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defenders of the Amazon
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Heriberto Araujo: The defenders of the Amazon never wanted to be martyrs

For too long, the fate of the rainforest has rested on the shoulders of environmental and human rights activists.
Causes
Expectations run high as an exuberant Lula speaks at climate summit
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Expectations run high as an exuberant Lula speaks at climate summit

On Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s first trip abroad after winning last month’s election, he pledged to protect the Amazon rainforest and said Brazil was “leaving its cocoon.”
Causes
Amazon future & Brazil runoff election
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How Lula and the Brazilian left can save the Amazon

Defeating Bolsonaro in this month’s runoff election is the beginning, but it’s not enough.
amazon indigenous rights justice
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Indigenous Brazilians demand justice as 3 killed in escalating violence

Indigenous groups in Brazil are demanding justice after a spate of killings allegedly linked to land disputes left three people dead and two injured in the space of just two days, and raised concerns about escalating violence against native peoples throughout the country.

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Bodies pulled from parched Lake Mead stir wise-guy ghosts of Las Vegas
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Bodies pulled from parched Lake Mead stir wise-guy ghosts of Las Vegas

As climate change fuels grim discoveries across the West, Las Vegas is awash in bets on the identity of a suspected murder victim dumped in a barrel.
Causes
Brazil Indigenous tribe assumes territory’s defense

In Brazil, Indigenous Ka’apor take their territory’s defense into their own hands

In the Alto Turiaçu Indigenous Territory in Brazil’s Maranhão state, the Ka’apor people have taken the defense of their land into their own hands following years of neglect and corruption by the state.

How a journalist came to cover the brutal murder of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres
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How a journalist came to cover the brutal murder of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres

A conversation with Nina Lakhani, author of “Who Killed Berta Cáceres? Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender's Battle for the Planet."

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Louisiana town faces climate crisis as hurricanes intensify

Louisiana town faces climate crisis as hurricanes intensify

extreme heat solutions schools

Schools across the US are removing asphalt to reduce heat risks

Floods displace nearly a million in West and Central Africa

Floods displace nearly a million in West and Central Africa

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Cancer Alley Louisiana

Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

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