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Causes
Amazon′s widespread fire damage
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Amazon′s widespread fire damage ′invisible to our eyes′

Vast swathes of Brazil's Amazon rainforest have been lost to deforestation and fire in recent years — and its impact is being felt even by trees that look healthy.
Causes
illegal Amazon fires driving deforestation
news.mongabay.com

More than 260 major, mostly illegal Amazon fires detected since late May

As the 2020 Amazon fire season moves toward its August peak, hundreds of blazes — almost all in Brazil, mostly illegal, and some on conserved lands — have been detected: Report.
Impacts
Catastrophic fires in the Pantanal
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Fires in the Pantanal: ‘We are facing a scenario now that is catastrophic’

Devastating wildfires that burned out of control in late 2019 and early 2020 in Brazil's Pantanal wetland are back.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Fifteen years after the Gulf oil spill, health claims stall as offshore drilling expands

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Climate-fueled disasters and inflation drive Texas homeowners to face soaring insurance costs

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Agroforestry cuts deforestation in Southeast Asia, but success depends on local policies

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
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Opinion: Global warming is a crisis of inequality

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Climate change fades in Canadian election as voters prioritize economy and U.S. tensions