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Conservation News ~ 10 February 2023

2/10/2023

Sierra Nevada forests have seen 'unprecedented' level of high-severity wildfires, study finds
Critically Endangered Horse Species Born to Surrogate Using Cloned DNA
Controversial mine could threaten iconic Okefenokee Swamp
'Soliga ecarinata': Meet the new wasp genus
Bird surveys record 8 new species in MTR, 2 rare in NNTR
"As the Colorado River Shrinks, Washington Prepares to Spread the Pain"
"Air and Climate Standards Top EPA’s 2023 Rulemaking To-Do List"
"9 Diseases That Keep Epidemiologists Up At Night"
"Ski Resorts Can Now Make Fake Snow In 80 Degrees." Why That’s A Problem
"In the Fight Over Gas Stoves, Meet the Industry’s Go-To Scientist"
"Texas Heat-Related Deaths Reached A Two-Decade High In 2022"
"The Future of Organic Food Is Taking Shape at the USDA — and Beyond"
"The Political Debate On Shipping Oil Through Manitoba’s Arctic Port"
"Nobody Is Happy With the Federal Grazing Program"
"Listening to the Endangered Sounds of the Amazon Rainforest"
New Mexico Butterfly Gains Endangered Species Act Protection
Two new species of rare succulents found in Mexico named by UCSC botanist
New Species Found in Thai Aquatic Insects
"E.P.A. Bans Disposal of Mine Waste in Bristol Bay"
"California Holdout In Agreement Over Colorado River Cuts"
"This Group Is Sharpening the GOP Attack On ‘Woke’ Wall Street"
Watchdog Says White House Science Integrity Measure Amounts To A ‘Gag Rule’
New Wind and Solar Cheaper Than Operating All But One US Coal Power Plant
"In Israel, Disposable Plastics Trigger Culture War, Test PM"
"Turmoil And Turnover Plague Audubon"
Dereliction of Doodie: Ontario’s Sewage Plans Could Hurt Great Lakes
"Dolphins, Humans Both Benefit From Fishing Collaboration"
"Water Pipe Robots Could Stop Billions Of Litres Leaking"
Every household in England 'to be within 15 minutes of green space or water'
Unicorn-like blind fish discovered in dark waters deep in Chinese cave
"Administration Expected to Endorse Limited Drilling in Alaska Project"
Pressure Builds As States Miss Deadline In Colorado River Water Crisis
"Shell Is Selling ‘Carbon Neutral’ Fossil Fuels Again"
"White House Blasts Exxon Over Historical $56 Billion Annual Profit"
"Climate Disinfo Surges In Denial, Conspiracy Comeback"
How Does The Deadly Nipah Virus Spill From Bats To Humans?
"Maine Regulators Allow Wind, Utility Project To Move Forward"
Brazil Readies Task Force To Expel Miners From Yanomami Lands: Officials
US Emissions of Most Potent Greenhouse Gas 56% Higher Than Estimates
"Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests"
"Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project"
"Shell Accused of Greenwashing by Climate Group in SEC Claim"
Green Group Urges California To Limit The Growing Of Almonds And Alfalfa
Texas Oilfield Waste Company Gave $53,750 to Regulators Overseeing Permit
Gas Industry Is Under Fire. It’s Hiring Democratic Politicians To Help.
"House Republicans Blast Environmental Rules In First Energy Meeting"
"Lawmakers Clash Over Allowing Guns In Natural Resources Committee"
"Judge: Defiant NJ Beach Town Can Sue For $21M In Dune Costs"
"That Dreamy Haze In Monet’s Impressionist Paintings? Air Pollution."
"Punxsutawney Phil Is Wrong: Spring Is Arriving Early In Some Places"
Monarch butterfly population reaches highest number in decades
JPMorgan Invests Hundreds of Millions into Forestry and Minority-led Businesses Projects
Bahrain releases endangered dolphins from illegal captivity
Three new nautilus species described from the Coral Sea and South Pacific
A recent deep sea expedition in the Indian Ocean revealed a plethora of new species
Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows
New species of voiceless frog discovered in Tanzania
China designates conservation area for Beijing Central Axis
"Bird Flu 'Spills Over' To Otters And Foxes in UK"
"Manchin, Westerman Plot New Push For Permitting Reform"
"Court: US Needs To Consider Effects Of Drilling Near Chaco"
"Gas Stoves Back Under Scrutiny With New US Limits Proposed"
‘Hypocritical’: Environmental Groups Blocking Union Efforts, Workers Say
Calif. Turning Mountain Lions Into Roadkill Faster Than They Can Reproduce
"They Outlasted the Dinosaurs. Can They Survive Us?"
Oversight Chair Seeks Info On Kerry’s International Climate Negotiations
"Atlanta Shooting Part Of Alarming US Crackdown On Environmental Defenders"
"Bring Back Dodo? Ambitious Plan Draws Investors, Critics"
50-Car Hazmat Train Derailment Causes Big Fire, Evacuations In Ohio
"At Least 24 Dead In Chile As Wildfires Expand; Foreign Help On The Way"
U.S. Includes Dam Emissions in UN Climate Reporting for the First Time
"Sens. Cruz, Manchin Team Up To Fight A Nonexistent Gas Stove Ban"
"Adani’s Crisis Points to the Big Risk in India’s Net Zero Plan"
Cutting Red Tape For Clean Energy: The Pros And Cons Of Permitting Reform
As SE States Warm, TVA Criticized On Prep For Dealing With Climate Hazards
"The Colorado River Drought Crisis: How Did This Happen? Can It Be Fixed?"
'Modern-Day Slavery' In The Congo Powers Rechargeable Battery Economy
Comment: Caledonian Pinewoods Face Extinction As Humanity Reshapes Planet
The U.S. has a long history of environmental protests. Police had never killed an activist — until now.
Save The Nautilus! Three New Species Described From The Coral Sea And South Pacific
Seven new spider species discovered in Israel
TROY graduate student describes and names a new species of mud dragon
Pair Is Charged With Plotting to ‘Destroy Baltimore’ by Attacking Grid
"Toxic Fumes Are Released From Burning Train That Derailed in Ohio"
"Census: Disasters Displaced More Than 3 Million Americans In 2022"
"Nevada Monument Will Shield Sacred Tribal Land — From Renewables"
"Essential Insects In East Asia Have Declined Massively, Study Finds"
Coal Ash Along Shores of Great Lakes Threatens Water as Residents Protest
"Climate Denial Campaign Goes Retro With New Textbook"
"Some Corals Are More Heat Resistant Than Thought"
"Making Sense of Menhaden"
"Battling Lava and Snowstorms to Keep a Climate Project Alive"
St. Louis and Chicago trade gorillas to protect endangered species
Seven new species of whitefish described in Central Switzerland
Idaho grizzly bears near Yellowstone could lose endangered species protections
New Veronicastrum species discovered in central China
"America, Meet Biden’s Climate Bill"
"Judge Backs Federal Approval Of Massive Lithium Mine"
Farming, Pharmaceuticals And Sewage Fuel Rise In Superbugs, UN Warns
"Canada Adds Federal Protection To Indigenous-Declared Marine Refuge"
Despite Protections, Extreme Heat And Wildfire Take A Toll On Farmworkers
"Study: 15 Million People Live Under Threat Of Glacial Floods"
"Feds Warn Rio Grande Settlement Could Trigger Disaster"
Offshore Wind In The Gulf Take A Back Seat To Oil Drilling Under New Law
Drought, Disease Killed 36.3 Million Trees In California Last Year
"How Tensions With Russia Are Jeopardizing Key Arctic Research"
Adrift: Communities On Front Lines Of Pesticide Exposure Fight For Change
14 Million Americans Live Near Plants Emitting Cancer-Causing Gas: Report
Million-Strong Army Of Environmental Super Voters Recruits In 2 Red States
How US Climate Funding Could Make Water Pollution Worse
"The Race to Waterproof Your Outdoor Gear — Without Toxic Chemicals"
"First-in-US Green Concrete Tax Break Offered as Model for States"
Biden FWS Seeks Landowner Help To Protect Endangered Animals, Plants
"Brazil Pushes Illegal Miners Out Of Yanomami Territory"
"Drifting Toward Disaster: Breaking the Brazos"
"Drought May Have Doomed This Ancient Empire" — A Climate Warning
Plug-in hybrids pollute more than claimed in cities and on commutes, new tests show
Leonardo DiCaprio Names New Snake Species Discovered in Central America
"Exclusive: U.S. Eyes Joining Amazon Fund During Biden-Lula Visit"
"Daunting Medical Issues For Earthquake Survivors Are Just Beginning"
"BP, in a Reversal, Says It Will Produce More Oil and Gas"
Biden DOE Announces $2B Loan For Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing
Attorneys General Call For Federal Protections Against Deadly Workplace Heat
"U.S. EPA Approves Hazardous Chemicals Removal From St. Croix Refinery"
"California Bill Would Protect Native Western Joshua Tree"
"Australia Rejects Open-Pit Coal Mine Near Great Barrier Reef"
"How E-Bike Rebates Will Make Cycling Safer"
"Mexican Avocados Shipped For Super Bowl Named In Complaint"

