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Conservation News ~ 26 May 2023

5/26/2023

"The Bat Lands: The Next Pandemic May Come From Bats"
Canada Wildfire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Colorado, Montana
Russia Targets Greenpeace In Crackdown On Dissent"
Local U.S. Planners Are Lowballing Their Estimates of Coastal Flooding
"Rice Gets Reimagined, From the Mississippi to the Mekong"
New York City Is Sinking Due To Weight Of Its Skyscrapers: Research
As U.S. Expands CO2 Pipelines, One Poisoned Town Tells Its Story
"The Laws That Took Down Mobsters Are Now Being Turned Against Big Oil"
"Orcas Sink Another Boat In Europe, And The Behavior Is Spreading"
"A Vanished Bird Might Live On, or Not. The Video Is Grainy."
New species of freshwater crab discovered burrowing in India
Scientists discover 380 new species in lower Mekong
Two new mollusk species discovered in Hainan
‘A truly thrilling find’: Extremely rare species found in California
7 States Reach Colorado River Deal, Bringing Big Water Cuts For 3 Years
Colorado Frackers Doubled Freshwater Use During Megadrought
"Global Heating Will Push Billions Outside ‘Human Climate Niche’"
WMO: 2M Killed, $4.3 Trillion In Damages From Extreme Weather Over 50 Years
Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware Won’t Seek Reelection
Oak Flat: "Biden Admin Hits Pause On Ariz. Copper Mine"
"Chemours’ PFAS Challenge Affects Semiconductors, State Cleanups"
"Food Prices Are Still High. What Role Do Corporate Profits Play?"
"Why Tree-Planting Schemes Aren’t a Silver Bullet"
"The Scientist And The Bats"
'Dancing' semislug emerges after rainfall — and discovered as new species in Thailand
California Backs Consensus Plan to Bolster the Colorado River
A color-changing lizard and "Muppet" orchid are among 380 newly found species
New frog species with "groins of fire" discovered in Amazon with colors that resemble flames
Coastal Guam Residents Evacuate As Approaching Typhoon Mawar Threatens
"US, EU Lawmakers Push To Depose UAE's Jaber From Climate Talks"
"Climate Protests Over Private Jets Disrupt Geneva Airport Flights"
"EPA Under Pressure To Revive Noise Pollution Program"
Plans for I-55 Expansion in Chicago Raise Concerns Over Community Health
"EPA Grants Expose Cybersecurity, Trade Secrets to Foreign Threat"
"Colorado River Water Sharing Agreement Likely Dodges Legal Fight"
CEO Of Top Carbon Credit Certifier To Resign After Claims Offsets Worthless
"These Countries Will Be Dangerously Hot Within The Next Century"
"America’s Big Shift To Green Energy Has A Woolly Mammoth Problem"
Cheaper method to capture carbon dioxide could shake up industry
Conservation bill aims to preserve half of Vermont’s land mass by 2050
A preserved Amazon rainforest worth USD $317 billion per year
Microsoft signs one of the largest ever carbon removal deals
Seabird conservation mostly works
Researchers create salts for cheap and efficient CO2 capture
World’s largest carbon capture facility will store 9M tonnes of CO2 yearly
IG Finds Violations In Park Police Force Against Media In 2020 Incident
"House Fails To Override Biden Veto Maintaining Solar Tariffs"
In Panama, Legal Rights Given To Sea Turtles, Boosting 'Rights of Nature'
"Chevron’s Carbon Offsets Are Mostly Junk And Some May Harm, Research Says"
"Scrapped DOE Funding For Battery Company Fuels New Concerns"
"Interior's Oil Plan Is Coming. Here's What To Watch."
"U.N. Slams Carbon Removal As Unproven And Risky"
Pipeline Co. Spent Big on Police Gear Against Standing Rock Protesters
"Interior Sec. Deb Haaland talks with Arizona tribes at the Grand Canyon"
"Weird, Rare, and Everywhere"
New species of frog discovered in Peru wetland
Two new species of crustacean discovered in Saudi Arabia
Almost half world's species seeing rapid population decline, study finds
Outcry as Brazil congress moves to gut environment and Indigenous ministries
More than 5000 new species discovered in Pacific deep-sea mining hotspot
New species of shrimp with 'intriguingly' large eyes found in Thailand
Forest conservation efforts in Peru are failing across the board
Court Delivers Blow To Wetlands Protections In Win For Idaho Landowners
How Busy Will Atlantic Hurricane Season Be? Depends Two Clashing Forces.
Environmental Racism: The Battle Over Long Island Brookhaven Landfill
"High-Stakes Talks To End Plastic Pollution Resume"
"India Has Big Clean Energy Goals - So Why Is It Banking On Coal?"
"Lula Summons Ministers As Congress Seeks To Dilute Environmental Powers"
"Most of Guam Without Power, Water After Typhoon Mawar Exits"
"North Texas Suburb Approves New Fracking Zone Near Homes and Schools"
"Germany Conducts Raids Against Climate Activists, Alleging Criminality"
"A Boat Went Dark. Finding It Could Help Save The World’s Fish."

