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The boys are back after their Holiday break!

Matt and Nick talk about the COP15 Biodiversity Conservation Plan (COP15 Biodiversity Talks: Countries Sign On to “30x30” Conservation Plan - The New York Times (nytimes.com)),

More wetlands, lakes, and rivers to qualify for federal protections in the US (EPA issues new rule to strengthen water protections in the U.S. (nbcnews.com)),

Germany and France’s economy ministers’ announcement that the EU must match US green industry subsidies (Germany and France seek to match US green industry subsidies – EURACTIV.com),

Increasing amounts of rural areas with wildlife risk in California (85% of rural areas in California is in 'high' or 'very high' risk for wildfires | CNN),

And a major ecosystem restoration project in the US has been greenlit (Largest Single Ecosystem Restoration Project in U.S. History Gets Green (nwf.org))!

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