Conservation News ~27 January 2023

1/27/2023

"Davos 2023: Big Oil In Sights Of Climate Activist Protests"
"African Activists Cast Doubt Over Climate Talks’ Credibility"
"Feds Offer $700M To Lithium Project At Heart of ESA Dispute"
"Skipped Showers, Paper Plates: An Arizona Suburb’s Water Is Cut Off"
‘Death By 1,000 Clearcuts’: Canada’s Deep-Snow Caribou Are Vanishing
Major Prairie Dog Die-Off Had Consequences For Other Animals, Wildland
"Climate Gentrification Is Coming to Hurricane-Wrecked Florida"
"Road Salts Wash Into Mississippi River, Damaging Ecosystems and Pipes"
"Monitors Show Months-Old Alabama Landfill Fire Polluting Air"
"Newfoundlanders Identify With The Ocean. Now Some Are Moving Inland."
High levels of 'forever chemical' found in endangered orcas in Canada
Bureau of Land Management Sued Over Handling of Ormat's Geothermal Exploration Project
New species of lizard discovered in Peru national park
A new species of gecko in New Zealand
Endangered species of turtles washing up on Irish shores
Critically Endangered Yangtze finless porpoise shows signs of recovery
"China’s Population Falls, Heralding a Demographic Crisis"
"How Dark Money Groups Led Ohio To Redefine Gas As ‘Green Energy’"
"3.3 Million People Displaced By Natural Disasters In US Last Year"
‘Extinction Crisis’ Of Sharks And Rays Devastates Other Species: Study
Banks Still Investing Big In Fossil Fuels Despite Net Zero Pledges: Study
"Biden’s Green Energy Bank Races to Leverage $394 Billion to Scale Cleantech"
"Federal Government Advances Big Water Projects"
Arizona’s New Governor Takes on Water Conservation and Groundwater Report
"Moving Species Emerges As Last Resort As Climate Warms"
"Greta Thunberg Carried Away By Police At German Mine Protest"
Odd parasitic plant with fleshy flowers identified as new species of hydnora
"Biden Tours Storm-Ravaged California Coast Thursday"
"New Ice Core Analysis Shows Sharp Greenland Warming Spike"
"Brazilian Meat Giant Under Fire For Allegedly Misleading Investors"
Over 90% of Rainforest Carbon Offsets By Top Provider Worthless: Study
Granholm Says GOP Bill Would Weaken SPR, Result In Higher Gas Prices
‘Advanced’ Plastic Recycling Is Costly and Polluting: Study
"‘It’s Time To Start Suing’: States Tee Up Next WOTUS War"
As California’s Storms End, Reckoning With Flood Insurance About To Begin
"Climate Misinformation ‘Rocket Boosters’ On Musk’s Twitter"
Greta at Davos: Fossil Fuel Giants 'Throw People Under The Bus' For Gain
New Species of Deep-Sea Fish Discovered off Costa Rica
St Petersburg University zoologists discover four new species of micro-invertebrates
Meet Nautilus, a deep-sea squat lobster species recently discovered
"Thunberg Says Davos Elite 'Fuelling Destruction Of Planet'"
"Trump’s Interior Secretary Didn’t Violate Ethics Rules, Watchdog Finds"
"These Farmers Dominate The Colorado River. Cross Them At Your Peril"
Shell To Spend $450M On Possibly Worthless Carbon Offsets
Enviro Groups, Justice Company Reach Settlement Over Cleanup Of Va. Mines
"Feds Send $930 Million To Curb ‘Crisis’ Of US West Wildfires"
Renewables Soon To Be One-Fourth of US Electricity Generation. Really Soon
"Environmental Groups Sue U.S. To Stop Deepwater Oil-Export Facility"
"Racist Beauty Standards Leave POC More Exposed To Harmful Chemicals: Study
"Twinkle, Twinkle Fading Stars: Hiding In Our Brighter Skies"
"In Soaked California, Few Homeowners Have Flood Insurance"
"Georgia Regulators Release Plans For Mine Near Okefenokee"
"1st Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Certified For Use In US"
"EPA Strategy For Alabama Landfill Fire: Smother It In Dirt"
"EPA to Regulate PFAS Effluent From Landfills, Launch Studies"
"Salt Marsh Microbes Threaten to Reshape the Atmosphere"
"Native American Tribe In Va. Reclaims Big Parcel Of Its Homeland"
"Rough Road For Farm Bill As Divided Congress Takes Hold"
"What to Know About PFAS in Period Underwear"
"Yeah, Actually, Your Plastic Coffee Pod May Not Be Great For The Climate"
NASA study reveals amount of Sierra Nevada groundwater feeding Central Valley
"Depleted Under Trump, a ‘Traumatized’ E.P.A. Struggles With Its Mission"
"Big Tech Helps Big Oil Spread Subtle Climate Denialism"
Brazil Police Say Gang Leader Likely Ordered Killing of Phillips, Pereira
"How Biden Can Meet His 100% Clean Electricity Goal"
"Here’s What We Know About Kerry’s Offset Gambit"
What If The Largest Owner Of Oil And Gas Wells In The US Goes Bankrupt?
Some Landfills Will Begin Treating PFAS On-Site As Regulations Tighten
"How The White House Found EJ Areas Without Using Race"
"Growing Dust from Desert Wind Storms Has Curbed Warming, Study Finds"
"Fear The Deer: Crash Data Illuminates America’s Deadliest Animal"
IUCN President, Razan Al Mubarak, has been appointed UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for the COP28 Presidency
San Clemente Island Bell's Sparrow Flies Off Endangered Species List
Endangered Sierra Nevada red fox discovered in national park
Five species on San Clemente Island fully recovered, no longer considered endangered - CBS 8
"The FDA Proposes New Targets To Limit Lead In Baby Food"
‘No Miracles Needed’: Mark Jacobson On How Renewables Can Power The World
"The Sierra Club Tries to Move Past John Muir, George Floyd and #MeToo"
"NIH Biosecurity Advisers Urge Tighter Oversight Of Pathogen Research"
"Ukraine War Moves ‘Doomsday Clock’ To 90 Seconds To Midnight"
"FAO: Rising Prices, Food Insecurity Add To Ranks Of Hungry"
Ancient Seeds From Fertile Crescent Could Help Save Us From Climate Change
"PFAS Foam Replacement Challenges Nation’s Fire Departments"
"4th Circuit Asked to Nix Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline"
"An Ant’s Sense Of Smell Is So Strong, It Can Sniff Out Cancer"
"Biden Bans Roads and Logging in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest"
Enviros Seek Tougher Oil And Gas Rules To Protect Rare Whale In Gulf
Bill To Withdraw Va. From Carbon-Trading Program Dies In State Committee
Pa. Drillers Abandoned Thousands Of Gas Wells In 5 Years, Ignored State Law
US Refuses Calls For Immediate Protection Of North Atlantic Right Whales
Regulators Nix Proposal To Delay Closure Of Last California Nuclear Plant
"Silencing Science: How Indonesia Is Censoring Wildlife Research"
"Agency Delays Protections For Imperiled Bat, Prairie Chicken"
"Sea Otter Recovery Is Sending Ripples through the Ecosystem"
"Dolphins Make A Splash In The Bronx River For First Time In 5 Years"
New Species of Lizard Discovered in Peru
New species of microalgae discovered
"Biden Administration Sets a Mining Ban in Boundary Waters Wilderness"
"Town Where Child Cancer Rose Blasts Deal Over Polluted Site"
"Lax Oversight Allows U.S. Refineries To Pollute Waterways - Report"
"Puerto Rico Hands Control of its Power Plants to a Natural Gas Company"
"U.S. Native Seed Shortage Hinders Land Restoration - Report"
Colorado River Is Overused And Shrinking. Crisis Transforms The Southwest
"Meet The Top House Recipients Of Oil And Gas Money"
In Atlanta, a Deadly Forest Protest Sparks Debate Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’
"Climate Groups Decry Selection Of Oil Chief To Oversee COP28"
"New Museum In Mexico Spotlights Endangered Axolotl Salamander"
The Royal Opera House has dumped BP as its sponsor
US President announces plants to fully restore the Roadless Rule in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, protecting 9 million acres from construction and logging
Kristine Tompkins wins 2023 Ken Burns American Heritage Prize
Electric vehicles made up 10% of all new cars sold globally last year

