Conservation News ~ 9 September 2022

• NASA Studies Find Previously Unknown Loss of Antarctic Ice
• NASA’s Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanet Atmosphere
• Box turtles, bumblebees, and long-eared owls recommended for Michigan endangered species list
• North Carolina national park welcomes new species of salamander
• People Who Lack Compassion for the Environment Are Also Less Emotional in General
• USFWS announces recovery plan for endangered Arizona cactus
• 2 Bay Area students discover 2 new scorpion species, but worry about the arachnids' survival
• Researchers confirm new species of bat
• Endangered whale species off Australia's south coast is calving less often
• "Biden, Remaking Climate Team, Picks John Podesta to Guide Spending"
• "White House Announces Regulations, DOE Nominees"
• What Will New UK PM Liz Truss Do On Climate, Environment?
• "Chileans Resoundingly Reject New Progressive Constitution"
• "Climate Change Is Overwhelming US Flood Maps, FEMA Head Says"
• Northern California Wildfire Wipes Out Neighborhood With Frightening Speed
• "A Failure Of Enforcement"
• "How Pakistan Floods Are Linked To Climate Change"
• WarWilding: A New Word To Describe Using Nature As A Weapon
• "It Was War. Then, a Rancher’s Truce With Some Pesky Beavers Paid Off."
• "Historic, Unforgiving Western Heat Wave Is Peaking And Crushing Records"
• "U.N. Inspectors Call for Security Zone Around Nuclear Plant"
• Thwaites "Doomsday Glacier" Disintegrating Faster Than Thought
• Billion-Dollar Plant: Plastics Recycling - Or 'Sustainability Fraud'?
• "Europe Is Sacrificing Its Ancient Forests for Energy"
• "Clean Energy Projects Surge After Climate Bill Passage"
• "GAO: Trump Team Bogged Down Sensitive Interior Grants"
• "DNC Weighs Manchin's Permitting Reform Deal"
• "Heat Pumps Should Be Key To Truss’s Energy Strategy, Urges Expert"
• "Group Seeks Endangered Species Protection For West Coast Bull Kelp"
• After 100 years of extinction in the region, the American bison now runs free through the plains of Mexico
• Increased Risk of Power Outages in California as Heat Wave Intensifies
• Sunnova wants to build and run community microgrids as a utility
• L.A.’s First Heat Officer Says Helping Vulnerable Communities Is Key to Achieving Climate Goals
• How quickly will electric vehicles take over, now that California has mostly banned gas-powered cars in 2035?
• Clean Power Alliance Now Receiving 100 MW of Clean Energy Storage Capacity from Luna Battery Storage Project
• Diablo Canyon Extension Draws Mixed Reaction; Other Energy Bills Pass
• California Legislature approves climate change steps, but one ambitious one fails
• With policy changes, community resilience programs could make the most of microgrids
• New liana species reported from Tibet
• Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden
• "EPA Leader: Jackson Needs ‘Fair Share’ Of Money To Fix Water"
• "Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden"
• "California Aims To Lower Fire Insurance Costs For Homeowners"
• "Why Arctic Wildfires Are Releasing More Carbon Than Ever"
• West Virginians Divided Over Gas Pipeline Despite Manchin's Support
• "Nuclear’s $6 Billion Bailout Likely to Help Only Diablo Canyon"
• "Liz Truss, New UK Leader, Lays Out Sweeping Plan to Cap Energy Prices"
• "Australia’s First Climate Law Since 2011 Seals Green Comeback"
• Drought Frontlines: Mexican Communities Strive To Save Every Drop Of Water
• "Plastic Certificates: Greenwashing Or A Step To Climate Neutrality?"
• Washington State to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035, following California
• Red-eyed tree frogs prefer mates whose croak vibrations they can feel
• Governor Newsom and Legislature Seal Budget and Law Changes to Fight Climate Change
• Out of thin air- new solar-powered invention creates hydrogen fuel from the atmosphere
• More than 1.1 million sea turtles poached over the last three decades
• California’s most famous whale washes ashore in Bay area, killed by ship
• Lobsters do not die from old age – they die from exhaustion
• Ford EV sales soar 307% in August as automaker clinches second place in US market
• Scientists turn crabs into biodegradable batteries
• Germany launched the first fleet of hydrogen powered passenger trains saying they will save 422k gallons of diesel fuel a year
• "A King For The Climate Takes The Throne In England"
• "Sanders Blasts Permitting Reform As Democrats’ Divide Grows"
• "Study: Four Major Climate Tipping Points Close To Triggering"
• "US Farmers Face Plague Of Pests As Global Heating Raises Soil Temperatures"
• "Rising Seas Could Swallow Millions Of U.S. Acres Within Decades"
• "No September On Record In The West Has Seen A Heat Wave Like This"
• "Energy Majors Exaggerating Green Performance: Analysis"
• "Chemical Safety Investigations Impeded by Staffing, Leadership"
• "Carbon Capture Has A Long History. Of Failure"
• US Lobster Put On ‘Red List’ To Protect Endangered N. Atlantic Right Whales
• Study suggests one-third of wild bee species in Pa. have declined in abundance