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Brazil says it is successfully controlling fires in Amazon

By Luis Alonso Lugo, Anna Jean Kaiser, Associated Press

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said earlier in the day that his son and Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo were heading to Washington to discuss possible U.S. aid in fighting the fires.

WATCH: Brazil delegation says Trump meeting about Amazon fires was a ‘special moment’

By Anna Jean Kaiser, Associated Press

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son and the country's foreign minister are in the United States to discuss aid amid devastating fires in the Amazon region.

Brazil puts temporary ban on most burning to curb Amazon fires

By Associated Press

The official decree prohibiting fires for 60 days was published Thursday following international criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the environmental crisis.

Brazilian indigenous people speak out as Amazon fires rage

By Leo Correa, Mario Lobao, Anna Jean Kaiser, Associated Press

Over 98 percent of Brazil's indigenous lands lie within the Amazon.

Bolsonaro says Amazon nations should decide region’s future

By Luis Andres Henao, Christopher Torchia, Associated Press

The Brazilian leader also escalated a deeply personal dispute with French President Emmanuel Macron, accusing him of portraying himself as "the one and only person" concerned about the environment.

Column: Companies don’t need permission from the Business Roundtable to be better corporate citizens

By Erik Gordon, The Conversation

A statement from a group of CEOs, no matter how powerful, won’t fundamentally change how they operate. But there’s one thing that will.

Bolsonaro won’t accept Amazon aid without apology from Macron

By Luis Andres Henao, Christopher Torchia, Associated Press

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro accused the French president of questioning Brazil's sovereignty amid tensions over fires sweeping the Amazon region.

9 numbers you need to know to understand the Amazon fires

By Vicky Stein

Here’s a look at some of the numbers that define the fires burning in the Amazon.

No, the Amazon fires won’t deplete the Earth’s oxygen supply. Here’s why.

By Scott Denning, The Conversation

There are many reasons to be appalled by this year’s Amazon fires, but depleting Earth’s oxygen supply is not one of them.

G-7 leaders dedicate $20 million to fight Amazon fires

By Associated Press

Macron said the U.S. supported the initiative, although he acknowledged that President Donald Trump had skipped Monday's working session on the environment.