Conservation News ~ 19 May 2023

5/19/2023

In Honorable Memory of Ziad Samaha
COP28 High-Level Champion Calls for Greater Inclusion and Partnerships with Indigenous Communities for Climate Action
The new IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology promotes a comprehensive approach to analyze ecosystems in the face of present and future challenges
Earth Day 2023: Inclusive conservation invests in Indigenous and local women
The IUCN Green List, what it is and why it’s useful
Putting people at the heart of human-wildlife conflict: Outcomes of the International Conference on Human-Wildlife
Conflict and Coexistence
Maher Mahjoub, new director of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Brief IUCN WCEL statement regarding the sixth session of the Environment Assembly
Utah's Endangered Species Mitigation Fund allocates $4.4 million to fund 42 wildlife
Taiwan passes organic law to establish Ministry of the Environment
New demon catshark species discovered off coast of Western Australia
New stoloniferous species of begonia found in Yunnan
Butterfly Group With Fiery 'Eyes' Is Named After 'Lord of the Rings' Villain Sauron
Sacramento Zoo announces Sumatran orangutan birth; 1st since 1981
Rare owlfly species discovered from Rajasthan
Texas A&M Forest Service To Receive $21.75 Million For Urban Forestry Initiatives
Indianapolis Zoo offers $1 million sponsorship of endangered species preservation plan
Almost 30,000 People Displaced As Alberta Continues Battling Wildfires
"Fire Burns For Third Day At Shell Texas Chemical Plant"
"Federal Pipeline Agency Rolls Out Methane Proposal"
"West Oakland Faces A Test: Undoing Decades Of Environmental Injustice"
"Oil Boom Transforms Guyana, Prompting A Scramble For Spoils"
"Circuit Panel’s Halt of EPA Ozone Rule Threatens National Limits"
Florida Black Community’s Progress Is Threatened by Proposed LNG Plant
Tribe Was Barred From Cultural Burning — Then A Fire Hit Their Community
"Some Farmers Resent Ethanol Industry’s Push For Carbon Pipelines"
"Radar, Cameras Show Sea Birds Avoid Wind Turbines"
"Warming-Stoked Tides Eating Huge Holes In Greenland Glacier"
Will Billions To Fix Texas Water Systems Reach These Forgotten Colonias?
"Price to Plug Old Wells in Gulf of Mexico? $30 Billion, Study Says."
"Outdoor Brands Phase Out PFAS, “Forever Chemicals,” Ahead Of State Bans"
Project Documents D.C. Region’s Dying Ash Trees
Can Ethanol Fuel Ever Live Up to Its Hype?
EPA Promises Action On Puerto Rico Coal Ash. Residents Tired Of Waiting
Puppy Mills: Iowa Still Leads The Nation In Both Violators And Citations
"Charles Is Not Your Climate King"
"Wanted: Lost Crab Traps. Reward: $5"
"D.C. Circuit Orders EPA To Regulate Jet Fuel In Drinking Water"
"Shell Refinery Unit Had History of Malfunctions Before Fire"
"US Approves Temporary Nuclear Waste Storage In New Mexico"
"World Not Ready Yet To 'Switch Off' Fossil Fuels, COP28 Host UAE Says"
"Alaska, Nebraska Wetlands Takeover Tied to Federal Waters Ruling"
Making Shift Happen: Momentum for New Thinking About River Restoration
"Climate Change Forces a Rethinking of Mammoth Everglades Restoration Plan"
‘It Gives Life’: Philippine Tribe Fights To Save A Sacred River From Dam
Death Toll From Wildfires In Russia’s Urals Hits 21, Authorities Suspect Arson
"The Pink River Dolphins of the Amazon Have a Warning for Humans"
Program announces birth of endangered wolves once found in Tennessee
EPA Proposes Power Plant Emissions Rule To Confront Climate Change
"In a Climate Trade-Off, Biden Backs Manchin’s Fossil Fuel Plan"
"Air Pollution Monitoring Bill Blocked By Louisiana Senate Committee"
Rail Safety Bill, Inspired by Fiery Ohio Derailment, Clears Major Hurdle
"Climate Maths 'Doesn't Add Up' Without Carbon Capture: COP28 Chief"
"Florida Lawmakers Want To Use Radioactive Material To Pave Roads"
New Mexico Officials: FEMA Delays Lead To Mistrust Among Wildfire Victims
Number Of Internally Displaced People Hits Record Amid War, Climate Change
Recreational Fishing Industry Ranks Safety of Right Whales Below Profit
Sound Artist Eavesdrops On What May Be World’s Heaviest Organism
Examination of unique shark eggs leads to discovery of new species
"Unusually Early Heat Wave In Pacific Northwest Tests Records"
"Cyclone Mocha: Deadly Storm Hits Myanmar And Bangladesh Coasts"
Kerry Challenges Oil Industry To Prove Its Promised Tech Rescues
Flush With Federal Money, a Deep South Factory Votes to Unionize
Climate Deniers Target Scientists For Vicious Abuse On Musk’s Twitter
Controlled Burns Prevent Wildfires, But Regulations Make It Very Hard
"Nature Lawyers Up"
Biden Pledged To Stop Funding Fossil Fuels Overseas. ExIm Bank Does Anyway
"Getting A Silent Killer Out Of The Kitchen"
"On The Hunt For Yellowstone’s Bison"
"U.S. Supreme Court Preserves California Humane Pig Confinement Law"
EPA Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution From Existing Power Plants
"Scientists Warn Of Disinfectant Dangers: Study"
"Biden Moves To Mandate Greener Building Codes In One-Sixth Of New Houses"
"Tohono O’odham Nation To Get Ancestral Land Back"
"As Exxon Bows Out, Industry Takes Step Toward Sustainable Algae Biofuels"
"Veterans on Borrowed Time Fume Over Delays on Toxic Water Claims"
"As Climate Risks Rise, Flood Insurance Costs Stun US Homeowners"
Environmentalists Aim To Block Gold Mine Near Yellowstone — By Buying It
Koalas Are Dying From Chlamydia. A New Vaccine Effort Is Trying To Save Them
New species of flying gecko found in Mizoram; named after state
"Biden Nominates National Cancer Institute Director To Lead NIH"
"Wind Is Main Source of UK Electricity for First Time"
"EPA Looks To Toss ‘Deceptive’ Plastics Recycling Symbol"
Ads Claiming Products Are Carbon Neutral By Using Offsetting Face UK Ban
"Intensive Farming Is Biggest Cause Of Bird Decline In Europe, Study Says"
"Exxon Targets Standing in Largest-Ever Citizen Lawsuit Penalty"
Maker Of Graphite For Batteries Plans $800 Million Factory in SW Georgia
Transportation ‘Revolution’? How The Infrastructure Law Fuels Freeways
Enviro, Oil Companies Battle Ohio Over Dumping of Fracking Wastewater
Herders In Kenya Kill 10 Lions, Including Loonkiito, One Of The Oldest
Platypuses return to Sydney's Royal National Park after disappearing for decades
New species of parachute gecko discovered in India: study
"Biden Administration Approves Key Permit for West Virginia Gas Pipeline"
"Plastic Pollution Could Be Slashed By 80% By 2040, UN Says"
"Biden Vetoes Bipartisan Resolution Resuming Solar Tariffs"
"WSU Researchers Win Historic FDA Approval For Gene-Edited Pork"
"Cop28 Host UAE’s Approach Is ‘Dangerous’, Says UN’S Ex-Climate Chief"
"Goodbye, Fish And Chips? New England Haddock Imperiled By Overfishing"
"Can the World Make an Electric Car Battery Without China?"
"US Approves Emergency Use Of Bird Flu Vaccine To Save California Condors"
Communities Of Color Disproportionately Exposed To PFAS In Drinking Water
"Burning Man Becomes Latest Adversary in Geothermal Feud"
"E.P.A. Announces Crackdown on Toxic Coal Ash From Landfills"
Earth May Briefly Hit Key Warming Threshold, UN Forecasts
"Canada’s Wildfires Have Been Disrupting Lives. Now, Oil and Gas Take a Hit."
"Manchin Blocks DOE Nominee Over Gas Stoves"
US Power Grids Vulnerable To Extreme Heat Conditions This Summer: NERC
Federal Rules Fail to Contain Methane Emissions from Landfills: Report
“Halliburton Loophole” Lets Fracking Firms Pollute Water Without Oversight
Report Finds Methane Mitigation in Texas Could Create Thousands of Jobs
"A Billion New Air Conditioners Will Save Lives But Cook the Planet"
"Weather Extremes: What Happens To People After A Disaster?"
Climate Change, Diversion Shrink World's Lakes By Trillions Of Gallons
El Niño Is Getting Stronger, Could Cost The Global Economy Trillions
Senate Dems Enter Permitting Fray With Bill Aimed at Climate, Electricity
Brazil Rejects Oil Drilling Project Near Mouth of Amazon River
US Greenlights Major Transmission Line For Renewable Energy In West
"Villagers Evacuated As Wildfire Ravages Woodlands In Western Spain"
"Green Banks Spring Up in States, Spurred by $27 Billion Fund"
"Colombia's Climate Migration Draft Law Hailed As 'Life Saver'"
Judge Won't Shut Down Pipeline, Pleads With Wisconsin Tribe To Negotiate
"Most Teachers Support Teaching Students About Climate Change, Survey Finds"

Conservation News ~ 5 May 2023

5/5/2023

"EPA Allows Gasoline With Higher Ethanol Blend During Summer"
"California Phases Out Diesel Trucks: What Happens Next?"
"New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Buildings"
"House OKs Resolution Overturning Biden Solar Tariff Pause"
"California's Fire Season Under Way Weeks After Heavy Rain and Snow"
"Dispatcher Frustration Over Stress And Pay Risks US Wildfire Chaos"
"Will A New National Park Mend Tribal Ties?"
"The Places At Greatest Risk From Extreme Heat"
"Maine Transmission Line Is Stalled Despite Court Victories"
"What Cheetahs, Armadillos and Whales Revealed About Human DNA"
Scientists discover 3 new sea worms that glow in the dark
ZSI team discovers 2 new spider species in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
"Supreme Court to Mull Voiding Chevron Ruling on Agency Power"
"Many California Hospitals Are Near Wildfire Danger Zones, Study Says"
"Navajo Nation, Activists Feel Cut Out As Company Plans Uranium Mining
Climate Change Is Walloping US Farms. Can Farm Bill Create Solutions?
"Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Over SpaceX Launch License For Texas"
"Orbiting Methane ‘Speed Cameras’ Are Catching Polluters in the Act"
Brazil’s Lula Recognizes Six Indigenous Lands, And Says More To Come
"California Condors In Arizona, Utah Died From Avian Flu"
"What Sound Can Tell Us About Our Changing World"
"A Grove Of Tree Books For Arbor Day"
58 species added, 36 removed from Michigan's threatened, endangered species list
Scientists Use NASA Satellite Data to Determine Belize Coral Reef Risk
"Famine Still Stalks Somalia"
"Biden’s Push To Disclose Climate Risks Hits Wall Of Industry Resistance"
"How Dust Storms Happen, And Why They’re So Dangerous"
"Outrage Over Fresh Chemical Leak At Shell Plastics Plant"
Enviros Want FTC Green Guides to Shun ‘Chemical’ Recycling of Plastic Waste
"Climate-Hit Wetlands Lay Bare Britain's Biodiversity Struggle"
"The FCC Is Supposed to Protect the Environment. It Doesn’t."
"Google Promised to Defund Climate Lies, but the Ads Keep Coming"
"Toxic Vinyl Chloride Is A Widespread Environmental Injustice"
"They Pollute. You Pay (Literally)."
New mushroom species discovered from Sri Lanka
New subterranean catfish species discovered in India
"Senators Back Solar Tariffs, Oppose Prairie Bird Safeguards"
"Is It a Lake, or a Battery? A New Kind of Hydropower Is Spreading Fast."
"Fla. And La. Must Borrow Millions To Pay Insurance Claims"
"Biden Administration Proposes Water Quality Standard For Tribes"
Senators Hopeful They Can Keep Rail Safety Bill On Track After E Palestine
"Inside Big Beef’s Climate Messaging Machine: Confuse, Defend And Downplay"
"U.S. Climate Envoy Kerry Says China Has Invited Him For Talks"
"Hawaii Lawmakers Fail To Pass Annual Park Fee For Tourists"
"UN Warns Heat Records Could Be Broken As Chance Of El Niño Rises"
"The Latest To Be Evacuated From California's Floods? Bunnies"
Black Alabamians Endured Poor Sewage For Decades. Now They May See Justice.
Texas’ Water Infrastructure Is Broken, Jeopardizing Quality And Supply
"Living and Breathing on the Front Line of a Toxic Chemical Zone"
In ‘Cancer Alley’, Chemical Giants Campaign Against Grassroots Organizers
"WVa Residents Rip Pesticide Facility Plan As Hearing Looms"
Tribe Signs Pact To Work With California To Save Endangered Salmon
"Commonwealth Hard Hit By Climate Impacts"
First Nation Fights In B.C. Court To Stop Dozens Of Mineral Claims
"Do Hungry North Atlantic Right Whales Follow Their Noses?"
"Long Reviled as ‘Ugly,’ Sea Lampreys Finally Get Some Respect"
German Zoo welcomes first polar bear cub in 21 years
Rice loving Asian elephant captured and relocated after killing six people in India
Rare statue of Maya lightning god found in Mexico
American Museum of Natural History in NYC to open state of the art Richard Gilder Center
Rare, revered reptile on brink of extinction after last female dies
‘Extinct’ snail return to Tahiti in largest wildlife reintroduction ever
Volcanic microbe discovered can eat CO2 astonishingly quickly to cut climate-heating gases
California bans the sale of new diesel trucks by 2036
Two massive gravity batteries are nearing completion in the US and China

