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Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation

Nov. 01, 2024 19:00 PM EDT

AGUA CLARA, Brazil (AP) — A historic agreement that's helped curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon for nearly two decades suffered a major blow after Mato Grosso, the country´s largest soybean-producing state, passed a law ending incentives for participating processing and trade companies. ...

Climate activists cleared in UK of charges in rooftop protest at Sunak's estate

Sep. 21, 2024 13:11 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Four Greenpeace activists arrested for scaling the country estate of former U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and draping it in black fabric to protest his plan to expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea have been cleared of criminal charges. Judge Adrian Lower in...

Ukraine braces for hardest winter due to intensified Russian attacks on energy infrastructure

Sep. 10, 2024 13:32 PM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister warned Tuesday that the country could be facing its toughest winter since the full-scale Russian invasion began, as airstrikes against the country’s beleaguered energy infrastructure intensify. Russian attacks continue to hammer...