Conservation News ~ 23 July 2021

• Brazil prosecutors seek ban on all gold mining in hard-hit Amazonian region
• FSC dumps palm oil giant Korindo amid rights, environmental issues in Papua
• ‘Laundering machine’: Furniture giant Ikea implicated in logging protected Siberian forests
• Scientists turn to eDNA to curtail the freshwater extinction crisis
• ‘Animal rights will be part of our DNA’: Q&A with Bogotá councilor Andrea Padilla
• ‘Mismanaged to death’: Mexico opens up sole vaquita habitat to fishing
• The only species of bear in South America: the spectacled bear | Candid Animal Cam
• Israel-U.A.E. pipeline deal ‘invitation to disaster’ for globally important corals
• Nine principles for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (commentary)
• Chinese cities are among biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, study finds
• Killings, invasions escalate in fight for land in Brazil’s Maranhão state
• As Arctic warms, scientists wrestle with its climate ‘tipping point’
• Local leaders in Indonesia make forest and peatland protection pledge
• For Malaysia’s Indigenous Penan, vaccine doubt is part of historic govt distrust
• Brazil’s Amazon is now a carbon source, unprecedented study reveals
• Environment activist shot dead outside Nairobi home after death threats
• Endangered snakes born at Omaha zoo
• As biodiversity slips, Florida Museum of Natural History scientists discover new species of lichen
• New alpine moth solves a 180-year-old mystery
• "Hot, Gusty Winds Fanning Flames Of Massive U.S. Wildfires"
• Deadly Flooding 'Shows the Urgency' of Climate Change, EU Official Says
• At Lake Mead, New Coalition Says Status Quo On Colorado River Failing
• US City Proves Replacing Lead Water Lines Needn’t Be A Pipe Dream
• "‘No One Is Safe’: Extreme Weather Batters the Wealthy World"
• "FERC Launches First Transmission Reforms In A Decade"
• "Biden To Reverse Trump’s Showerhead Rule"
• "Will Russia’s Forests Be an Asset or an Obstacle in Climate Fight?"
• Amid Bootleg Fire, Locals Face Climate Realities, Remain Skeptical
• Lost Lives, Lost Culture: Forgotten History of Native Boarding Schools
• Lawsuit Claims EPA Failed to Consider Herbicide's Effect on Endangered Species
• Lawsuit Targets Wildlife Agency for Failing to Protect Habitat for 23 Endangered Micronesian Species
• For manta rays, parasitic hitchhikers can be a pain in the rear, study finds
• Indonesia eyes less severe fire season, but COVID-19 could turn it deadly
• Gabon becomes first African country to get paid for protecting its forests
• Hotter and drier: Deforestation and wildfires take a toll on the Amazon
• Rising temperatures further threaten already endangered African wild dogs
• As humans close in on their habitat, crocodiles in the Philippines snap back
• Brazil government faces heat over plan that could underreport forest fires
• Javan leopards, the dwindling ‘guardians’ of Java’s forests
• Road construction imperils tree kangaroo recovery in PNG
• Biden FWS Rolls Back Trump Rule, Cuts Just 2% Of Spotted Owl Protections
• Schumer Tees Up Bipartisan Infrastructure Vote After GOPers Urge Delay
• Dems Propose a Border Tax Based on Countries’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• "PG&E Says Its Equipment Possibly Linked To Big Wildfire"
• "How Might Fish Farms Be Affecting Lobsters?"