Conservation News ~ 28 April 2023

4/28/2023

Biden signs executive order creating Office of Environmental Justice
"E.P.A. to Propose First Controls on Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants"
"UN’s Weather Agency: 2022 Was Nasty, Deadly, Costly And Hot"
"In Puerto Rico, Solar Power Microgrids Boost Hurricane Resilience"
"FTC Eyes Revisions to the Guidelines that Shape Green Marketing"
"Historic Investment In Urban Trees Underway Across The U.S."
Earth Day Greenwashing Must Not Detract From Message: Protest Founder
"New Federal Program Targets Abandoned Crab, Lobster Traps"
"Unhealthy Air Alerts In Eastern North Carolina As Fire Rages"
"The Giving Forest"
"Last Earth Day, Wynn Bruce Set Himself on Fire Outside the Supreme Court"
Scientists find 26 new species of worm in Porirua
Two new species of crayfish found in western North Carolina
Wetland-Dependent Desert Flower Protected Under Endangered Species Act
Native New Mexico plant named endangered species
An Indigenous woman from the Amazon wins the Goldman Environment Prize
"Oil Companies Rejected by Supreme Court on Climate Suits"
"Many Young Voters Bitter Over Biden’s Support of Willow Oil Drilling"
"Biden Threatens To Veto House Resolution To End Solar Panel Tariffs Freeze"
"Granholm Backs Mountain Valley Pipeline"
EPA Accused Of Failing To Regulate Use Of Toxic Herbicide Despite Court Order
2023 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Include Texas Gulf Coast Defender
EPA Settlement Forces Chemical Plant To Cut Cancer-Causing Air Pollutants
"Safety Board: Several Issues Contributed to Massive Fire at BioLab"
"The Next Big U.S. Power Plant Fight Is Coming"
"Salamander Dads Are Turning Into Cannibals, Threatening Species Survival"
Vying for 2024, Can Biden Repair Damaged Climate and Environmental Image?
"Top US Banks Face Little Investor Pressure On Fossil-Fuel Financing"
Amid Fires, Calif. Scientists Probe How Smoke Affects Pregnancy and Children
"EPA Solvent Rule Said to Signal Hurdles Ahead for US Industries"
Record Number Of Dam Removals Helps Restore Rivers Across Europe
"Blackout-Beset South Africa May Delay Closing Coal Stations"
"U.S. Identifies Gulf Of Maine Area For Offshore Wind Development"
New Book: "Did a Military Lab Spill Anthrax Into Public Waterways?"
"Clean Energy, Ethanol Concerns Dog Debt Ceiling Bill"
"Governors Island to Be Site of $700 Million Climate Campus"
"House Republicans Pass US Debt Bill, Push Biden On Spending"
"In the Game of Musical Mines, Environmental Damage Takes a Back Seat"
Scientists: "Record Ocean Temperatures Put Earth In ‘Uncharted Territory’"
"Senate Votes To Overturn Biden Truck Pollution Limit"
"Home Efficiency Plans Run Up Against Lack of Qualified Workers"
"GM Kills Another Electric Car. It’s Different This Time."
Canada Oil Sands Leak Heightens First Nations' Calls To Clean Up Tailings
Ex-Federal Officials Slam WHO For Misleading Guidance On ‘Forever Chemicals’
Justice Gorsuch Sold House to Guy Whose Firm Brought Clean Power Plan Suit
"Will California’s Big Melt Be A Slow-Moving Disaster?"
"Climate Change Caused Catastrophic East Africa Drought, Scientists Say"
EPA and Texas Ignored Warnings at Chemical Site. Then an Inferno Erupted.
"BC Hydro Secretly Handed Out $430 Million In Site C Dam Contracts"
House Dems Release Permitting Proposal Focused On Electricity, Renewables
Enviros Hit GOP With Attack Ads Over Votes To Repeal Renewable Tax Credits
"Anti-China Fervor Casts A Dark Cloud Over Solar And U.S. Climate Goals"
Flooding on Upper Mississippi River To Halt Barge Traffic For Weeks: USDA
L.A.’s Water Lifeline Faces Unprecedented Flood Threat, Calamity
"Drop The 'Natural' In Natural Gas, Climate Activists Urge US Officials"
"Coral Reefs Are in Crisis. Could a Controversial Idea Help?"
Oregon State University researcher will receive top global forestry award from Swedish king
Lion thought extinct in Chad reappears after 20 year hiatus
Study shows dramatic insect decline is also occurring in forests
Organic roofs top green hillocks in Mexico City forest to form zero-waste pavilions
Sleeping elephant seals fall though oceans depths
Researchers develop carbon-negative concrete
Scientists discover pristine deep-sea Galapagos reed teeming with life
Johan Rockstrom: The 100 most influential people of 2023
Salting and burying biomass crops in dry landfills could economically capture greenhouse gas for thousands of years
Scientists find unprecedented rates of sea level rise along some US coasts that’s 3 times higher than global average

