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Brazil police: Businessman ordered killings of men in Amazon

Brazilian police said Monday they planned to indict a Colombian fish trader as the mastermind of last year's slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips.

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Climate scientists hail Brazil election results as a victory for 'humanity and life itself'

The fate of the Amazon rainforest was on the ballot in Brazil’s presidential election runoff on Sunday, according to climate change experts, and with the narrow victory for former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over President Jair Bolsonaro, they say the Amazon and the planet won.

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Chaotic climate, chaotic cities fuel Brazil flood toll
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Chaotic climate, chaotic cities fuel Brazil flood toll

"Population growth and the growth of cities means we're replacing vegetation with cement, and that's where a long-standing problem in Brazil comes into play: lots of building on high-risk areas."

What's behind Brazil's urban scorpion invasion?

What's behind Brazil's urban scorpion invasion?

Hotter, wetter conditions and urbanization trends have made Brazilian cities like São Paulo prime habitat for the dangerous stinging creatures.
Is the ′Saudi Arabia of water′ wasting its most valuable resource?
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Is the ′Saudi Arabia of water′ wasting its most valuable resource?

The Guarani aquifer is the second-largest body of subterranean freshwater on the planet — but drought, heightened usage and privatization rumors are underscoring the need to protect it.
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