• Court Case Challenges RCMP’s Treatment Of Journalists At Fairy Creek
• "How a Powerful US Lobby Group Helps Big Oil To Block Climate Action"
• "Scorched, Parched and Now Uninsurable: Climate Change Hits Wine Country"
• "Climate-Driven Changes in Clouds are Likely to Amplify Global Warming"
• "Feral Hogs Pollute the Climate as Much as 1 Million Cars Each Year"
• "Deadly Flooding Hits Central China, Affecting Tens Of Millions"
• ‘Reckless’: G20 States Subsidised Fossil Fuels By $3tn Since 2015: Report
• "Climate Change: US Pushes China To Make Faster Carbon Cuts"
• "Climate Activists Pan Carbon Capture Plans"
• "White House Details Environmental Justice Plans"
• "Manchin Sets Vote on BLM Nominee, Expresses Support"
• "Western Wildfire Smoke Causes Cross-Country Air Pollution"
• "Democrats Lay Out Vision For Civilian Climate Corps"
• "The Western Drought Is Worse Than You Think. Here’s Why"
• "Justice Department Curtails Seizure Of Reporters’ Phone, Email Records"
• Protected areas keep adjacent lands safe, but face losing their own protection
• Turning Kenya’s problematic invasive plants into useful bioenergy
• Philippines banks on new fisheries management system, but rollout is rocky
• For monitoring mammals, eDNA boasts ‘killer feature’ over other methods
• SCIENTIST INVENTS TOILET THAT TURNS POOP INTO GREEN ENERGY
• Bristol Bay's sockeye run of 63.2 million is the largest on record
• China received 8 months of rain in just 5 days
• 'High-quality semen' from dead Texas ocelot may revive endangered species, experts say
• Birth of Chapultepec wolf pups gives boost to breeding program
• New chemistry finding could remove micropollutants from environment
• "Infrastructure Vote Fails As Senators Try To Salvage Bipartisan Deal"
• House Passes Bill Requiring EPA To Regulate PFAS In Drinking Water
• House Passes Host Of Bills To Strengthen Cybersecurity After Attacks
• "Wildfire Smoke Clouds Sky, Hurts Air Quality On East Coast"
• "A Drought So Dire That a Utah Town Pulled the Plug on Growth"
• "As Arctic Warms, Scientists Wrestle With Its Climate ‘Tipping Point’"
• "The Flint Cover-Up"
• "Judge To Rule By July 29 On Request To Block Lithium Americas Mine"
• "Northern California Requires Oil Refiners To Slash Air Pollution"
• "Mysterious Blue Crab Shortage Spawns Big-Time Sticker Shock"
• Harrowing report on plastic pollution says we have 29 years to save the ocean
• EU sanctions no ‘silver bullet’ against Myanmar’s illegal timber trade, experts say
• Amazon and Cerrado deforestation, warming spark record drought in urban Brazil
• Indonesia to send more tuna vessels out into international waters
• Planned Brazil-Peru highway threatens one of Earth’s most biodiverse places
• As soy frenzy grips Brazil, deforestation closes in on Indigenous lands
• Bezos unleased 300 tons of CO2 in the atmosphere for 11 minute trip
• Subway passengers trapped waist-high in floodwaters as Chinese river banks burst
• Seabirds nest in new spots on Fanre Islands as Covid keeps people away
• Norway’s prime minister says Oslo remains committed to oil and gas
• To fight overpopulation, India may pay people to get sterilized
• Israel seeks to tax disposables to reduce plastic use
• World’s feral pigs produce as much CO2 as 1.1m cars each year
• Deep-sea microbes are invisible to our immune systems
• Mice plague eastern Australia in record numbers
• Santos abandons drilling intentions in the Great Australian Bight
• UK looks to extend ivory ban to hippos and other animals
• 1st female grizzly in 40 years collared in Washington state
• Greenland suspends oil exploration because of climate change
• Biden’s Public Lands Nominee Advances With Key Senate Vote
• "G20 Agrees Statement On Environment, Struggles Over Climate Progress"
• "Inside Clean Energy: Ohio Shows Hostility to Clean Energy. Again"
• "PG&E Will Spend At Least $15 Billion Burying Power Lines"
• "Is Our Reliance On Air-Conditioning Warming The Planet?"
• Enviros Sue Government Over This Controversial Oil Exploration Method
• "Deadly Coral Disease Sweeping Caribbean Linked To Wastewater From Ships"
• "Climate Crisis Turns World’s Subways Into Flood Zones"
• As Red Tide Grips Tampa Bay, Shrimpers Turn Their Nets Toward Death
• Sea Turtles: "The Pandemic Poaching Pandemic"
• New Frog Species in Papua