Conservation News ~ 21 April 2023

4/21/2023

Rare Texas wildflower gets protection under Endangered Species Act
Exxon's new 'advanced recycling' plant raises environmental concerns
New frog species found in Meghalaya cave
Scientists discover two new beetle species in Arunachal & Sikkim
Three new species of mesothelean spiders discovered in China
Five new treefrog species — including a poo-colored one — discovered in New Guinea
Earth Could Warm 3 Degrees if Nations Keep Building Coal Plants: Research
"Seas Have Drastically Risen Along Southern U.S. Coast In Past Decade"
"Officials Vote To Cancel California Salmon Fishing Season"
"Brennan Named New Director For National Hurricane Center"
Part Of Law To Ban Gas From Federal Buildings Gas Was Never Implemented
"PFAS Blood Test Costs a Barrier for Many Who Fear High Exposure"
EPA Questioned About Approval of a Plastic-Based Fuel With Huge Cancer Risk
Plugging Millions Of US Abandoned Wells Is A Monumental Task
Climate Deniers Ejected From Teachers Conference For Deceptive Comic Book
"A Jail For Wayward Polar Bears? You Must Be In Churchill, Canada…"
E. Palestine Not Alone: Communities Around US Grapple With Toxic Exposure
"Florida Health Officials Removed Key Data From COVID Vaccine Report"
Enviros Sue To Stop Ohio From Leasing State Parks For Oil And Gas Drilling
World Bank Is Getting a New Chief. Will He Pivot Toward Climate Action?
"Challenge To Biden ‘Cost Of Carbon’ Policy Dismissed"
"Deforestation In Brazil's Amazon Rises In March"
"Bangladesh's Energy Plan Faces Gas Dilemma As Fuel Crisis Bites"
Warming Wiped Out Thousands of Iconic Saguaro. Can Planting More Help?
Logging Plan on Yellowstone Border Shows Limits of Biden Climate Policy
"Climate Change Adding 50 Homers a Year in MLB, Study Says"
Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Recommended For Endangered Species Act Listing
Citizen scientists discover a new species of semi-slug
"EPA Releases ‘Strongest-Ever’ Carbon Rules For Cars"
"Interior Offers Extremes On Colorado River Cuts To Spur Compromise"
Rich People’s Swimming Pools Are Fueling Water Crises In Cities; Study
Iowa House Passes Bill Limiting Drone Surveillance Of Livestock Facilities
"To Fight Cancer, EPA Wants Sterilizer Companies To Emit Less"
Greens Sue EPA Over Refinery Water Pollution, Including In Louisiana
"Southwest Tribes Push For New National Monument Near Grand Canyon"
"Fishing Regulators Need More Transparency, Ocean Groups Say"
"Why China Could Dominate the Next Big Advance in Batteries"
"Fancy a Dip? An Olympic Reboot For Paris’ River Seine"
"Hundreds Forced From Indiana Homes As Plastics Fire Burns"
"U.S. Judge Blocks Biden Clean Water Rule In 24 States"
US Becomes First Major Fishing Nation To Ratify Subsidies Deal: WTO Chief
"Interior OKs Massive Power Line Key For West’s Renewables"
"Biden Releases $1B For Urban Trees"
‘Headed Off The Charts’: World’s Ocean Surface Temperature Hits Record High
EPA Says Americans Could Save $1 Trillion On Gas Under Its Auto Plan
Plastic Recycling Plant Could Send Toxic PFAS Into Susquehanna River
"Ghana First To Approve 'World-Changer' Malaria Vaccine"
"First Wild Beaver In Wales In Years Caught Felling Trees In Garden"
US GHG Emissions Up 6 Percent In 2021 Amid Pandemic Recovery: EPA
Indiana Plastics Fire Extinguished, But Residents’ Health Concerns Remain
"As World Warms, Droughts Come On Faster, Study Finds"
"Analysis: Race To The Bottom For Deep-Sea Minerals Centers On Tiny Nauru"
"Flood-Battered N.J. Poised To Enact Model Disclosure Law"
Env. Justice Advocates Urge Calif. to Stop Issuing New Drilling Permits
Md. Residents Oppose Planned Lithium Battery Storage System Near Their Homes
"EPA Awards $177 Million To Environmental Justice Groups"
"Boston Adopts New Building Code To Limit Use Of Fossil Fuels"
"New York City Appointed A Rat Czar. Her Job Will Be A Tall Ask"
"Fossil Fuels Find a Loophole in the Latest G-7 Climate Pledge"
"Biden’s Ambitious Climate Plan For EVs Faces These Big Hurdles"
Fort Lauderdale Was Inundated With 1/3 Of Its Annual Rainfall Within Hours
"Biden Approves Alaska Gas Exports As Critics Condemn Another ‘Carbon Bomb’"
After Spying on Standing Rock Protest, TigerSwan Shopped Info to Oil Firms
"The Incredible Disappearing Doomsday"
"Unsound Climate Studies Sneak Into Print: Scientists"
"Atomic Angst Over? Germany Closes Last Nuclear Plants"
Clean Energy Thriving in Texas. Why Are State GOPers Trying to Stifle It?
Watch Out For Projectile Bird Poo As SW Florida Nesting Season Starts
"Berkeley Ban on Natural Gas Hookups Tossed by Ninth Circuit"
"Report: Climate Change, Disease Imperil North American Bats"
"As The Climate Suffers, Enforcement Needed For Corporate Green Pledges"
"Water Rule Injunction Adds Confusion to Biden’s Protection Plan"
"Insurance Woes Plague Efforts To Cut Growing Wildfire Risks"
"Slow Start On World Bank Reform Angers Climate-Hit Countries"
"SEC Climate Rules Risk Legal Battle with Environmental Groups"
"Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Biden Plan for Offshore Wind"
"DeSantis Takeover of Wetland Permits Erects New Building Hurdles"
"Greenland's Melting Ice Could Be Changing Our Oceans. Just Ask The Whales"
Scientists raise baby spiders in a lab — and discover several new species in China
New species of butterfly identified as spotted trident-blue, native to ACT
Rare giant otter triplets join others at UK wildlife park in global record
Costa Rica's Biodiversity: The Discovery of 2 New Plant Species on Cocos Island
"Report Finds That Heat, Drought And Fires Worsen Air In The West"
House Fails To Override Biden Veto Of Resolution To Overturn EPA Water Rule
"U.S. Car Brands Will Benefit Most From Electric Car Tax Breaks"
Historic Asia Heat Breaks Records, With Extremes In Thailand And China
Bill Would Fine Texans for Multiple Unenforced Environmental Complaints
"House Republicans Target Climate Law In Debt Limit Bid"
"Banks With ‘Net-Zero’ Pledges Are Top Funders of Fossil Fuels"
"The Unlikely Center Of America’s EV Battery Revolution"
"Southwestern US Rivers Get Boost From Winter Snowpack"
"US Cities See 'Urban Mining' Potential In Building Deconstruction"
New species of box jellyfish discovered in Hong Kong pond
In Sweden, a proposed iron mine threatens a World Heritage Site, and the culture that made it
"Why Millions Of Kids Aren't Getting Their Routine Vaccinations"
America's 10 Most Endangered Rivers 2023: Which Waterways Are Most At-Risk
"Biden to Pledge $500 Million to Stop Deforestation in Brazil"
"Seattle Airport, Alaska Air And Delta Sued Over Jet Pollution"
"Beyond The Poles: The Far-Reaching Dangers Of Melting Ice"
"US Plans New Forest Protections, Issues Old-Growth Inventory"
"PFAS Disclosure Proposal in Maine Closely Watched as Model"
"Thailand Air Pollution Leads Millions To Seek Medical Help"
Citing Neo-Nazis, States Pass Laws Meant To Thwart Climate Grid Protesters
"Cloud Seeding Catching On Amid Rocky Mountain Drought"
"EPA Reaches Deal To Police Pennsylvania’s Pollution of Chesapeake Bay"
DC’s Biggest Clean Energy Lobby Group Pushes Natural Gas-Friendly Policy
"Biden to Create White House Office of Environmental Justice"
"Biden Plans Protections For Old-Growth Forests"
"Could California’s Next Dam Removal Take Place on This Endangered River?"
After 18 Years, EPA Still Has No Method For Measuring CAFO Air Pollution
"White House Plans To Nominate Cancer Center Chief To Lead NIH"
"Climate Tension: UN Chief Chides Biden, Other World Leaders"
"‘Devastating’ Melt Of Greenland, Antarctic Ice Sheets Found"
"Environmental Advocates Warn Against Using PVC In Drinking Water Pipes"

