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JBS fires indigenous worker in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, for reporting precarious company buses, says union

Corp Watch

JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. The Meat Atlas, a non-profit publication that tracks the industry, estimates that JBS slaughters 42 million chickens, 170,000 cattle and 350,000 pigs every single week. SA) agreed to pay $52.5

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NY attorney general sues world's largest beef producer over methane emissions, climate commitments

Corp Watch

JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. The Meat Atlas, a non-profit publication that tracks the industry, estimates that JBS slaughters 42 million chickens, 170,000 cattle and 350,000 pigs every single week. SA) agreed to pay $52.5

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Conservation: History and Future

Environmental Science

This applies to food resources such as fish, habitats such as rainforests, cultural monuments as a mark of respect for their human interest. It acts as a counterbalance to the culture of “indifference” that many feel exist towards resource use under modern economic systems since the Industrial Revolution. Conservation Economics.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

Law Columbia

Divided Ninth Circuit Said Juliana Plaintiffs Lacked Standing to Press Constitutional Climate Claims Against Federal Government. Ninth Circuit Heard Oral Argument in California Local Government Cases; Fossil Fuel Companies Said Juliana Decision Supported Their Position. Environmental Council of Sacramento v. County of Sacramento , No.

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