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Greenpeace releases Amazon deforestation photos

Countering Bolsonaro's UN speech, Greenpeace releases Amazon deforestation photos

Hours after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro painted a rosy picture of his administration's environmental record during a United Nations speech, Greenpeace and other environmental groups released a set of photos showing continued deforestation and fires in Earth's largest rainforest.

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Brazil land reform head fired amid push to legalize cleared Amazon land

Brazil land reform head fired amid push to legalize cleared Amazon land

President Jair Bolsonaro has fired the head the country's land reform agency (INCRA), a move critics say derives from pressure from the powerful farm lobby.

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Former Brazilian enviro ministers blast Bolsonaro environmental assaults
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Former Brazilian enviro ministers blast Bolsonaro environmental assaults

A new manifesto by eight of Brazil's past environment ministers has accused the rightist Bolsonaro administration of "a series of unprecedented actions that are destroying the capacity of the environment ministry to formulate and carry out public policies."

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Basel’s green roof revolution is creating a thriving urban ecosystem

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Major fossil fuel companies linked to half of global carbon emissions

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Nonprofits still blocked from $20 billion in climate funds amid investigations

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

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EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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UN climate talks face tensions over timing of next major report and U.S. withdrawal

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Scientists fight back against funding cuts and policy threats

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Texas oil boom fuels prosperity but leaves a deadly toll on workers and roads