Conservation News ~ 20 October 2023

• New species of chameleon fish discovered in river in India
• Dominica's mountain chicken frog disappears in 'fastest extinction ever recorded'
• Giant Open-Pit Mine Near Two National Parks Dealt A Blow By Biden DOI
• "Canada's Top Court Backs Alberta Challenge To Trudeau Environment Law"
• "How Megafires Are Remaking the World"
• "In A Warming World, Hunger Stalks Guatemala's Mayan Highlands"
• Prosecutors: Stolen Activist Emails Were Later Cited In Court By Exxon
• Refrigerants Are A Nightmare For The Climate. Alternatives Must Spread Fast
• "To Save Monarch Butterflies, They Had to Silence the Lawn Mowers"
• "No Shade, No Water, And Record Heat: More Migrants Die In U.S. Desert"
• Biden Touts Huge Hydrogen Investment. How Much Will It Help The Climate?
• "Why You Should Be Lazy And Leave Your Leaves In The Yard"
• 21 Species Delisted from the Endangered Species Act due to Extinction | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Huawei and IUCN to Expand Global Impact of Nature Conservation in Tech4Nature Phase 2
• Business leaders in Asia commit to Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights at inaugural conference organised by IUCN, UNDP and UNEP
• Promoting Nature-based Solutions for springshed management in Bhutan’s mountain ecosystems
• IUCN WCEL joined the "Expert Consultation on Rights of Nature" in Nairobi
• "Federal Government Declares 21 Species Extinct"
• Watchdog Finds La. Honeywell Chemical Plant Isn’t Reporting Emissions of CFCs
• Factory Fishing In Antarctica For Krill Threatens A Fragile Ecosystem
• "In Brazil’s Amazon, Rivers Fall To Record Low Levels During Drought"
• Texas Quietly Sets Weak Cancer Risk Standard For Industrial Air Pollution
• Enviros Warn Of Intent To Sue Over Snail Species Near Nev. Lithium Mine
• Lake Erie Is Full Of Algae Again Amid SW Ontario’s Exploding Greenhouse Sector
• Georgia Slave Descendants Sue Over Zoning Threatenening Island Homes
• New York's Gas Stove Ban an 'Existential Threat,' Trade Group Lawsuit Says
• "Home Energy Devices Hold Untapped Potential for Strained Grids"
• "How Gas Utilities Used Tobacco Tactics To Avoid Gas Stove Regulations"
• "FWS Helps Create Bank Of Endangered Species DNA"
• "Climate Advocacy Group Plans to Spend $80 Million on Ads to Aid Biden"
• PHMSA Regulating 400,000 Miles of Gas Gathering Lines; Industry Unhappy
• "DOJ Touts Broad Range of Environmental Justice Courtroom Wins"
• "Alaska Cancels Snow Crab Harvest Again Due To Population Concerns"
• Little-Known Pollution Rule Keeps The Air Dirty For Millions Of Americans
• Foul-Smelling Biofuels Plant In Southwest Dallas Is Shutting Down
• "Saving Yellowstone for the Grizzlies"
• "Battling Desertification: Bringing Soil Back To Life In Semiarid Spain"
• Wart-covered creature — with a 'peeping' call — discovered in Indonesia is new species of frog
• Feds OK Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion In Pacific Northwest Over Protests
• "Norma And Tammy Gain Strength En Route To Mexico, Leeward Islands"
• Ships Speeding Through US 'Go Slow' Zones Meant To Protect Endangered Whale
• "In Florida, Gen Z Activists Step Into the Fight Against Sugarcane Burning"
• ‘It’s Never Too Late’: Canada Sued Over Near-Extinction Of Spotted Owls
• "USDA Working With Ranchers Toward Indigenous Food Sovereignty"
• New York's Gas Stove Ban an 'Existential Threat,' Trade Group Lawsuit Says
• UN Nations Agreed To Support Climate Reparations, Now Deadlocked On Details
• GOP AGs, Industry Ask For Emergency Supreme Court Stay Of Biden Smog Rule