Conservation News ~ 13 Friday 2023

1/13/2023

"Brazil Authorities Seek To Punish Pro-Bolsonaro Rioters"
"Biden Administration Moves to Tighten Limits on Deadly Air Pollution"
Buyers Of Electric Cars Can Get A $7,500 Tax Credit, But It Won't Be Easy
"Biden Signs Water Bills Benefitting 3 Tribes in Arizona"
"Great Salt Lake On Track To Disappear In Five Years, Scientists Warn"
"PFAS Bans, Restrictions Go Into Effect in States in 2023"
"Biden Moves to End Doughnut Lures and Other Bear Hunting Tactics in Alaska"
"Republicans Target Oil Reserve Releases With Initial Energy Bills"
"US Safety Agency to Consider Ban on Gas Stoves Amid Health Fears"
"Drilling Down on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change"
Forestry Lubricants Market to hit USD 6 Billion by 2032
NZ Forestry company on trial for failing to stop contamination of waterways during log harvest
Oregon Zoo awarded $2 million to help California condors
Unusual bush tomato with ladder-like features discovered in Northern Territory national park
Hong Kong scientists excited to find rare leopard cats thriving in Kadoorie Farm reforested area
England will ban single-use plastic plates and cutlery for environmental reasons
"UN Says Ozone Layer Slowly Healing, Hole To Mend By 2066"
Grijalva Blasts House Rules Package For Making Public Land Transfers Easier
"EPA, Pipeline Operator Reach Deal To Clean Up Kansas Spill"
Low Salt Marsh Habitats Release More Carbon in Response to Warming: Study
"India Expects Utilities' Annual Coal Demand To Surge About 8%"
"The Last 8 Years Were the Hottest on Record"
"U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rose 1.3% In 2022 - Rhodium"
"Global Pollinator Losses Causing 500,000 Early Deaths A Year – Study"
Louisiana Coastal Plan Update Promises Billions In Hurricane-Damage Savings
On Flooded Island Of Homeless People, Climate Change Gets Real
California Death Toll Reaches 17 As Floods And Extreme Wind Wreak Havoc"
"Governments Urged To Confront Effects Of Climate Crisis On Migrants"
"N.Y. Weighs East Coast’s First Statewide Building Gas Ban"
Reversing Trump, White House Moves To Weigh Climate In Infrastructure
"U.S. Sets Up Office To Oversee Abandoned Oil Well Cleanup"
"Climate Deniers Try to 'Fact Check' Real Reporting"
"Critic Of Fossil Fuels To Lead Key Offshore Oil Agency For Biden"
"EPA Urges Groups to Apply for Record Environmental Equity Grants"
"Extreme Weather Caused 18 Disasters In US Last Year, Costing $165Bn"
The New Soldiers in Propane’s Fight Against Climate Action: TV Stars
California Death Toll Reaches 17 As Floods And Extreme Wind Wreak Havoc"
"Governments Urged To Confront Effects Of Climate Crisis On Migrants"
"N.Y. Weighs East Coast’s First Statewide Building Gas Ban"
Reversing Trump, White House Moves To Weigh Climate In Infrastructure
"U.S. Sets Up Office To Oversee Abandoned Oil Well Cleanup"
"Climate Deniers Try to 'Fact Check' Real Reporting"
"Critic Of Fossil Fuels To Lead Key Offshore Oil Agency For Biden"
"EPA Urges Groups to Apply for Record Environmental Equity Grants"
"Extreme Weather Caused 18 Disasters In US Last Year, Costing $165Bn"
The New Soldiers in Propane’s Fight Against Climate Action: TV Stars
"Ban Gas Stoves? Just the Idea Gets Some in Washington Boiling."
"Climate Change: UAE Names Oil Chief To Lead COP28 Talks"
"A Climate Fund Was Born. It Still Doesn’t Have Any Money."
"Oceans Surged To Another Record-High Temperature In 2022"
"After Comeback, Southern Iraq’s Marshes Are Now Drying Up"
UN Calls For Probe Of Killing Of Two Environmentalists In Honduras
"Key House Republican Floats Energy Package"
"World's Dams To Lose A Quarter Of Storage Capacity By 2050 - UN Research"
"'Dangerous' Tunisian Droughts Threaten Food Security"
"Where the Bison Could Roam"
Exxon Scientists Predicted Warming, Even as Company Cast Doubts: Study
"U.S. House Passes Bill Banning Exports Of Reserve Oil To China"
"Brazil Makes Official Bid For Amazonian City To Host COP30"
"Korean Solar Company Plans to Build $2.5 Billion Plant in Georgia"
"Interior Proposes 5-Year Schedule For Offshore Wind Sales"
"Fukushima Water To Be Released Into Ocean In Next Few Months, Says Japan"
"How Climate Change Will Make Atmospheric Rivers Even Worse"
"American Kids Are Being Exposed to Lead From Airports"
"Sweden Finds Rare Earth Deposits That Could Benefit Western Consumers"
"Dolphins Can Shout Underwater, but It’s Never Loud Enough"
NASA’s Webb telescope has discovered its first exoplanet
Germany generated a historical amount of electricity from wind energy this week

