Even during these crazy last few weeks we were able to find a few inspiring conservation news stories. See headlines below!
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Drawdown
Massachusetts To Require 100 Percent Of Car Sales To Be Electric By 2035
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532684-massachusetts-to-require-100-percent-of-car-sales-to-be
Researchers find a way to pull carbon out of the air and turn it into jet fuel
https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-find-way-to-pull-carbon-out-of-the-air-and-make-it-jet-fuel
Renewables produce more power than fossil fuels in Germany for first time
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/renewables-produce-more-power-fossil-fuels-germany-first-time
Land protection and Regulations
Nigeria superhighway project through the rainforest stopped
https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/achievements/10007/nigeria-superhighway-project-through-the-rainforest-stopped
EU bans plastic waste from being shipped to developing countries
https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/12/24/eu-bans-plastic-waste-from-being-shipped-to-developing-countries
Rewilding
Manas National Park doubling its tiger population since 2010
https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-city/manas-national-park-doubling-its-tiger-population-since-2010-514407
Discovery of endangered female turtle provides hope for extremely rare species
https://www.livescience.com/endangered-female-turtle-discovered.html
Bald Eagles removed from Indiana endangered species list
https://wgntv.com/news/bald-eagles-removed-from-indiana-endangered-species-list/
UK pledges $4billion to nature and biodiversity protection
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-climate/uk-pledges-4-billion-to-nature-and-biodiversity-protection-idUSKBN29G18Q
