Conservation News ~ 9 December 2022

• West Coast scientists call for action to help sunflower sea stars
• Tanzania to introduce white rhinos in national parks
• Nevada toad in geothermal power fight gets endangered status
• 2,500 dead seals found on Russian coast of Caspian Sea
• "Gunfire On N.C. Substations Causes Widespread Power Outages"
• "Top Dems Weigh Adding Permitting Reform To Defense Bill"
• "Europe Agrees To Cap The Price Of Russian Oil At $60 A Barrel"
• "EPA Proposes Restrictions To Block Proposed Alaska Mine"
• "Countries Split On Plastics Treaty Focus As U.N. Talks Close"
• "Natural Resources Democrats Seek Interior Documents On Bribery Allegation"
• Is China Ready To Lead On Protecting Nature At Upcoming UN Conference?
• "The Texas Group Waging a National Crusade Against Climate Action"
• "In Alaska, a Mystery Over Disappearing Whales"
• "In Mexico, Endangered Monarch Butterflies Inspire Hopes Of A Comeback"
• Two Channel Island Plants Found Nowhere Else are Off Endangered Species List
• 36 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) approved!
• "U.N. Chief Urges Strong Global Nature Deal To End 'Orgy Of Destruction'"
• World Will Gain Enough Renewable Energy In 5 Years To Power China, Says IEA
• Scientists Thought Carbon Emissions Had Peaked. They’ve Never Been Higher
• Alberta Withholding List Of 100s Of Dangerous Oil And Gas Sites From Public
• "The Earth Has a Microbiome — And It Needs Help"
• "Ranchers, Greens On Edge As BLM Rewrites Grazing Rule"
• A Town in Washington Recognizes the Rights of Southern Resident Orcas
• "Deal At N.J. Superfund Site Draws Fire"
• "McMorris Rodgers’ Journey To The Energy And Commerce Gavel"
• "Mumbai Embraces Its Booming Flamingo Population"
• Trudeau announces $800M for Indigenous-led conservation initiatives
• "Global Nature Pact In Doubt As COP15 Talks Seek Breakthrough"
• "Britain Approves New Coal Mine Despite Climate Concerns"
• Study Details Coca-Cola’s Big Influence On Public Heath Groups, Events
• PFAS From Fracking Waste May Pollute Nearly 100 Sites In Pa., Ohio And W. Va.
• "John Kerry Plans to Meet With Biden to Discuss His Future as Climate Envoy"
• "West Coast’s First Offshore Wind Sale Tops $750M"
• "White House Looks To Set 'A New Gold Standard' For Green Buildings"
• "Heat Pump Push Sparks Gas-Electric Battle Over Home Efficiency"
• "L.A. City Council Votes To Ban Styrofoam, Single-Use Plastics"
• "EPA Takes Environmental Justice Push To Coal Country"
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Under the Endangered Species Act
• Court Orders U.S. to Examine California Shipping Lanes' Role in Endangered Whale Deaths
• With the Help of Local Anglers, Researchers Discover Two New Species of Sawsharks
• "Attacks On Grid Infrastructure In 4 States Raise Alarm"
• Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found In Virtually Every S. Carolina River Tested
• "Oil Spill In Rural Kansas Creek Shuts Down Keystone Pipeline"
• "At COP15, U.S. Is Pushing Key Nature Goals From The Sidelines"
• "Truck Makers Lobby To Weaken U.S. Climate Policies, Report Finds"
• "Despite a Changing Climate, Americans Are ‘Flocking to Fire’"
• Big Oil Talks ‘Transition’ But Perpetuates Petroleum, House Documents Say
• "Okefenokee Titanium Mine Fight Escalates With Interior Move"
• "House Approves Defense, Water Projects Bill"
• "A Deadly Wildfire Traumatized Their Town. Can Nature Help Them Heal?"