Conservation News ~ 6 January 2022

1/6/2023

Conservation News ~ 30 December 2022

12/30/2022

8,000-Mile Atmospheric River Stretching From Indonesia to US West Coast Forecast
Federal authorities say North Atlantic right whale must remain on endangered list
Plant With 'Otherworldly' Look Identified As New Species
Endangered species of bumblebee has been seen in Devon for the first time in 44 years
20 New Frog Species Found in Madagascar
New tick species found in 7 states
Deaths of 3 endangered Cambodian dolphins raise alarm
Endangered crocodile dead from electrocution at National Zoo
Ethereal color variant of mysterious plant is actually new species
Greenwashing complaint filed against Canada's biggest certifier of sustainable forestry
World's Most Endangered Species: 2 Young Javan Rhinos Seen in Indonesia National Park
A new species of leeches discovered in the Arctic
Four people arrested for illegal logging in Kajiado
Appreciation of Gren Lucas for IUCN
Mark Stanley Price 1947-2022
Indigenous Women’s Insights – Stewarding the Earth
Report from the 2022 Oslo International Environmental Law Conference: The Transformative Power of Law
IUCN welcomes Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework as an important step towards addressing the nature crisis
Sports organisations commit to safeguard nature under new framework
IUCN statement to UN Biodiversity Conference 2022
The Government of Monaco and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation join forces with IUCN to support the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Human activity devastating marine species from mammals to corals - IUCN Red List
Improved forestry could boost carbon storage in New England by nearly half a billion tons
Legal Victory: Court Rules EPA's Registration of Bee-Killing Insecticide Unlawful
'Crucial' Cop15 deal includes target to protect 30% of nature on Earth by 2030
New Species Of Yeast Found On (And Named After) Leonardo Da Vinci's Iconic Self-Portrait
2 new weevil species found by Mindanao
US FWS lists Tiehm's buckwheat as an endangered species
Feds, Northwest Territories to create Indigenous protected area for Great Bear Lake
Rhodiola added to endangered species list
'Queen's hedgehog' fungus among 2022's new discoveries recorded by Kew
"Cop15: Historic Deal Struck To Halt Biodiversity Loss By 2030"
"Report: World’s Coal Use Creeps To New High In 2022"
"Conservationists Hail US Plan To Ban Shark Fin Trade"
Fears Of ‘Dead Pool’ On Colorado River Grow As Drought Threatens Hoover Dam
Illinois Failed To Act on PFAS in Mississippi River For Over a Decade
"UK Government Blocks Release of CO2 Figures Behind Transport Plan"
Tribes Accuse Calif. Water Board Of Discrimination And Urge EPA Oversight
AK Gov. Dunleavy Names Former Oil And Gas Lobbyist As DNR Commissioner
"Chilkat Indian Village Says Alaska Mine Poses Risk To Watershed"
"In 2022, AP Photographers Captured Pain Of A Changing Planet"
"Things To Watch In The Omnibus Spending Bill"
"UN Chief Calls For Credible Climate Action, Convenes Summit"
"DRC Drops Objections To Seal Deal On Historic Action On Biodiversity"
"Idaho Officials Copy-Pasted A Fossil Fuel Industry Letter"
"Biden Rule Proposes Phasing Out Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs"
"EPA Overhauls Chemical Reviews To Boost Transparency"
Midwest Soil Eroding Faster Than Ever. Modern Farming Could Be To Blame.
"Global Study Reveals Widespread Salt Marsh Decline"
Corps Grants Louisiana Permits To Build $2.5 Billion Sediment Diversion
"This Bird Is Extinct, The Government Says. Not Everyone Is So Sure."
"Postal Service Will Electrify Trucks By 2026 In Climate Win For Biden"
"Congress Offers $1 Billion for Climate Aid, Falling Short of Biden’s Pledge"
"E.P.A. Tightens Rules on Pollution From Vans, Buses and Trucks"
"She Was An ABC News Producer. She Also Was A Corporate Operative"
To Protect Lobstermen, Spending Bill May Speed Whales’ Extinction: Enviros
"3M Will Stop Making 'Forever Chemicals.'"
Big Oil Is Behind Conspiracy To Deceive Public: First Climate RICO Suit
"Inside Big Plastic’s Faltering $1.5 Billion Global Cleanup Effort"
Great Bear Lake in NW Territories To Become Indigenous Protected Area
Op-Ed: "New Hope for Horseshoe Crabs — and the Shorebirds That Depend on Them"
"Extreme Cold Blasting South Ahead Of Developing Blizzard"
"What Congress’s Spending Bill Includes For Energy, Sustainability"
"Court Faults EPA For Approving Bee-Killing Pesticide"
"Suit Challenges Review Underlying Alaska Oil Lease Sale"
Record High Number Of Dead Trees Found As Oregon Copes With Extreme Drought
"High Number Of Mosquitoes Found With Mutation That Resists Insecticides"
"New Mexico Seeks Tougher Provisions For US Nuclear Dump"
"Japan Adopts Plan To Maximize Nuclear Energy, In Major Shift"
"New Regulation Head Revesz Seen as Most Progressive Rules Czar"
"A Ravaged Quebec Coast Fights Climate Change by Retreating"
"A Water War Is Brewing Over the Dwindling Colorado River"
"Alaska Native Group Protects Land Coveted By Pebble Mine Developers"
"Alberta Broke Law by Keeping Oil Lobbying Records Secret For Years"
"Target Date For Cleaning Up Waterways In England Is Moved Back By 36 Years"
"Groundwater in California’s Central Valley Disappearing At Alarming Rate"
