, Platypuses Are Loving Their New Home
• 11 countries sign global pact to protect endangered river dolphins
• Once nearly extinct, world's 'rarest insect' now thrives in thousands in US
• New species of butterfly discovered in Western Ghats after 33 years
• Chinook salmon fight escalates with Endangered Species Act petition
• EPA Proposes Tougher Air Standards for Waste Burning Facilities
• "Biden Administration to Fine Oil and Gas Companies for Excess Methane"
• "Tax-Credit Rules Leave Key ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Issues Unanswered"
• "Azerbaijan Appoints No Women To 28-Member Cop29 Climate Committee"
• "Cyberattacks On 2 Water Utilities Raise Questions About US Preparedness"
• "Scoop: John Kerry To Leave Biden Administration, Help Campaign"
• Fight Over Fishing Regulation Could Help Tear Down the Administrative State
• Will Storing CO2 In Old Oil Fields Slow Global Warming? Calif. Mulls Plan
• "PR Giant Edelman Worked With Koch Network, Despite Climate Pledges"
• "Maryland Hails ‘Remarkable’ Year For Young Oysters In The Chesapeake Bay"
• "Where The World Warmed The Most In Earth’s Hottest Year"
• "A Potentially Huge Supreme Court Case Has a Hidden Conservative Backer"
• API Plans Election-Year Blitz in the Face of Climate Policy Pressure
• Record-Breaking 2023 Heat Has Scientists On Edge: Warming May Be Worsening
• New Flu Strain Is Attacking Hundreds Of Animal Species. Humans Could Be Next
• "Drought Touches a Quarter of Humanity, U.N. Says, Disrupting Lives Globally"
• Crop-Killing Weeds Advance Across US Farms As Chemicals Lose Effectiveness
• First US Uranium Mines in Eight Years Begin Operations Near Grand Canyon
• Shell To Sell Nigeria Oil Business; Greens Want Pollution Cleaned Up First
• "A Huge Battery Has Replaced Hawaii’s Last Coal Plant"
• "Earthlings Take Note: The Sun Will Be Its Most Active In Two Decades"
• "Greenland Losing 30 Million Tonnes Of Ice An Hour, Study Reveals"
• "Supreme Court Appears Ready To Erode Chevron Doctrine"
• "Everything Isn’t Pura Vida in Costa Rica"
• ‘Control The Narrative’: Alabama Utility Wields Influence By Financing News
• "EU Bans ‘Misleading’ Environmental Claims That Rely On Offsetting"
• Analysis: "Bird Populations Are Declining. Some Are In Your Neighborhood."
• Scientist Mann’s Defamation Case Over Online Attacks Finally Comes To Trial
• "These Startups Are Teaming Up To Decarbonize Cement And Concrete"
• "Markets And Forests: 7 Takeaways From Our Series On Forest Carbon Trade"
• Pentagon Will Install Rooftop Solar Panels As Biden Pushes Clean Energy