Conservation News ~ 7 April 2023

4/7/2023

"Nations Approve Key UN Science Report On Climate Change"
"States Cannot Block Hazardous Waste From Ohio Derailment, EPA Says"
WHO Accuses China of Hiding Data That May Link Covid’s Origins to Animals
Md., Va. Race to Save Dwindling Commercial Fisheries in Chesapeake Bay
"Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling Bolsters Rights-Based Climate Cases"
Babesiosis, A Tickborne Disease, Is On The Rise In Northeast: CDC
Big Oil Firms Touted Algae As Climate Fix. Now All Have Pulled Funding
Utilities Spent Big Preparing Power Grid For Storms – And Still Failed
Brazil Tackles Illegal Miners, But Finds Mercury Legacy Harder To Erase
"BNSF Fuel Train Derails On Swinomish Reservation"
U.S. urged to relist manatee as endangered species, not as threatened
New species of orchid found in gardens, planters in Japan
Salsa dancing spiders among 600 new species found in Australia
Two new species of yeast named after Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips
Scientists Deliver ‘Final Warning’ On Climate: Act Now Or It’s Too Late
"Navajo Nation Water Rights Case Heard Before Supreme Court"
"Biden To Create 2 National Monuments, In Nevada And Texas"
"Judge Halts Biden Administration Waters Rule in Texas, Idaho"
"Biden Issues First Veto, Rejecting Bill To Reverse ESG Rule"
Fossil Fuel Execs See ‘Golden Age’ for Gas, If They Can Brand It as ‘Clean’
"A Black Community In Arizona Battles Power Expansion Plans Again"
"China's Mekong Dams Turn Thai Fishing Villages Into 'Ghost Towns'"
"Report: 43,000 Estimated Dead In Somalia Drought Last Year"
"Waste Pickers Collect Food Waste, Help Combat Climate Change"
Vjosa, one of our last wild rivers, becomes Europe's first Wild River National Park
Our relationship with plastic needs rethinking: a Blueprint for the journey to zero plastic waste
From cleaner oceans to thriving communities: the economic impacts of plastic pollution
Envisioning the implementation of the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas until 2030
International Women’s Day 2023: Celebrating Indigenous women leaders in inclusive conservation
Innovation and technological change and education in the digital age as driver of gender equality
"Residents Sue St. James Parish To Halt Chemical Plants"
Older Americans Blockade Banks to Protest Fossil Fuel Financing
"The Dark History Of Using Water As A Weapon"
"Biden Will Let Calif. Lead On Electric Trucks, Despite Industry Protest"
"Global Renewables Capacity Grew By 10% Last Year - IRENA"
"Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable"
"Rise Of Deadly Fungus Spotlights Hospital Infection-Control Challenges"
"Brazil Evicts Miners From Yanomami Territory, Prepares For More Removals"
"Why Americans Should Eat Lentils Every Day"
"Obsidian Cliff: Humanity’s Tool Shed for the Last 11,500 Years"
Billions Of People Lack Access To Clean Drinking Water: U.N. Report
"Trump Appointees Interfered To Weaken EPA Assessment Of Toxic Chemical"
"As Enforcement Lags, Toxic Coal Ash Keeps Polluting U.S. Water"
"Norfolk Southern CEO Dodges Question On Support For Railway Reform Bill"
"California Sea Otters Killed By Rare Parasite Strain: Study"
Kentucky Floodwaters Receded 6 Months Ago. For Many, The Crisis Goes On
"Wildfires in Northern Forests Broke Carbon Emissions Records in 2021"
"Geothermal Power, Cheap and Clean, Could Help Run Japan. So Why Doesn’t It?"
Musk's Company Plans To Dump Wastewater In The Colorado. Locals Concerned
"Big Sky Bison Battles Spell Trouble For Haaland"
Asteroid Mining Startup About to Launch First Mission
Elusive animal spotted outside its usual range for the first time in over 30 years
New species of jumping spiders found in India, study shows
Two new species of poisonous birds found in jungle.
New species of gecko discovered among leaves in India
Number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico drops 22%
Twin Amur leopards, the world's most endangered big cat species, born at San Diego Zoo
Three new species of glowing sea worms found in Japan
Two new carnivorous plant species found in Ecuador
New species of beetle named after former California governor Jerry Brown
Endangered Komodo dragons hatch at Spanish zoo
Brazil Indigenous group fights to save endangered evergreen tree
Nine caribou illegally harvested in conservation area
Critical habitat proposed for 12 endangered species, all on Hawai'i Island
EPA: Sulfoxaflor Insecticide Likely Puts 63 Endangered Species in Jeopardy of Extinction
California's snowpack soars to record high after 17 atmospheric rivers
Banks Pledged Emissions Cuts - But Still Invest Billions On US Gas Exports
"Gulf Drilling Safer 13 Years After BP Spill, But Major Gaps Remain: Report
"Johnson & Johnson Offers $8.9B To Settle Talc Baby Powder Claims"
"White House Announces Clean Energy Initiatives On Coal"
"A Push to Turn Farm Waste Into Fuel"
EPA Estimates 9.2 Million Lead Water Pipes In US, Funds Some Replacements
"Septic Tank Permitting In Maryland Faces Backlogs, Staff Shortages"
"Raw Sewage Blights Once-Idyllic Beaches On Isle Of Wight"
"Mass Yellowstone Hunt Kills 1,150 Bison"
Native Seed Shortage Slowing Land Restoration, Crucial For Tackling Climate
"Mountain Valley Pipeline's West Virginia Water Permit Tossed By Court"
"UAE Plans Huge Oil And Gas Expansion As It Hosts Un Climate Summit"
"Bid To Pause Conocophillips' Alaska Willow Project Fails"
"Groups Petition US EPA To Force Reporting Of Waste Incinerator Emissions"
California’s Snowpack Among Deepest Ever. Get Ready For The ‘Big Melt’
Majority-Black Town Fights To Stop Land Seizure For Gravel Quarry Rail Link
England’s Top Beaches Faced 8,500 Hours Of Sewage Dumping Last Year: Study
CFCs Are Back on the Rise Following an International Ban, New Study Finds
"Energy Dept. To Ban Sale Of Some Light Bulbs: Here’s Why"
"Feds Reject ESA Protection For Coyotes That Resemble Wolves"’
"Violent US Storms Kill At Least 32 People"
"New Rules Will Make Many Electric Cars Ineligible for Tax Credits"
"EPA Approves California Rules Phasing Out Diesel Trucks"
"DOJ Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment In Ohio"
"Oil Prices Soar On Producer Output Cuts; World Shares Higher"
"New Oilfield In The North Sea Would Blow The Uk’S Carbon Budget"
Meeting Closes Without Resolving Whether Deep-Sea Mining Can Start In July
"Harvard Professor’s Fossil Fuel Links Under Scrutiny Over Climate Grant"
"Unheralded Environmentalist: Jimmy Carter’s Green Legacy"
"Meatball From Long-Extinct Mammoth Created By Food Firm"
"House GOP Approves Broad Bill To ‘Unleash’ American Energy"
"BLM Proposes Seismic Shift In Lands Management"
Biden To Announce Federal Funding For Mississippi Tornado Recovery Friday
"EPA Proposes to Add First-Ever Navajo Site to Superfund List"
"Long-Awaited Rules for Carbon Offset Market Disappoint Experts"
"‘Gone Wrong’: Doubts On Carbon-Credit Program In Peru Forest"
"Why Kentucky Is Dead Last for Wind and Solar Production"
"Court Brings Mountain Valley Pipeline Closer To Completion"
"Australia Makes Biggest Carbon Polluters Curb Emissions"
"Horses Came To American West By Early 1600s, Study Finds"
"Senate Votes To Overturn Biden Water Rule"
"House GOP To Pass Energy Package With Eye On Gas Prices, 2024"
"Biden Administration Sells Oil And Gas Leases In The Gulf Of Mexico"
"EPA Oversight Hampered by Funding Gap, Watchdog Tells Lawmakers"
UN Wants the World Court to Address Nations’ Climate Obligations
"EPA Leaves Americans In The Dark On Toxic Air Pollution"
Rising Antarctic Ice Melt Will Badly Slow Global Ocean Flows: Study
"Elderly Swiss Women Bring European Court's First Climate Case"
Homes Evacuated After Train Carrying Ethanol Derails, Burns In Minnesota
"Cockroach Sex Took a Strange Turn. Now More Mutations Have Emerged."
"Electricity Generated by Renewables Surpasses Coal for First Time in US"
Lethal Supercell Storms To Hit South More Often As World Warms: New Study
"EU Countries Approve 2035 Phaseout of CO2-Emitting Cars"
"White House Threatens Veto For Republican Energy Package"
"Train Derails In Rural North Dakota, Causes Chemical Spill"
"What to Know About Philly's Tap Water After Chemical Spill"
Bill Aiming To Preserve Kentucky’s Coal Power Plants Becomes Law
Thousands of Pounds of PFAS Chemicals” Have Been Injected Into Texas Wells
"California Lawmakers OK Potential Fines For High Gas Prices"
Opinion: "I Am Haunted by What I Have Seen at Great Salt Lake"
"Tornado Tears Across Mississippi, More Than Two Dozen Dead"
Ohio Bill Would Require Teaching Of ‘Both Sides’ On Climate Change
"Much Of West Coast Faces Ban To Fish Salmon Amid Low Stocks"
"Canada Pledges Great Lakes Funding After Trudeau-Biden Talks"
Scientists Uncover Startling Amounts of DDT Along Seafloor Off LA Coast
"House Slated To Take Up Major Energy Package Next Week"
"Paraquat, the Deadliest Chemical in US Agriculture, Goes on Trial"
Group Says Texas Fails To Hold Polluters Accountable For Unexpected Emissions
"In Brazil's Amazon, Carbon Credit Project Halted Over Land Dispute"
Worry And Suspicion Reign As Once-Dry Tulare Lake Drowns Calif. Farmland
"How China, the US and Others Watered Down a Key UN Climate Document"
"Amendments Could Scramble House GOP Energy Bill"
"Marines, Toxic Water and Lawyers: A Fight Over Billions in Fees"
"Army Corps Further Delays Decision On Great Lakes Oil Tunnel"
DOE To Require More Efficient Window Air Conditioners, Air Cleaners
"House Fails To Override Biden’s First Veto"
"Oil Spills And Near Misses: More Ghost Tankers Ship Sanctioned Fuel"
"Radioactive Water Leaks At Minn. Nuclear Plant For 2nd Time"
"Scientists Say Mine Plan Claiming No Swamp Harm Has Errors"
"The Surfer, The Scientist And The Big-Wave Beach At A Breaking Point"
California Lake Flooded for First Time in 110 Years After Atmospheric River
NASA Uses 30-Year Satellite Record to Track and Project Rising Seas
New Species of Snook Identified in Florida
Resolution to Overturn Biden Rule on Endangered Species Act
"EPA to Tighten Limits on Mercury and Other Pollutants From Power Plants"
Biden DOI Announces $585 Million For Water Infrastructure Projects
"New Mexico Governor Signs Bill To Limit Prescribed Fires"
"N.Y. Governor Walks Back Push to ‘Weaken’ Climate Law After Uproar"
"India's Power Output Grows At Fastest Pace In 33 Years, Fuelled By Coal"
China Accounts For Two-Thirds Of World's Planned New Coal Power: Research
"Brazil Court Backs Crackdown On Illegal Gold Mining In Amazon"
"In Pristine Alaska, an Oil Giant Prepares to Drill for Decades"
After Growing GM Corn For Decades, Some US Farmers Open To Mexican Ban
"Snot Otters And Other Wildlife Are Not Rock Stars. Should They Be Saved?"
Biden-Harris Administration Invests Nearly $34M to Strengthen Wood Products Economy
Three species of extremely primitive spider discovered in China
"Biden Administration to Curb Toxic Pollutants From Chemical Plants"
"Biden Is Set To Propose Toughest-Ever Rules On Car Pollution To Spur EVs"
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose At ‘Alarming’ Rate Last Year, US Data Shows
"Biden Targets Race, Gender Impacts With Regulation Proposal"
"Biden Vetoes Clean Water Act Resolution"
"Southwest Alaska Tribes Sue To Stop Donlin Gold Project"
"‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked To Infertility In Women, Study Shows"
‘Scary’ Data On The Last Ice Age Raises Concerns About Future Sea Levels
Displaced Victims Living In Tents While Ian Insurance Claims Still Open
"Scientists Find Deepest-Ever Fish, 5 Miles Beneath Ocean's Surface"
Judge deals another blow to Tejon Ranchcorp Project
Scientists find deepest fish ever recorded at 8300 metres underwater near Japan
Great Indian Bustard chick hatches from birds reared in captivity
A shortage of native seeds is slowing land restoration across the US
Discovery of a new topological phase could lead to exciting developments in nanotechnology
Four healthy cheetah cubs born into Kuno National park
Tanapa to reintroduce rhinos to Mikumi after three decades
Pumas utilize sly strategy of fertilizing plants that recruit prey to hunting grounds
Two newly discovered Andes Mountain plant species have an appetite for instects
New species of colorful fish with yellow head identified in Australian museum
Heliogen: concentrated solar power plant produces temperature of 2700 F
Court Victory for Humpback Whales
1400 year old mural of 2-faced men unearthed in Peru may allude to cosmic realms
Scientists find way to suck up carbon pollution, turn it into baking soda and store it in the oceans
California cancels salmon fishing season