"Chile's Artisanal Fishermen Fear Die-Out As Trawling, Climate Bite"
"Arizona Restricts Farming To Protect Groundwater Supply"
"Environmental Enforcement Has Fallen Off Under Biden, Report Says"
"Electric Cars Are Taking Off, but When Will Battery Recycling Follow?"
"For Humpbacks, Bubbles Can Be Tools"
Brazil's Lula picks Amazon defender for environment minister
Greenwashing complaint filed against Canada's biggest certifier of sustainable forestry
Swinomish Tribe builds US’s first modern ‘clam garden’, reviving ancient practice
New technology could tap into a virtually limitless supply of fresh water
Verra signs mou to create nature crediting framework
Biotech chestnut tree poised to restore lost ecosystems and biodiversity
Groundwater replenishes much faster than scientists previously thought
Discovered in the deep – the jaw-dropping gulper eel and its super stretchy skin
Beatrice Crona and Magnus Nystrom appointed new Science directors of the Stockholm Resilience Center
We can now 3d print as much wood as we want without cutting a single tree
3M to phase out ‘forever chemicals’ in 2 years
California Leaders Hail Sweeping Global Deal to Protect Nature
Scientists strap cameras to sharks and discover huge underwater forest
Nearly every country signs on to a sweeping deal to protect nature
Red Panda cubs die in cold snap
Secret Penguin Kingdom found thanks to images from space

Conservation News ~ 16 December 2022

12/16/2022

"U.S. To Announce Fusion Energy ‘Breakthrough’"
Climate Change is Driving Millions in Africa to ‘Raging Food Catastrophe’
"America Underwater"
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Rick Snyder Related To Flint Water Crisis
"Animals Are Running Out of Places to Live"
"Waves of Abandonment"
"Op-ed: What The Pesticide Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know"
"Virginia Air Pollution Board Votes To Leave Regional Carbon-Credit Program"
Bald Eagles Believed To Have Been Poisoned Near Minnesota Landfill
Political Will Favors Indian Coal Billionaire And His Dirty Fossil Fuel
New species of shark with 'spiny fins' discovered in depths of ocean at holiday hotspot
Small Nevada Toad Listed as Endangered Due to Power Project
Manatee relative, 700 new species now facing extinction
Reindeer Population Wins Endangered Species Protection in Time for Holidays
Children Dying In Somalia As Climate-Driven Food Catastrophe Worsens
"US Blizzard Expected To Impact Millions In Rockies, Midwest"
Energy Secretary Set To Announce Fusion Energy "Breakthrough"
"The Myth of Plastic Recycling"
"Legislators Have Goals For Fixing Florida’s Property Insurance Market"
"Environmentalists Want Jaguars Reintroduced To US Southwest"
"EPA: US Fuel Economy Flat In 2021, Emissions Down Slightly"
"Michigan, Native Tribes Reach New Great Lakes Fishing Deal"
"U.S. Carbon Farming Takes Root - But Do The Economics Add Up?"
"Parched Peru Is Restoring Pre-Incan Dikes To Solve Its Water Problem"
"The Arctic Is Becoming Wetter and Stormier, Scientists Warn"
"NASA To Conduct First Global Water Survey From Space"
"Zelenskyy Asks New Zealand To Focus On War’s Ecological Toll"
"The Climate Impact of Your Neighborhood, Mapped"
"Coal Plant Tied To W.Va Governor Faces $1M Fine"
"Children Of India's Burning Coalfields Dream Of A Fire-Free Future"
"EPA Aims to Cancel Last Food Use Registrations for Chlorpyrifos"
"Starving Seabirds On Alaska Coast Show Climate Change Peril"
"Keystone Pipeline Has History Of Spills, Warnings And Fines"
"Ladakh Herders Endeavor To Save Future on Climate Frontier"
Whitebark pines added to endangered species list
20 new gurgling and creaking frog species from Madagascar named
Tiehm's Buckwheat Protected as Endangered Species
As Workers Battle Cancer, OSHA Admits Its Limit for Chemical Is Too High
"White House Flexes Purchasing Power to Curb Climate Emissions"
"Keystone Pipeline Break Spilled Diluted Bitumen, Complicating Cleanup"
"Senate Rejects Manchin’s Energy Permitting Amendment To Defense Bill"
"$698M Deal To End Monsanto PCB Pollution Lawsuit In Oregon"
"FERC Climate Reviews In Limbo As Glick Departs"
"How to Hand Out Billions in Climate Subsidies? Very Carefully."
"California Just Slashed Rooftop Solar Incentives. What Happens Next?"
China’s Return To Wildlife Farming Risks Global Health And Biodiversity
"‘Space Hurricanes’ Swirling Over The Earth Surprise Scientists"
"Developing Nations Halt COP15 Talks After Biodiversity Fund Demand"
"Drought Emergency Declared for All Southern California"
"Fla. Lawmakers Force Homeowners To Buy Flood Insurance"
"FTC Reviews ‘Green Guides’ to Root Out False Environment Claims"
"Nevada Flower Listed As Endangered At Lithium Mine Site"
"G7 Agrees $15.5B Energy Deal With Vietnam To Cut Emissions"
"Whitebark Pine That Feeds Grizzlies Is Threatened, US Says"
"In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining"
"#ClimateScam: Denialism Claims Flooding Twitter Have Scientists Worried"
"They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost."
Endangered Gray Wolves give birth to largest pack of pups California has seen in a century
Alligators are now the largest species known to regrow severed limbs
Black-naped Pheasant Pigeon rediscovered after 140 years

