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COP30: Twelve environmental facts about Brazil in 2025

A Greener Life

Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest, near Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. million cubic meters of toxic waste, polluting the Doce River and displacing communities. Political controversies and deforestation policies Brazil has made progress in reducing deforestation, with a 30.6%

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Governors Lead the Fight on Forests and Climate

Legal Planet

climate conference descends on the small Brazilian rainforest city of Belm in November 2025, it will be tempting to focus on the drama and disunity among major nations. Par state, for example, is building an 8-mile (13 kilometer) road to ease traffic that cuts through rainforest. When the annual U.N.

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Why is EPA at War with Its Own Employees?

Legal Planet

Trump Signed One Damn Dirty Deal I have to admit I was wrong when I wrote in 2023 that repealing the Inflation Reduction Act was politically impossible because it was “a candy shop” for corporations and red states hungry for manufacturing jobs who would fight any repeal effort.

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On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare

Environmental Progress

I became an environmentalist at 16 when I threw a fundraiser for Rainforest Action Network. At 400 pages, with 100 of them endnotes, Apocalypse Never covers climate change, deforestation, plastic waste, species extinction, industrialization, meat, nuclear energy, and renewables.

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Starting with a Messy Slate: The Role of Environmental Law in Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake

Vermont Law

Summary: The country of Haiti does not have a history of effective environmental regulation and this has continued after the devastating 2010 earthquake due to a lack of political and economic infrastructure. Additionally, the lack of waste management prevented the proper disposal of medical waste such as blood and bandages.

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Turkish parliament dumps Coke, Nestle from menus over alleged Israel support

Corp Watch

Canada: No Water to Waste Council of Canadians | 2021 Blue Triton, formerly Nestlé, would have enough groundwater to fill as many as 14  billion  plastic bottles.  Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products.

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Nestlé faces US lawsuit for allegedly false advertising pet food as ‘natural’

Corp Watch

Canada: No Water to Waste Council of Canadians | 2021 Blue Triton, formerly Nestlé, would have enough groundwater to fill as many as 14  billion  plastic bottles.  Lakota People's Law Project | January 13, 2021 We stand arm in arm with our fellow global citizens who abstain from its lengthy list of products.