Conservation News ~ 17 March 2023

3/17/2023

Inspired by butterflies, researcher invents new paint that has no pigments
Oldest Known Pollen-carrying Insect Lived About 280 Million Years Ago, Pushing Fossil Records
New disease caused by plastics discovered in seabirds
Master of camouflage: new gecko species found living among rocks on remote Queensland island
Endangered Mexican wolf species is making a US comeback, officials say
New Hummingbird Species with Golden Collar Discovered in Peru
3 new species of cascade frogs discovered from Arunachal
Rare orchid species found in China's Yunnan – Xinhua
Exciting Possibilities: New Species of Microalgae Discovered
"Nations Reach Accord To Protect Marine Life On High Seas"
Plan To Incinerate Soil From Ohio Derailment Is ‘Horrifying’ - Expert
"Storms Bolster California Snowpack, Ease Drought"
"EPA Mandates States Report On Cyber Threats To Water Systems"
Kentucky Residents Angered by USFS Logging Plan That Targets Mature Trees
"Manchin Indicates Opposition To Biden Lands Nominee Over Internal Memo"
Canada Environment Minister Concerned About Imperial Oil Tailings Leak
"‘Silicon Valley of Lithium’: Nevada Mine Breaks Ground"
‘15-Minute City’ Planning Is On The Rise, Experts Say. Here's What To Know
"US To Focus Bison Restoration On Expanding Tribal Herds"
Bhutan adds 26 new species of moths to science
Green Groups Sue Biden Administration Over Gulf Offshore Oil Lease Sale
Meat, Dairy And Rice Production Will Bust 1.5C Climate Target: Study
"Billion-Dollar Power Lines Finally Inching Ahead to Help US Grids"
"Colorado Lawmakers Seek Suspension Of Utah Oil Train Project"
"EPA Fires Back Against Texas Challenge of Biden’s Waters Rule"
"What To Know About The 'Red Tide' Hitting Florida Beaches"
"Environmentalists: Maine Dam Operator Not Protecting Salmon"
"UAE's Jaber Urges Big Oil To Join Fight Against Climate Change"
Norfolk Southern To Pay For Temporary Relocation During Soil Cleanup
"Mapping California’s ‘Zombie’ Forests"
New species of cockroach discovered in Singapore, named after Pokemon
Chile announces biological corridor to protect endangered deer
NTSB Opens Special Probe Of Norfolk Southern Safety Practices And Culture
1,000 Super-Emitting Methane Leaks Risk Triggering Climate Tipping Points
"The Creeping Threat Of The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt"
New Scrutiny: Is California’s Antiquated Water Rights System Racist?
"Tracking the Erratic Path of US Climate Migrants"
"Same Message, Bigger Audience: Sen. Whitehouse Flags Climate Costs"
Time Running Out to Restore Plants, Animals That Exist Only in Captivity
"#StopWillow Is Taking TikTok By Storm. Can It Actually Work?"
"‘We’re Going After’ PFAS Exposure, Biden Tells Firefighters"
"Cattle Country Fends Off Climate Villain Label"
Feds decline Endangered Species Act protections for Joshua trees
Newly discovered enzyme that turns air into electricity, providing a new clean source of energy
"Norfolk Southern CEO Bringing Apology, Aid To Senate Hearing"
"Biden Budget Seeks Big Deficit Cuts In Challenge to GOP"
"EPA Proposes ‘Strongest Ever’ Limits On Coal Plant Discharges"
"Antarctic Sea Ice Cover At Record Low"
"Smoke From Australian Bushfires Depleted Ozone Layer By Up To 5% In 2020"
"US Carbon Pipeline Faces Setback As Residents Refuse To Cede Land Rights"
"California Flood Watch Issued As Next Atmospheric River Looms"
"Fossil Fuels Received £20Bn More UK Support Than Renewables Since 2015"
"Federal Protection Granted For Imperiled Freshwater Mussels"
"Alaska Communities Try to Keep Their Whale Freezers Frozen"
'This is an endangered species': calls to take eels off the European menu
Pittsburgh zoo welcomes newborn Western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species
New species of spider discovered on NISER campus in Bhubaneswar
700 New Species Are Facing Extinction, According to a Red List Update
New bacterial species found in plumes of hydrothermal vents
Leaping lizards: Peru finds a new one
Western Forests 3 Times the Size of Yellowstone Could Be Transformed by Midcentury
Record-Breaking Amount of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Wildfires in 2021
"EPA Would Get 19% Boost to Record High Funding in Biden Budget"
Norfolk Southern CEO Says He’s Sorry For Train Derailment Impact On Ohio
Senate Panel That Grilled Norfolk Southern CEO Is Awash In Company's Cash
"U.N. Buys Tanker To Store Oil From Decaying Vessel Off Yemen"
"House GOP Votes To Overturn Biden Rule On Water Protections"
"La Nina Is Gone. These Were The Deadly Storms During Its Run"
"House Republicans Announce Major Energy Package As Top Priority Bill"
"Business Backlash Pushing GOP To Weaken Anti-ESG Proposals"
"Record-Breaking Storm Freddy Due To Hit Mozambique Again"
As Iditarod Mushers Rest, Warm Weather Is Melting Strategies And Plans
California Copes With Heavy Rain, Flooding In Latest 'Atmospheric River'
Biden Administration Expected to Move Ahead on Major Oil Project in Alaska
Company Testing Air in East Palestine Homes Was Hired by Norfolk Southern
Many Worry Companies Are Flouting New Mexico’s Landmark Gas Flaring Rules
"U.S. Landowners In Privacy Fight With Govt Surveillance Cameras"
"In Rift With Biden, Manchin Vows To Block Oil, Gas Nominee"
Insurers Slashed Hurricane Ian Payouts Far Below Damage Estimates: Docs
"A Huge City Polluter? Buildings. Here’s a Surprising Fix."
"Ukraine War’s Environmental Toll Will Devastate Lives For Decades"
"Why Saving the Whales Means Saving Ourselves"
Good News From The Zero Tolerance Area in Late 2022: Less Illegal Gillnetting And More Evidence Of Vaquita Survival
More Storms Ravage California, Northeast
"EPA Proposes Rules To Limit ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water"
"Biden OKs Alaska Oil Project, Draws Ire Of Environmentalists"
"What Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse Means for Climate Tech"
"Governments Vet Crucial UN Climate Science Report"
"Confirmed: Global Floods, Droughts Worsening With Warming"
"The East Coast Whale Die-Offs: Unraveling the Causes"
"Scientists Warn Of ‘Phosphogeddon’ As Critical Fertiliser Shortages Loom"
In Rail Hazmat Crashes, Small Town Firefighters Can Be Vulnerable
"In Cambodia, a Battered Mekong Defies Doomsday Predictions"
"Soggy California Drenched Anew As Nor'easter Buries New England, New York"
"Haaland Reverses Trump-Era Izembek Road Decision"
"EPA Targets ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Historic Water Rule"
"Biden’s Green Allies Promise Lawsuit Over Alaska Oil Project"
"Ohio Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Train Derailment"
"House Republicans Unveil Energy, Permitting Package"
"Hundreds Dead As Cyclone Freddy Wrecks Malawi, Mozambique"
"What’s Next In Ohio Corruption Probe After Guilty Verdicts?"
"Nike To Drop Use Of Kangaroo Skins For Its Shoes In 2023"
"Brown Widows Are Winning the Fight for Your Attic and Garage"
Pink, fuzzy and lurking deep in the ocean — new lobster species is one of 5 just found
Mysterious Corsican 'cat-fox' revealed as unique species
Australian scientists discover new species of 'giant' spider
Sunflower sea star needs Endangered Species Act protection, U.S. says
Student finds new 'glossy' jumping spider species in India
KFU scientists partake in describing two new species of crustaceans from the Arctic
"E.P.A. Tells Dozens of States to Clean Up Their Smokestacks"
"Is A Common Industrial Chemical Fueling The Spread Of Parkinson’s Disease?"
Water Restrictions Lifted For Millions in SoCal, But Conservation Urged
"California Salmon Season Is Canceled For The First Time Since 2009"
"Texas Officials Target Climate Science In Textbooks"
"Arctic Ice Has Seen An ‘Irreversible’ Thinning Since 2007, Study Says"
"Senate Hope For Permit Deal Alive After DOA House Energy Bill"
"Inside The Movement To Remake America’s City Streets"
"Scientists Investigate a Bird Flu Outbreak in Seals"
"Audubon Keeps Name Tied To Enslaver, Roils Staff"
"Biden Plans to Name Nevada’s Spirit Mountain Area a National Monument"
Survivors In Shock As Cyclone Freddy Toll Passes 400 In Malawi, Mozambique
"How Forest Loss Can Unleash the Next Pandemic"
"Shell Rules Out More Ambitious Goal For End-User Emissions"
"Leading Denier Think Tank Uses AI Image of Dead Whale and Wind Turbines"
"US Toxic Chemical Releases Climbed 8% in 2021, EPA Report Says"
"Public Health vs. Economic Growth: Toxic Chemical Rules Pose Test for Biden"
"A 24-Armed Hunter, Threatened With Extinction, Is Set to Get Protection"
"Farmers Wary Of Proposal To Save Colorado River Water"
"Pythons, Invasive and Hungry, Are Making Their Way North in Florida"