Conservation News ~ 9 December 2022

12/9/2022

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?"

Conservation News ~ 4 December 2022

12/4/2022

"In a First, Rich Countries Agree to Pay for Climate Damages in Poor Nations"
"'Landmark Vote' Gives Boost To Threatened Sharks"
Black Communities In Louisiana Far More Exposed To Industrial Pollution
Investigations Of Chemical Incidents Hampered By Board's Staff Shortages: IG
Monterey Bay Desalination Plant OKd Despite Environmental Injustice Concerns
"Multinationals Opening New Gas Sites, Despite Climate Change Warnings"
"Leak At Pennsylvania Gas Storage Well Spewing Methane"
"White House Announces $13 Billion In Grid Resilience Funds"
Soaring West Virginia Electricity Prices Trigger Standoff Over Coal Power
"How Russia Is Weaponizing The Ukrainian Winter"
"How Vulnerable Countries Finally Got A Fund For Climate Damage"
"Coal Emissions On Pace For Record-Setting 2022"
"Democratic Gains Embolden State Lawmakers Eyeing Climate Action"
"In War-Torn States Hurt By Climate, Scant Hope For New Funds"
"EPA, Watchdog Clash Over Water Cyberthreats"
"U.S. Approves Aid to Extend Life of California Nuclear Plant"
"Car Tire Chemicals Are Killing Salmon And Steelhead"
"Analysis: First U.S. Coral Insurance Marks The Rise Of The Reef Brigades"
"Growing Storms Push Shrinking La. Insurers Into Failure"
"How The Forest Dies"
"Who Were the Worst Climate Polluters in the US in 2021?"
"How China, The World’s Top Polluter, Avoids Paying For Climate Damage"
"Uncertainties About Climate Compensation Fund Trigger Skepticism"
"UN Climate Boss Settles For No Cuts On Emissions"
Longer Australian Bushfire Seasons, More Wild Weather Seen As Climate Warms
"Vietnam Boosts Coal Use Plan For 2030 As G7 Climate Offer Stalls"
"U.S. Aims To Sanction Brazil Deforesters, Adding Bite To Climate Fight"
"Public Utility To Pipe Water To Residents Of ‘Gasland’ Town"
BLM Announces New Proposed Oil And Gas Lease Sales In Nevada, Utah
"Politics, Climate Conspire as Tigris and Euphrates Dwindle"
"Wildlife Conference Boosts Protection For Sharks, Turtles"
"Plastics Tsunami: Can A Landmark Treaty Stop Waste From Choking The Oceans?"
Biodiversity: "Can Montreal Summit Deliver For Nature?"
"Avian Flu Outbreak Wipes Out 50.54 Million U.S. Birds, A Record"
"Whole Foods Decision To Pull Lobster Divides Enviros, Politicians"
"Swedish Activists Sue State Over Its Climate Policies"
"The Colorado River Compact Turns 100 Years Old. Is It Still Working?"
Corn Nourishes Hopi Identity, but Climate-Driven Drought Stressess Tribe
Enviros Urge Md. Gov.-Elect Moore to Roll Back State Fossil Subsidies
"Meet the Mice Who Make the Forest"
COP27: Global Forestry Report Highlights Importance of Growing National Forest-Based Economies
Scientists Discover 5 New Species of Black Corals Living Near Great Barrier Reef
Record number of species to be regulated by CITES after CoP19
Alarming manatee death toll in Florida prompts calls for endangered status
EPA Announces the Release of Its Endangered Species Act Workplan Update
A newly described cave bat in Sri Lanka indicates presence of more species
EPA hit with court order on insecticide as it tackles endangered species compliance
Tackling Marine Plastics in Thailand, from Community-based Actions to Policy: A special day to keep “Koh Yao clean by our hands”
IUCN expresses concern over slow progress at COP27 while welcoming recognition of Nature-based Solutions
IUCN leads development of a new manual for the management of invasive alien species in the EU, incorporating animal welfare
Luxembourg becomes an IUCN Framework Partner to help combat climate change and nature loss
Egyptian COP27 Presidency, Germany and IUCN announce ENACT Initiative for Nature-based Solutions
IUCN statement to UN Climate Change Conference 2022
Wildlife in a changing climate
Feeding the world in a changing climate
The Mangrove Breakthrough: a call to action for a critical ecosystem
Kenya launches implementation of UN framework for ecosystem accounting
$6.5M in Reimbursement Funds for Endangered Species Care on Way
Verified after two decades: The fourth anaconda species
Two New Species of Slender Gecko Reported from Yunnan Karsts
Texas woman arrested after smuggling endangered spider monkey in box she claimed held beer
New limu species from Papahānaumokuākea named after Kauaʻi scientist who died at 41
"U.S. Proposes Rules To Limit Methane Leaks From Public Lands Drilling"
"U.N. Mission Joins Growing Calls to Label Great Barrier Reef ‘In Danger’"
"US to Auction Almost 1 Million Acres Off Alaska for Oil Drilling"
For Many, the Global Warming Confab in the Egyptian Desert Was a Mirage
"Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Is Erupting For The First Time Since 1984"
Pennsylvania’s 1st Proposed Hazardous Waste Landfill Near Homes And Schools
"On The Edge Of Retreat"
"Major News Outlets Urge U.S. to Drop Its Charges Against Assange"
"Drilled Down: Old School Climate Denial Is Back"
"Giving Thanks for a Beloved Sugar Maple"
Tanzania re-allocates 74000 hectares of conservation area for human activities
Scientists in Peru discover two new endangered plant species
"Biden To Honor Tribes With Nevada National Monument, His Biggest Yet"
"DOJ Sues Jackson Over Water Crisis"
"Air Pollution Linked To Almost A Million Stillbirths A Year"
"NASA Cancels Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Satellite Due To Cost"
"Mauna Loa Eruption Halts Key Atmospheric Measurements"
"US Bat Species Devastated By Fungus Now Listed As Endangered"
"Drying California Lake To Get $250M in US Drought Funding"
Treaty On Plastics Must Cut Production To Ease Pollution, Some States Say
Petition Circulators Lie To Calif. Voters about New Well Ballot Measure
"Ancient Virus Revived From Russian Permafrost After 48,500 Years - Study"
Two California Plants Saved From Extinction by Endangered Species Act
Northern Long-Eared Bats Win ‘Endangered’ Status
"Biden Promises Protections for Nevada’s Spirit Mountain"
"U. S. to Pay Millions to Move Tribes Threatened by Climate Change"
"COP15: Why The World Needs A New Deal To Protect Nature"
"Lula Wants New Brazil Police Unit To Tackle Environmental Crimes"
"CDC Expands Wastewater Testing For Polio To Michigan And Pennsylvania"
"Gas Driller Pleads No Contest To Polluting Town’s Water"
Puerto Rican Towns Sue Oil Companies Over Suppression Of Climate Science
In Ancient Reindeer Forest, One Woman Finds A Way To Slow Climate Change
"What Happens On The Colorado River’s Descent To ‘Dead Pool’"
"Coastal Job: Underwater Cave Ecologist"
New species of sea creatures discovered by researchers
"EPA Seeks To Mandate More Use Of Ethanol And Other Biofuels"
"Drought-Hit California Cities To Get Little Water From State"
"Denver Gets Go-Ahead From EPA After Progress On Lead Pipes"
"Feds List Dixie Valley Toad, Found Only In Nevada, As Endangered"
"Florida Will Pull $2 Billion of Assets From BlackRock Over ESG"
"California's Water Thieves Are Getting Away With It"
Governments Subsidize Destruction Of Nature As They Promise To Protect It
"With Federal Aid on the Table, Utilities Shift to Embrace Climate Goals"
"Europe’s Surprising Record of Dam Removals"
"Waste Pickers Risk Their Lives To Stop Plastic Pollution"
Forest Fire Threatens Global Carbon Sinks and Population Centres under Rising Atmospheric Water Demand

