Conservation News ~7 October 2022

• Maryland's smallest bat's survival threatened
• Environment Agency knew sewage was being dumped into rivers years ago, leak reveals
• Endangered pupfish population at Devils Hole reaches 19-year-high
• Discovery of new microscopic species expands the tree of life
• He Finally Located Source of Mysterious Sound–A New Frog Species Named After His Rewilding Quest in Costa Rica
• "Hurricane Ian Death Toll Climbs To 83, Officials Defend Response"
• Bolsonaro And Lula Will Go To A Runoff To Decide The Leader Of Brazil
• "New York to Ban New Gas-Powered Vehicles, Following California's Lead"
• "Wetlands Protections at Stake in Supreme Court Arguments Monday"
• "Fed Announces Pilot Program On Climate Risk With Six Major Banks"
• "Pakistan Disease Outbreaks After Floods Spur Calls For Crisis Plan"
• "Carbon Capture Faces Ferocious Pushback In Parts Of Louisiana"
• Chemicals Linked To Birth Defects Are Being Dumped In Pittsburgh Rivers
• "How Russian Timber Bypasses U.S. Sanctions By Way Of Vietnam"
• "Colorado’s State Fish Swims Back From Brink Of Extinction"
• "Supreme Court Appears to Back EPA in WOTUS War"
• "Free Shipping Isn’t Free for Everyone"
• "Lack Of Funding In Focus As Congo Hosts Pre-COP27 Climate Talks"
• "Biden To Storm-Hit Puerto Rico: 'All Of America's With You'"
• Supreme Court To Hear Case On California Ban On Extreme Confinement Crates
• The EV Boom Is About To Begin. Does The US Have The Power To Charge It?
• Calif. Suffers Through Driest 3 Years Ever Recorded, With No Relief In Sight
• "Memories of the End of the Last Ice Age, from Those Who Were There"
• After Fiona, Magdalen Islanders Say They're On 'Front Line' Of Climate Change
• "America’s Lost Crops Rewrite the History of Farming"
• Australia to set aside at least 30% of its land mass to protect endangered species
• Australia lists small wallaby among new endangered species
• Ukraine estimates $35 bln in environment damage from Russia invasion
• New species of iris discovered in the Langeberg Mountains, South Africa
• New species of catfish discovered from Cauvery river
• Alabama fish removed from endangered species list after population recovers
• Snail Darter Swims Off Endangered List
• Moss genome study identifies two new species
• "The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme"
• "Supreme Court Poised to Scrap US Waters Test, Attorneys Say"
• Judge Dismisses Cases Against Flint Water Ex-Officials Per Supreme Court
• "COP27: Activists 'Baffled' That Coca-Cola Will Be Sponsor"
• "Australia Announces Plan To Halt Extinction Crisis And Save 110 Species"
• Imperial Valley Ca. Farmers Awash In Colorado River Water, Even In Drought
• "Snail Darter, Focus Of Epic Conservation Fight, Is Recovered"
• Top US Flooring Retailers Linked To Brazilian Firm Probed For Corruption
• "Meet the Band of TV Animals That’s Talking to Preschoolers About Climate"
• "In Alaska's Fat Bear Week Election, There's No Party Like A Salmon Party"
• "OPEC+ Makes Big Oil Cut To Boost Prices; Pump Costs May Rise"
• "Florida’s Waterways Contaminated Post-Ian, Posing Health Risks"
• "‘Forever Chemicals’ In Deer, Fish Challenge Hunters, Tourism"
• "World Bank ‘Has Given Nearly $15Bn To Fossil Fuel Projects Since Paris Deal’"
• "The Climate Economy Is About to Explode"
• "The E.U. Is Preparing For Blackouts This Winter, Amid An Energy Crisis"
• "U.S. Acknowledges Child Labor in Electric Vehicle Supply Chain"
• "Florida Leaders Rejected Major Climate Laws. Now They’re Seeking Storm Aid."
• "Low-Income Communities Learn To Tackle Climate-Fueled Heat"
• Hibernating Fat Bears Are Complex. They May Hold Lessons For Human Health.
• Alpine Flower in Northern California Proposed for Endangered Species Protection
• California Water Agencies Pledge to Conserve Additional Water to Stabilize the Colorado River Basin
• "Prolonged Drought Brings Famine, Death and Fear to Somalia"
• "Biden Says the U.S. Is Eyeing ‘Alternatives’ to OPEC Oil"
• "Climate Change Made Summer Hotter and Drier Worldwide, Study Finds"
• California Spends Billions Rebuilding Burned Towns. Should It Quit?
• "Disputed Gas Pipeline Seen Surviving Without Congress or Manchin"
• US Purchases $290 Million Worth Of Drug For Use In Nuclear Emergencies
• "Mexico's Pemex Has No Record Of Reporting Methane Leak From Oilfield"
• "After the Storm, the Mold: Warming Is Worsening Another Costly Disaster"
• "Sydney Beats 1950 Rainfall Record With 3 Wet Months To Spare"
• Mountain Lions Are Eating California Wild Donkeys, Cheering Scientists