Conservation News ~ 3 March 2023

3/3/2023

"After Ohio Train Wreck, Biden Orders Door-To-Door Checks"
"In India, ‘Phase Down’ Of Coal Actually Means Rapid Expansion Of Mining"
"As Fatal Fungus Takes Its Toll, Can We Save Frog Species on the Brink?"
"Here Comes The Haboob: Texas High Plains Getting Walloped By Dust Storms"
Bacteria Measurements Shows High Amounts Of Dog Feces On NY City Sidewalks
Despite 1996 Law, EPA Still Hasn't Tested Pesticides For Hormone Impacts
"As Oil Companies Stay Lean, Workers Move to Renewable Energy"
"Plastic Consumption On Course To Nearly Double By 2050 - Research"
"Thunberg, Indigenous Protesters Block Norway Energy Ministry Over Wind Farms"
Hurricane Winds Will Hit New Places In Coming Decades. Check Your Zip
Two New hedgehog species discovered in Philippines
Rare Milkweed Gains Endangered Species Protection, Critical Habitat
In Iran, endangered Asiatic cheetah dies at 10 months old
Biologists discovered a new species of tiny owl on the forested island
Eduardo Mendúa, Ecuadorian Who Fought Drilling on Indigenous Land, Murdered
"House Republicans Accelerate March Toward Big Energy Package"
Biden Adm Global Plastics Plan Dubbed ‘Low Ambition’ and ‘Underwhelming’
"Extreme Heat Is A Health Crisis, Columbia Experts Say"
"US 2022 Power Plant Emissions Fell On Switch From Coal To Gas - EPA"
Kerry To Serve In Climate Envoy Role At Least Through Nov. COP28 Summit
"Texas Led the U.S. in Wind and Solar Energy Production Last Year"
All Fish Tested From Michigan Rivers Contain ‘Forever Chemicals’ - Study
"Border Plant Joins ESA List Despite Texas AG’s Objections"
"Warm Canadian Winter Threatens Algonquin Ice-Fishing Traditions"
Democrats Unveil Bill To Tighten Regulations For Hazmat Trains
"Waters Lawsuits Will Roll on Even as High Court Weighs in"
"How Environmentally Conscious Investing Became a Target of Conservatives"
"Here's Why Arizona Says It Can Keep Growing Despite Historic Megadrought"
"Maryland PSC Appointee With Ties To Fossil Fuels Withdraws"
"US Sues Chemical Company Over Cancer Risk To Minority Area"
"Is LNG By Rail Safe?"
"DOE Touts Grid Expansion Plans As Operators Raise Concerns"
"Solar For All? U.S. Cities Take Green Power To Low-Income Homes"
Sapsucker Housing Crisis: Endangered Woodpecker ‘Condos’ Being Clear Cut
As Oil Companies Stay Lean, Workers Move to Renewable Energy
In Transit: California Looks to Green Its Trucking Industry
How the ‘electrify everything’ movement went mainstream
EPA Announces $27 Billion Effort to Curb Emissions and Stem Environmental Injustices
The Biden administration aims to make EV charging as easy as filling up
Home of the future: Climate-friendly, electrified and closer than ever
Californians voted for two progressive policies. Now, corporations want to undo them
‘No Excuse’ for Methane Leaks, IEA Says
As little as one day of wildfire smoke exposure in pregnancy may raise risk of preterm birth
Scientists Examine Dangerous Global Warming ‘Accelerators’
'He baked': Heat waves are killing more L.A. homeless people who can't escape broiling sun
Biden-Harris Administration Invests Nearly $10 Million for Reforestation through Forest Nursery and Native Seed Partnerships
Mountain Valley Pipeline does not threaten endangered species, federal agency finds
'Like a little dragon': new gecko species discovered on rugged Queensland island
Scientists discover a gold-throated hybrid hummingbird
Rare south Texas milkweed listed as endangered species
There's A New Species Of Magic Mushroom
Two new plant species discovered in Central China
Biden Backs Bipartisan Railway Safety Bill After Ohio Derailment
"Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ About To Get Their First US Limits"
"Did Dioxins Spread After The Ohio Train Derailment?"
Congress Tackles Farm Bill As Ag Emissions Rise, Climate Batters Farms
"California Reactors Win Exemption In Fight To Keep Running"
Tijuana River Sewage May Be Contaminating Air Along S. Calif. Coast: Study
"Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reached A Record High In 2022"
"Next Labor Secretary Will Face A Big Shortage Of Clean-Energy Workers"
"Deforestation Inc.: How 'Green' Firms Prevent Climate Action"
"Climate Change Is Fueling More Conflict Between Humans And Wildlife"
"ESG Investing Rule Rejected by Senate, Biden Promises Veto"
"Ohio Senators Introduce Rail Safety Bill After Fiery Crash"
"Fossil Fuel Companies Donated $700M To US Universities Over 10 Years"
Unseen War: "Brazilian Force Driving Out Mining Gangs From Indigenous Lands"
"Advocates Seek To Boost Clean Energy Program In Latest Farm Bill Renewal"
"DeSantis, Pence Allies Launching Campaign To Speed Energy Approvals"
"The World Is Finally Cracking Down on ‘Greenwashing’"
EPA Coal Ash Settlement Raises Hopes For Cleanup Beyond Lake Michigan
"Gas Stoves Are One Step Closer to New Rules"
"Study: Online Trade In Arachnids Threatens Some Species With Extinction"