Conservation News ~ 18 Nov 2022

11/18/2022

EU agrees to increase carbon removals
Indian Ocean Reveals Bizarre Creatures In Two New Australian Marine Parks
Feds to study bringing back endangered grizzly bears in Washington state
Discovery of over a dozen new sponge species
China's water conservation investment exceeding 900 billion yuan in Jan-Oct, a record high
"Biden Casts America as Climate Leader and Promises a ‘Low-Carbon Future’"
"Biden Tightens Planned Methane Curbs on Oil Wells, Flaring"
"The Biggest Election Wins And Losses For America’s Public Lands"
"Study: Extreme Heat Responsible For Hundreds Of Deaths In Texas Prisons"
"How Oil & Gas Funding Distorts Energy Research"
"Former Coal Plant Near Pittsburgh Is Poisoning Groundwater: Report"
"UN Probes Egypt Police Misconduct Claims At Climate Talks"
"Court to Reconsider Trump-Era Decision That Favored Alaska Road Project"
"The Bottom Line on Banks"
How An Island Refused To Let The Legendary Dragon’s Blood Tree Die Out
Chinese customs officers accidentally discover new cockroach species in surprise haul
Molecular identification of a new species of Rhigonema
Cambridge scientists discover new species of tulip in Kyrgyzstan
"U.S. and China Restart Climate Talks"
"COP27 Considers 'Loss And Damage' Fund, But Has Yet To Commit - Draft Text"
Weak GOP Showing in Midterms Blunts Possible Attacks on Biden Climate Agenda
"Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact"
"‘Global Shield’: A Climate Fix Or A Distraction?"
"Manchin FERC Shake-Up May Stymie Biden’s Clean Energy Plans"
US Talks Forest Protection at COP27 -- But Mulls Old-Growth Logging at Home
"UN To Seek Out Methane Emitters With Data From Space"
"World Population Hits 8 Billion, Creating Many Challenges"
Texas' National Butterfly Center Makes Comeback After Right-Wing Attacks
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Interactive Map Showcasing Wildfire Reduction Projects
Endangered jaguar cubs find new home in Argentine national park
Climate activists throw black liquid at Gustav Klimt painting in Vienna
New Species Of Tardigrade Found Clawing Through Sand Dunes In Finland
Hidden Deep Within a Cave – Unique New Bacteria Species Discovered
"A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?"
"New Measure of Climate’s Toll: Disasters Are Now Common Across U.S."
"Insurance Fund For Climate Impacts Announced At UN Talks"
"Oil Pollution In Egypt Threatens One Of World's Few Thriving Coral Reefs"
Enviros Sue Army Corps Of Engineers Over Okefenokee Swamp Protections
"A Proposed Lithium Mine Presents A Climate Versus Environment Conflict"E
Toxic Wildfire Smoke Raises Health Risks Across The Country"
"Wealthy Nations Ink $20B Deal To Move Indonesia Off Coal"
"US Offshore Wind Energy Industry Faces Blowback From Locals"
"Hippos, Sharks Up For Protection At UN Wildlife Conference"
Judge Allows Biden Administration to Delay Restoring Critical Endangered Species Act Protections
"A Clash Over Degrees: How Hot Should Nations Allow the Earth to Get?"
"Lula Lays Out A Vision For Brazil And The Planet At COP 27"
"US Regulators To Vote On Largest Dam Demolition In History"
"A New Analysis Shows A “Crisis” Of Male Reproductive Health"
Maine Lobster Losing ‘Sustainable’ Label Over Gear Risk To Whales
"Deforestation Brings Bat-Borne Virus Home to Roost"
"Nigeria Floods 80 Times More Likely With Climate Change"
Study Touting Hydrogen Was Funded By Gas Interests, E-Mails Show
US Coastlines Could See Sea Level Rise Of ONE Foot By 2050: NASA
"Outdoor Afro: Celebrating Black Joy in Nature"
Lesser Prairie Chickens Gain Protection Under U.S. Endangered Species Act
Vermont's 1st comprehensive bee assessment finds 70 new species
"Confusion, Finger-Pointing, Opposing Views At Egypt’s COP27"
"What the Unusual Midterm Elections Mean for Climate Action"
"‘Momentous:’ US Advances Largest Dam Demolition In History"
"EPA Orders Costly Upgrades At Troubled St. Croix Refinery"
"Cleanup Liability Among Concerns About EPA’s Hazardous PFAS Plan"
"Israel And Jordan Agree To Team Up To Save Jordan River"
"Tribe Continues Fight Against Proposed Arizona Copper Mine"
"Iraqi Farmers Driven To Suicide As Drought Steals Livelihoods"
"Feds Grant Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA Protections"
U.S. May Bring Grizzlies Back to Washington's North Cascades

