World Dec 28 Extreme drought, wildfires and deforestation battered the Amazon rainforest in 2024 By Steven Grattan, Associated Press
World Nov 17 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Biden administration allows Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia In our news wrap Sunday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that Ukraine will be allowed for the first time to fire American-supplied missiles into Russia, an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon, Ohio’s governor denounced a march…
Politics Nov 17 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks after making historic visit to Amazon rainforest in Brazil Biden spoke after becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest Sunday, declaring that nobody can reverse “the clean energy revolution that’s underway in America” even as Trump is poised to scale back efforts to combat climate… By Aamer Madhani, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Colleen Long, Associated Press
World Oct 25 As record acreage burns in Brazil’s Amazon, criminals are exploiting rainforest to clear land Brazil's Amazon dry season just ended with a staggering 846% increase in burned forest area compared to the year before. By Fabianno Maisonnave, Associated Press
World Sep 10 Brazil faces its worst drought as wildfires rage and Amazon River falls to record low Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago. By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press
Oct 08 Extreme drought across Brazil’s Amazon worsens local fears for the future By Edmar Barros, Associated Press Historically low water levels have affected hundreds of thousands of people and wildlife across Brazil’s Amazon and, with experts predicting the drought could last until early 2024, the problems stand to intensify. Continue reading
Aug 21 In referendum, Ecuador voters reject oil drilling project in protected part of Amazon By Associated Press Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to two uncontacted tribes and is a hotspot… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 6:30 News Wrap: FBI agents shoot and kill Utah man accused of making threats against Biden In our news wrap Wednesday, FBI agents shot and killed a Utah man accused of making threats against President Biden, wildfires in Hawaii burned thousands of acres and killed at least six people on Maui, days of downpours in Europe… Continue watching
Aug 09 What came out of the South American summit on protecting the Amazon? By Kayan Tara At their first summit focused on the Amazon in nearly 15 years, eight South American countries pledged this week to work together to combat deforestation. While they revived a key treaty organization in this new united front, environmentalists have expressed… Continue reading
Jul 06 In Lula’s first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34 percent, reversing trend under Bolsonaro By Fabiano Maisonnave, Associated Press Lula campaigned last year with pledges to rein in illegal logging and undo the environmental devastation under former President Jair Bolsonaro. Continue reading