Conservation News ~ 24 February 2023

2/24/2023

Happy Friday! Here’s some conservation news from last week: a lot of new species (7 new spider species discovered in "UN Ocean Treaty Talks Resume With Goal To Save Biodiversity"
"Before Ohio Derailment, Norfolk Southern Lobbied Against Safety Rules"
"Biden E.P.A. Reinstates Mercury Limits Weakened Under Trump"
"Scientists Examine Dangerous Global Warming ‘Accelerators’"
Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive
Group Is Spreading Misinformation To Stop Solar Projects In Rural America
"Water Utilities Brace for Imminent EPA Proposal on PFAS in Water"
"Paleotsunami Detectives Hunt for Ancient Disasters"
"A Dance Of Hope By Children Who Scavenge Coal"
"Two Evangelical Leaders on ‘Radical Faith’"
"'No Excuse': IEA Tells Energy Firms As Methane Emissions Rise"
"Madagascar, Mozambique Set For “Dangerous” Cyclone Freddy"
Green Groups Call On Buttigieg To Restore Obama-Era Train Brake Rule
"FERC Approves Power Plant Rules To Fight Extreme Weather"
"Weather Whiplash: How Climate Change Killed Thousands of Migratory Birds"
Biggest Calif. Environmental Cleanup Leaves Lead Contamination, Angst
"How Russia’s War Shattered Global Energy Routes"
"Four Rail-Borne Risks Moving Through American Communities"
"State And Federal Funds Fuel More Wildlife Crossings"
Pythons Snacking on GPS-Wearing Opossums That Give Up Their Locations
IUCN renews call for release of Iran conservationists
Arizona aquarium welcomes endangered African penguin chicks
Snake's alive! Salem man discovers new species of boa constrictor in the Amazon
'Greenwashing' firms face steep new UK fines for misleading claims
Chadron professor discovers possible new species of bumble bee scarab beetle
Scientists Discover New Species of Giant Squid in the Pacific Ocean
Wood stork to be removed from threatened and endangered species list
Researchers discover new species of cricket in Ashoka University campus
Huge Winter Storm Churns Across Northern US, Threatening Record Snowfall
"EPA To Take Control Of Ohio Derailment Response"
"A Sudden Rush to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream"
"Trump Heads To Ohio As Biden Critics Assail Wreck Response"
"These Natural Gas Ads Are Full Of Hot Air"
"Bird Flu Kills Sea Lions And 1000s Of Pelicans In Peru's Protected Areas"
"With Two Key Picks, Biden Weaves Climate Into Economy and Regulations"
"Russian Gas Out, Renewables In? Europe Clings To Green Goals"
"Supreme Court Seems Likely To Move Cautiously In Gonzalez v. Google"
"Jimmy Carter, The President Who Tried To Save The Planet"
More than 100 new species of insects discovered in Norway
California Spotted Owl Gets Endangered Species Act Protections After 23 Years
Maine to add 2 new species to Endangered list
Kiyooka land now protected conservation area
"Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks In Focus On Visit To Ohio Toxic Train Site"
"Railroads Fought to Crush Rules That Biden Aims to Revive After Ohio Derailment"
Feds Slash Gulf Wind Farm Areas To Make Room For Drilling, Shipping, Fishing
"Homes in Flood Zones Are Overvalued by Billions, Study Finds"
"Australia To Make Area The Size Of Germany A Marine Park In Southern Ocean"
"Pay and Plug: Federal Funds Spur Cleanup of Lost Oil Wells"
"How Widespread Are These Toxic Chemicals? They’re Everywhere."
"Citing Birds And Bees, Groups Petition EPA To Close Pesticide Loophole"
"EPA Enforcement Budget Even Lower Than Under Trump, Group Says"
"Marine Commission: Whale Deaths Not Linked To Wind Prep Work"
Harvard Researchers Discover Five New Deep-Sea Squat Lobster Species
Portland State graduate student identifies new species of bat in Cameroon
"This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk"
Earlier Warning Might Have Spared Ohio A Derailment, Investigator Says
US Has Billions for Wind and Solar Projects. Good Luck Plugging Them In.
"Community Solar Is About to Get a Surge in Federal Funding"
"Biden Nominates Ajay Banga To Lead World Bank"
"Federal Agency Proposes California Spotted Owl Protection"
EPA Outlines Another $550 Million Toward Environmental Justice
'The Great Displacement' Looks At Communities Altered By Climate Change
Appeals Court Rules NC’s Ag-Gag Law Is Unconstitutional
He Ran The NAACP. Now He’S Leading Sierra Club’s Fight On Climate
Feral cows in New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness will be shot from air
Bruce’s Beach was a Reparations model, then the family sold it

Conservation News ~ 17 February 2023

2/17/2023

Recovery of Once Rare Wood Stork Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success
7 new spider species discovered in caves in Israel
Imperiled Leopards One Step Closer to Increased Endangered Species Act Protection
New frog species named after fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien
Scripps Oceanography researchers discover new species of deep-sea fish
Ugandan Residents Accuse National Forestry Institute of Brutal Eviction from Forest Land
Trout species under consideration for endangered species list
New species of grass fly with unusual genitalia discovered in South Bristol
"What We Know About the Train Derailment in Ohio"
"Why The Narwhal And Amber Bracken Are Suing The RCMP"
"EPA Outlines $27B ‘Green Bank’ For Clean Energy Projects"
"Electric Vehicle Sales Top $1 Trillion in Wake-Up Call for Carmakers"
"Rising Seas Threaten ‘Mass Exodus On A Biblical Scale’, UN Chief Warns"
"US Pledges Amazon Fund Donation, Renewing Hope For The Rainforest"
"A Slew of State Proposals Shows the Threat of 'Forever Chemicals'"
"Climate Change May Already Be Spreading Malaria Mosquitos"
"London Ship Insurers Accused Of Enabling Fishing Vessels To ‘Go Dark’"
"The Edges Matter: Hedgerows Are Bringing Life Back to Farms"
"Health Concerns Grow In East Palestine, Ohio, After Train Derailment"
"Ford To Build EV Battery Plant In Michigan, Use Chinese Tech"
"Orphan Well Cleanup in Pennsylvania Underscores Enormity of Task"
Oil Industry Flags Concern About EPA's Methane 'Super Emitter' Plan
Groups Urge Feds To Track Illnesses Common After BP Spill"
"Moscow's Decades-Old Gas Ties With Europe Lie In Ruins"
"Washing Machines And Fridges Could Be Much Cheaper To Power By 2027"
"What To Know About The Deadly Marburg Virus As New Outbreak Emerges"
"Exxon Gives Up on Much-Hyped Algae Biofuels"
Earth Has Lost 1/5 Of Wetlands Since 1700; Most Could Still Be Saved
Lawsuit Seeks Medical Testing After Toxic Train Derailment
The Next Deadly Pandemic Is Not Inevitable, But The Elements Are In Place
"Neglected Tropical Diseases Threaten Global Health"
"NPS Completes Largest Move Of Yellowstone Bison To Tribal Land"
"Shell, BP Boost Profit, Sink Investment In Renewable Energy"
"Report: Companies’ Climate Targets Not What They Claim To Be"
"U.S. EPA Announces $1 Billion For New Hazardous Waste Cleanups"
"Biden and Lula Project Unity On Democratic Values And Climate Change"
"Toxic Ash Is Raining Down in Illinois. It’s Time for the EPA to Step Up"
"DeSantis, Aiming at a Favorite Foil, Wants to Roll Back Press Freedom"
"Upset Ohio Town Residents Seek Answers Over Train Derailment"
Greens and Tribes Say Proposed Venting and Flaring Rule Falls Short
"Deadly Arizona Crash, Leak Leaves Highway Stretch Blocked"
"World Bank President, Dogged by Climate Questions, Will Step Down Early"
"Tesla Opens Its EV Charging Network To The Masses"
"Floating Ice Around Antarctica Just Hit A Record Low"
Mono Lake Tribe Asserts Water Rights, Urges Halt of Water Diversions to LA
Will SEC Scale Back ESG Requirements For Publicly Traded Corporations?
"Poor Nations Seek To Go Green With Debt Swaps"
"Feinstein Will Leave A Vast Environmental Legacy"
Scientists discover new species of Fabaceae
New species of tiny catfish discovered in Kerala
"Governments Spent Record $1 Trillion Last Year Subsidizing Fossil Fuels"
Feds Send Help After Ohio Derailment, but Residents’ Frustrations Persist
"Two Dozen Republican-Led States Sue EPA Over Water Protection Rule"
"Great Lakes Ice Cover Plummets To Record Mid-February Low"
Analysis: "The 2023 Farm Bill Should Be A Climate Bill, Democrats Say"
"Shell Greenwashing Challenge Highlights Risk of ESG Claims"
EPA To Restore Pesticide Protections For Farmworkers Rolled Back Under Trump
"Lake Powell Drops to a New Record Low as Feds Scramble to Prop it Up"
First Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest
"Lonely Tunes: Humpback Whales Wail Less As Population Grows"
NOAA announced that a North Atlantic right whale was found dead, killed by a vessel
Zoo director killed 4 rare pygmy goats and served them at a party
IKEA now sells solar panels
Legal action launched to protect hippos under the Endangered Species Act
Study finds endangered elephants regularly leaving protected area
Three new spider species discovered in alpine Australia during Bush Blitz expedition
Evolution in absolute darkness: New fish species discovered in India