Conservation News ~ 11 November 2022

11/11/2022

"Developing Nations Have a Message at Global Climate Talks: Polluters, Pay Up"
"White House Releases Net-Zero Road Map"
Michael Bloomberg Announces New Initiative To Phase Out Coal In 25 Countries
"Countries Made Bold Climate Promises Last Year. How Are They Doing?"
Storm Nicole Poses Wind, Rain, Flood Threats To Florida, Southeast
Corpus Christi Sold Its Water to Exxon, Losing Bet on Desalination
Experts Fear Musk’s Twitter Scandals Signal More Climate Disinformation
Oil Firms Eye Climate Funds to Expand Hydrogen. Will Projects Cut Emissions?
Lead Pipes: Will Wisconsin Steer Funds to Those Who Need It Most?
"Are Trees Talking Underground? For Scientists, It’s In Dispute."
"Developing Countries ‘Will Need $2Tn A Year In Climate Funding By 2030’"
Climate Change Threatening ‘Things Americans Value Most’ -- U.S. Report
"How Belize Cut Its Debt by Fighting Global Warming"
"Will CITES Finally Act To Protect Rosewood This Month? (Commentary)"
"Negotiations To Conserve Antarctic Ocean End In Stalemate On Many Issues"
"High Court To Hear Water Dispute Between Navajo, Government"
"Qatar’s Promise Of ‘Carbon-Neutral’ World Cup Raises Doubts"
"World Faces ‘Terminal’ Loss Of Arctic Sea Ice During Summers, Report Warns"
"EV Mineral Bonanza on Alaska Tribal Land Turns on Disputed Road"
"Park Service Begs Visitors: Please Stop Licking These Psychedelic Toads"
"Midterms Updates: No Signs of ‘Red Wave’ as Race for Congress Remains Tight"
U.S. Has A Plan To Raise Cash For Developing Nations. Some Are Skeptical
Who’s Driving Climate Change? New Data Catalogs 72,000 Polluters and Counting
"After Decades of Resistance, Rich Countries Offer Direct Climate Aid"
"Treaty Against Fossil Fuels Floated at UN Climate Summit"
"UN Experts Urge Stringent Rules To Stop Net Zero Greenwash"
Egypt’s COP27 App Poses ‘High Level’ Threat to Protesters, Experts Say
Enviros Challenge Proposed Plastics ‘Advanced Recycling’ Plant in Pa.
"Cholera's Return To Lebanon Exposes Clean Water Crisis"
"A Planned Restart of a Crab Harvest Pits Conservation Against Industry"
New species of estuarine crab discovered in Cuddalore named after Annamalai University
Open letter: over 350 million family farmers warn that global food security is at risk without more support for climate adaptation at CO27
Nature-based Solutions and the Global Goal on Adaptation: Launch of Friends of EbA Issue Brief for UNFCCC COP27
Loss and Damage, Ecosystem Integrity and Nature-based Solutions: Launch of FEBA - PEDRR Issue Brief for UNFCCC COP27
IUCN supervision mission team meet with key project stakeholders in Solomon Islands
Maldives launches assessments of 39 coral species
2022 IUCN WCEL Nicholas Robinson Award for Excellence in Environmental Law and Policy: Prof. Hans Christian Bugge and WCEL Chair Emeritus Justice Antonio Benjamin
Deadline Approaching: Final Call for Submissions - Gender and Climate Award
Report launch: the first comprehensive regional assessment of protected and conserved areas in the Pacific
Workshop report: Gaining knowledge of Access to Benefit Sharing (ABS) of the Nagoya Protocol is vital for communities working in the transformation of natural resources to natural products.
Sickle Darter Protected as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
New species of shrew shows up in Sunderland
New venomous snakes discovered in Colombia
U.S. Government Decides Against Adding Great Hammerhead Shark To Endangered Species List
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Endangered Species From Cattle Grazing in Arizona
Endangered species: More than 130 seals found dead on Caspian beaches
New York Voters Approve $4.2 Billion Environmental Bond Act
New species of shrew shows up in Sunderland
Mangrove forest loss is slowing toward a halt, new report shows
Nicole Makes Landfall In Florida As Hurricane With Surge, Winds, Flooding
"3 Ways The Midterms Will Transform Energy"
"US To Climate Summit: American Big Steps Won’t Be Repealed"
"Poor Countries Need Climate Funding. These Plans Could Unlock Trillions."
"COP27: Sharp Rise In Fossil Fuel Industry Delegates At Climate Summit"
"After Months of Silence, Chinese and U.S. Climate Envoys Briefly Speak"
"Biden Climate Rules Move Ahead Amid Wait for Final Carbon Metric"
"How Mitsubishi Vacuumed Up Tuna From A Rogue Chinese Fishing Fleet"
"Civil Society Groups Report Surveillance And Intimidation At Cop27"
"New York Voters Overwhelmingly Pass Environmental Bond Act"
Wildlife advocates ask court to immediately halt Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping season
'Spectacular' and bizarre ocean creatures (like stilt-walking fish) found living near deep-sea volcanoes
Marc Milne Co-Authors Article Describing Two New Spider Species
"Biden’s Message on Climate Might Not Be the One the World Wants"
"Carbon Dioxide Emissions Increased in 2022 as Crises Roiled Energy Markets"
"With Lula Back, Can Brazil Turn the Tide on Amazon Destruction?"
"Midterms 2022: A Green Wave on the Horizon?"
"Ryan Zinke Is Headed Back To Congress"
"Fed Up Young Climate Activists: ‘Adults Aren’t Listening’"
"Meet The Republicans Who Could Lead Key House Environmental Committees"
"U.N., Standard Setter ISO Launch Net-Zero Guidelines"
"Fishing Regulator Rejects Lifting Ban on Female Crab Harvest"
"New Wisconsin Wolf Plan Eliminates State Population Goal"
The Trust For Public Land has acquired 1300 acres of oceanfront mountain land above Malibu