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Colombians are on edge as authorities search for four Indigenous children who were on a...

Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras will next week appeal the decision from environmental regulator Ibama barring it from drilling an oil well near the Amazon river, the company said on Friday.

World renowned environmentalist Marina Silva who also is the nation’s environment minister has demanded the project be halted.

Brazil’s environmental regulator has rejected a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River that drew strong opposition from activists who warned of its potential for damaging the area. The agency’s president, Rodrigo Agostinho, highlighted environmental concerns in announcing the decision Wednesday evening to turn down the state-run…

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s environmental regulator has rejected a license for a...

"Brazil’s environmental regulator has rejected a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River that had drawn strong opposition from activists who warned of its potential for damaging the area."

A decision by Brazil's environmental regulator to block state-owned oil company Petrobras' Amazon oil project has exposed…

The Tourism Minister of the Dominican Republic asked the UNWTO Executive Council for help with a foul-smelling problem.

The Mangrove Cuckoo made an extremely rare appearance on Galveston Island over the weekend.

Bullish sentiment is finally building in oil markets as fears of a U.S. default fade slightly and fuel demand appears robust ahead of driving season.